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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Yazdan Mansourian is a lecturer in the School of Information and Communication Studies at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He received his PhD in Information Science from the University of Sheffield in 2006. Since then, his research interests have been shaped around the cognitive and affective aspects of Human Information Behaviour (HIB) in different contexts. From 2017 to the present, he has focused on HIB in the context of Serious Leisure. In this ongoing research program, he explores the role of joy and other positive emotions in engaging people with hobbies, amateurism and voluntary activities and how joyful experiences inspire them to seek, share and use information. He also investigates to what extent people's engagement in joyful information activities can contribute to their overall wellbeing.
Research Interests
Dr Yazdan's research includes:
- Human Information Behaviours
- Serious Leisure
- The Joy of Information
- Information Seeking and Sharing
- Overall Wellbeing
Teaching
Yazdan's teaching portfolio includes:
- Library and Information Science Foundations
- Information Behaviour Theories
- Research Methods
- Information Literacy
- Sociology of Information
- Information Society
Professional Information
Yazdan has been involved in running 60 workshops in different universities and research centres on various subjects including:
- Qualitative Research
- Information Literacy
- Invisible Web
- Search Skills
- Academic Writing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Information Science, PhD, University of Sheffield
03 Feb 2003 → 15 Nov 2006
Award Date: 15 Nov 2006
Subject keywords
- Serious Leisure
- Human Information Behaviour
- Wellbeing
- The Joy of Information
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Research output
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Bonsai growing in Australia: Practicing Ikigai and Kodawari within a hobby
Mansourian, Y., 29 Mar 2022, p. 1-1. 1 p.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Poster
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Eudaimonic information behavior: Looking for meaning, value, and fulfillment
Mansourian, Y., 09 Jun 2022, Information Matters, 2, 6.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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From serious leisure to eudaimonic wellbeing: A research narrative
Mansourian, Y., 23 May 2022.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
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Information curation in serious leisure: How passion generates purposeful information activities
Mansourian, Y., 04 May 2022, Information Matters, 2, 5.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Information sharing in serious leisure as a source of Ibasho and Tanoshimi: A narrative from bonsai growers in Australia
Mansourian, Y., 17 Jun 2022, p. 1-6. 6 p.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (Event)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer)
30 Oct 2021 → 02 Nov 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Journal of Documentation (Journal)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer)
20 Sep 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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School of Information and Communication Studies Research Retreat
Kasey Garrison (Chair), Travis Holland (Participant), Waseem Afzal (Participant), Hamid R. Jamali Mahmuei (Participant), Michelle O'Connor (Participant), Simon Wakeling (Participant), Ros Cox (Participant), Rachel Walls (Participant), Mary Carroll (Participant), Kay Oddone (Participant), Jock Cheetham (Participant), Jane Garner (Participant), George Yi (Participant), David Cameron (Participant), Asim Qayyum (Participant), Zoe Rodwell (Participant), Yazdan Mansourian (Participant), Victoria Erskine (Participant), Romany Manuell (Participant), Monique Shephard (Participant), Krystal Gagen-Spriggs (Participant), Dilini Bodhinayaka (Participant), Dianne Ruffles (Participant) & Erina Rowe (Participant)
14 Dec 2021 → 16 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop/course/forum › Academic
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Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication (Journal)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer)
Aug 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Australian Association of Gerontology (External organisation)
Yazdan Mansourian (Chair)
28 Jun 2021 → …Activity: Membership › Professional association or peak discipline body › Industry
Press / Media
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Information sharing in serious leisure as a source of Ikigai, Ibasho, and Tanoshimi
27/06/22
1 Media contribution
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Knit one, purl one – one serious leisure proving a lockdown saviour
04/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
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