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Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Yazdan Mansourian received his PhD in Information Science from The University of Sheffield (2003 to 2006). The title of his thesis was "Information Visibility on the Web and Conceptions of Success and Failure in Web Searching". Yazdan has a BSc degree in Agricultural Engineering (1991-1995) from Guilan University and an MA degree in LIS from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (1998-2001). During January 2007 to June 2017 he was faculty member at Kharazmi University (Tehran, Iran). From 2011 to 2016 he was Director of the Central Library at Kharazmi University and was also Head of the LIS Department during that time.
Research Interests
Dr Yazdan's research includes:
- Human Information Behaviours
- Information Seeking in Context
- Serious Leisure
- Qualitative Approach in Research
- Information Literacy
- Inquiry-based Learning
- LIS Evidence-Based Practice
Teaching
Yazdan's teaching portfolio includes:
- Library and Information Science Foundations
- Information Behaviour Theories
- Research Methods
- Information Literacy
- Sociology of Information
- Information Society
- Reference Services
- Interpersonal Communication
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 Devlopment 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):
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Research output
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Bonsai growing as serious leisure: A source of emotional and social wellness for older adults
Mansourian, Y., 10 Nov 2021.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Poster
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Bonsai in the time of COVID: The miniature, the social and the solitary
Mansourian, Y., 01 Jul 2021, In: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: an interdisciplinary journal. 13, 2, p. 12-27 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Book hunting and bibliophilia as a type of serious leisure
Mansourian, Y., 22 Nov 2021.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
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Capturing the joy of information in serious leisure research: A methodological reflection on the applicability of qualitative methods
Mansourian, Y., 07 Jul 2021, p. 56. 1 p.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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How serious leisure participants used their hobbies as a coping mechanism during the COVID lockdown: Lessons from bonsai growers
Mansourian, Y., 18 Aug 2021.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
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Activities
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Providing connection – The role of public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis
Yazdan Mansourian (Participant)
25 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Community
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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), Wendy De Luca (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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Social Sciences Week 2020
Yazdan Mansourian (Participant)
11 Sep 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Community
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F1000Research (Journal)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer) & Ronggui Huang (Reviewer)
02 Aug 2018 → 12 Sep 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee