Dr David McMenemy

Senior Lecturer in Information Studies (Information Studies)

telephone: 7453
email: David.McMenemy@glasgow.ac.uk

Information Studies, George Service House, 11 University Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QH

ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-9001

Biography

David is a Senior Lecturer in Information Studies and joined the university in January 2022.

David was Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded project, "Downloading a new normal: Privacy, exclusion, and information behaviour in public library digital services use during COVID", which ran from December 2020 to February 2022. David is currently working on the REVEAL Project, funded by the CILIPS Research Fund, which is focussed on producing advocacy materials for library staff in Scotland based on ethical values.

Other recent research outputs have included a role as CI on the RSE-funded project "Electronic Surveillance Laws and Cyber-Security of Journalists in Australia and the UK" led by Professor Angela Daly, a report in collaboration with Scottish PEN on the impact of government and corporate surveillance on Scottish writers, an exploration of how character building can be incorporated into information literacy education models, a white paper on digital ethics, and a paper on how the hollowing out of public library services has impacted the service in England

David holds a BA (Hons) in English Studies, MSc in Information and Library Studies, LLM in Internet Law and Policy, and PhD in Information Science, all from the University of Strathclyde, and an MA in Philosophy from the Open University.

Previously David authored the book "The Public Library" (Facet, 2009) and was Editor of "Library Review" between 2006-2011 as well as co-author of "Librarianship: an introduction" (2008), and "A Handbook of Ethical Practice" (2007).

Research interests

David's research interests encompass information law and ethics, including intellectual freedom, and freedom of expression, freedom of access to information, digital citizenship, privacy, and the philosophy of information.

David has also extensively researched around public library policy and development in the UK.

Publications

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Number of items: 52.

2023

Paton, C. and McMenemy, D. (2023) The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy. Journal of Documentation, (doi: 10.1108/JD-02-2023-0020) (Early Online Publication)

McMenemy, D. (2023) Lex Informatica and Freedom of Expression: Reflections on the Regulation of Internet Trolling Behaviors. In: iConference 2023, Virtual, 13-17 March 2023, pp. 242-255. ISBN 9783031280344 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_17)

McMenemy, D. , Robinson, E. and Ruthven, I. (2023) The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on public libraries in the UK: findings from a national study. Public Library Quarterly, 42(1), pp. 92-110. (doi: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2058860)

2022

Daly, A., McMenemy, D. and Robinson, E. (2022) Staying safe and secure: cybersecurity, surveillance and journalism in Scotland. ILPC Annual Conference 2022, London and Virtual, 17 - 18 November 2022.

Jayemanne, D., Daly, A. and McMenemy, D. (2022) Global playgrounds: young people, digital citizenship and loot boxes. In: Flew, T., Holt, J. and Thomas, J. (eds.) The SAGE Handbook of the Digital Media Economy. SAGE Publications: London. ISBN 9781526497994

Ruthven, I., Robinson, E. and McMenemy, D. (2022) The value of digital and physical library services in UK public libraries and why they are not interchangeable. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (doi: 10.1177/09610006221127027) (Early Online Publication)

Daly, A., Robinson, E. and McMenemy, D. (2022) Cyber security, surveillance and journalism in Scotland. Project Report. Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, Dundee.

O'Keefe, E., McMenemy, D. and Poole, N. (2022) Pandemic and Beyond Podcast: Episode 23 Libraries in Lockdown. [Audio]

Robinson, E. and McMenemy, D. (2022) Communicating patron rights and responsibilities transparently: creating a model internet acceptable use policy for UK public libraries. Public Library Quarterly, 41(4), pp. 381-405. (doi: 10.1080/01616846.2021.1936883)

Robinson, E., Ruthven, I. and McMenemy, D. (2022) Delivering services in the new normal: recording the experiences of UK public library staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (doi: 10.1177/09610006221093371) (Early Online Publication)

McMenemy, D. (2022) Information Ethics: Towards a Communitarian Model. Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries Spring Conference, Cardiff, UK, 07-09 Apr 2022.

McMenemy, D. (2022) Internet access and bridging the digital divide: the crucial role of universal service obligations in telecom policy. In: Smits, M. (ed.) Information for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future. Series: Lecture notes in computer science (13192). Springer: Cham, pp. 122-134. ISBN 9783030969561 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-96957-8_12)

McMenemy, D. (2022) Tensions between intellectual property law and freedom of expression: a UK perspective. In: Smits, M. (ed.) Information for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future. Series: Lecture notes in computer science (13192). Springer: Cham, pp. 177-184. ISBN 9783030969561 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-96957-8_16)

2021

Robinson, E., McMenemy, D. and Ruthven, I. (2021) Downloading the New Normal: Exploring Public Library Digital Service Use During COVID: Some Preliminary Findings from Scottish Data. CILIPS Annual Conference 2021 (CILIPS 2021), 07-08 Jun 2021.

McMenemy, D. (2021) No longer “neutral among ends” – liberal versus communitarian ethics in library and information science. In: Toeppe, K., Yan, H. and Chu, S. K. W. (eds.) Diversity, Divergence, Dialogue: 16th International Conference, iConference 2021, Beijing, China, March 17–31, 2021, Proceedings, Part II. Series: Lecture notes in computer science (12646). Springer: Cham, pp. 207-214. ISBN 9783030713041 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-71305-8_16)

2020

McMenemy, D. (2020) Governance of public library services: how philosophical approaches to a public service impact on practice. In: Abbott-Halpin, E. and Rankin, C. (eds.) Public Library Governance: International Perspectives. Series: IFLA publications (176). De Gruyter Saur, pp. 63-77. ISBN 9783110533323 (doi: 10.1515/9783110533323-006)

Robinson, E. and McMenemy, D. (2020) ‘To be understood as to understand’: a readability analysis of public library acceptable use policies. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(3), pp. 713-725. (doi: 10.1177/0961000619871598)

Robertson, C. and McMenemy, D. (2020) The hollowing out of children's public library services in England from 2010-2016. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(1), pp. 91-105. (doi: 10.1177/0961000618771139)

2019

McMenemy, D. and Buchanan, S. (2019) Character building in children's online information behaviours: applying a virtue epistemology perspective to information literacy. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Špiranec, S., Ünal, Y., Boustany, J., Huotari, M. L., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D. and Roy, L. (eds.) Information Literacy in Everyday Life: 6th European Conference, ECIL 2018, Oulu, Finland, September 24–27, 2018, Revised Selected Papers. Series: Communications in computer and information science (989). Springer: Cham, pp. 73-82. ISBN 9783030134716 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-13472-3_7)

2018

Williams, N., McMenemy, D. and Smith, L. (2018) Scottish Chilling: Impact of Government and Corporate Surveillance on Writers. Project Report. Scottish PEN.

2017

Smith, L. N. and McMenemy, D. (2017) Young people's conceptions of political information: insights into information experiences and implications for intervention. Journal of Documentation, 73(5), pp. 877-902. (doi: 10.1108/JD-03-2017-0041)

2016

Smith, L. and McMenemy, D. (2016) Enhancing Agency Through Information: a Phenomenographic Exploration of Young People's Political Information Experiences. In: 79th ASIS&T Annual Meeting: Creating Knowledge, Enhancing Lives through Information & Technology (ASIST '16), Copenhagen, Denmark, 14-18 Oct 2016, p. 53. ISBN 9780877155485

McMenemy, D. (2016) Rights to Privacy and Freedom of Expression in Public Libraries: Squaring the Circle. World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Columbus, OH, USA, 13-19 Aug 2016.

2015

Liddle, C. and McMenemy, D. (2015) The cost exemption in the freedom of information regimes of the United Kingdom and Scotland: a comparative analysis. Legal Information Management, 15(3), pp. 195-202. (doi: 10.1017/S147266961500047X)

Liddle, C. and McMenemy, D. (2015) A Scottish freedom of information regime for a denationalised environment: rhetorical or authentically practical? Information and Communications Technology Law, 24(3), pp. 225-241. (doi: 10.1080/13600834.2015.1084678)

Gallagher, C., McMenemy, D. and Poulter, A. (2015) Management of acceptable use of computing facilities in the public library: avoiding a panoptic gaze? Journal of Documentation, 71(3), pp. 572-590. (doi: 10.1108/JD-04-2014-0061)

2014

McMenemy, D. (2014) Advocating a Utilitarian Profession in a Kantian World? LIS Ethical Reflection and the Challenges of Political Philosophy. IFLA World Library and Information Congress 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Lyon, France, 16-22 August 2014.

McMenemy, D. (2014) Towards a public library standard for acceptable use of computing facilities. In: IFLA WLIC 2014, Lyon, France, 16-22 August 2014,

Judge, C. S. and McMenemy, D. (2014) Leading for learning: a model for best practice in school libraries. In: Advances in Librarianship. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., pp. 101-135. ISBN 9781783504695 (doi: 10.1108/S0065-283020140000038006)

Liddle, C. and McMenemy, D. (2014) An evaluation of the United Kingdom and Scottish freedom of information regimes: comparative law and real-world practice. Communications Law, 19(3), pp. 77-85.

2013

Madden, A., Ruthven, I. and McMenemy, D. (2013) A classification scheme for content analyses of YouTube video comments. Journal of Documentation, 69(5), pp. 693-714. (doi: 10.1108/JD-06-2012-0078)

Cherry, M. and McMenemy, D. (2013) Freedom of information and ‘vexatious’ requests — the case of Scottish local government. Government Information Quarterly, 30(3), pp. 257-266. (doi: 10.1016/j.giq.2013.02.004)

Taylor, K. and McMenemy, D. (2013) Censorship challenges to books in Scottish public libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 45(2), pp. 153-167. (doi: 10.1177/0961000611435254)

Brown, G. and McMenemy, D. (2013) The implementation of internet filtering in Scottish public libraries. Aslib Proceedings, 65(2), pp. 182-202. (doi: 10.1108/00012531311313998)

2012

Foster, C. and McMenemy, D. (2012) Do librarians have a shared set of values? A comparative study of 36 codes of ethics based on Gorman's Enduring Values. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 44(4), pp. 249-262. (doi: 10.1177/0961000612448592)

Greene, M. and McMenemy, D. (2012) The emergence and impact of neoliberal ideology on UK public library policy, 1997-2010. In: Spink, A. and Heinström, J. (eds.) Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Europe. Series: Library and information science (6). Emerald: Bingley, pp. 13-41. ISBN 9781780527147 (doi: 10.1108/S1876-0562(2012)0000006005)

McMenemy, D. (2012) Emergent digital services in public libraries: a domain study. New Library World, 113(11/12), pp. 507-527. (doi: 10.1108/03074801211282902)

Buchanan, S. and McMenemy, D. (2012) Digital service analysis and design: the role of process modelling. International Journal of Information Management, 32(3), pp. 251-256. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2011.11.008)

Buchanan, S., Gibb, F., Simmons, S. and McMenemy, D. (2012) Digital library collaboration: a service-oriented perspective. Library Quarterly, 82(3), pp. 337-359. (doi: 10.1086/665930)

MacDonald, A. and McMenemy, D. (2012) Availability and organisation of creationist literature in UK public libraries. New Library World, 113(3/4), pp. 107-117. (doi: 10.1108/03074801211218426)

2010

Rooney-Browne, C. and McMenemy, D. (2010) Public libraries as impartial spaces in a consumer society: possible, plausible, desirable? New Library World, 111(11/12), pp. 455-467. (doi: 10.1108/03074801011094831)

Buchanan, S. and McMenemy, D. (2010) Towards a public library digital service taxonomy. In: Lalmas, M., Jose, J., Rauber, J., Sebastiani, F. and Frommholz, I. (eds.) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries: 14th European Conference, ECDL 2010, Glasgow, UK, September 6-10, 2010. Proceedings. Series: Lecture notes in computer science (6273). Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 425-428. ISBN 9783642154638 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-15464-5_48)

Buchanan, S., McMenemy, D. , Ruthven, I. and Cousins, F. (2010) From Strategy to Information Systems Architecture: a Review of Public Library Strategic Planning. In: Seventh International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS 7), London, UK, 21-24 Jun 2010,

McMenemy, D. (2010) Fostering a research culture in UK library practice: barriers and solutions. Library Review, 59(5), pp. 321-324. (doi: 10.1108/00242531011047019)

McMenemy, D. , Buchanan, S. and Rooney-Browne, C. (2010) L'evaluation des services d'information des bibliotheques publiques: une approche holistique. Bulletin des Bibliotheques de France, 2010(4), pp. 30-35.

2009

Poulter, A., Ferguson, I., McMenemy, D. and Glassey, R. (2009) Question: where would you go to escape detection if you wanted to do something illegal on the Internet? Hint: shush! In: Jahankhani, J., Hessami, A. G. and Hsu, F. (eds.) Global Security, Safety, and Sustainability: 5th International Conference, ICGS3 2009, London, UK, September 1-2, 2009. Proceedings. Series: Communications in computer and information science (45). Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 1-8. ISBN 9783642040610 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-04062-7_1)

2008

McMenemy, D. (2008) Book Review: Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services and Debating the Future by Anne Goulding 2006, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 387pp, £60, ISBN 0754642860. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 40(4), p. 287. (doi: 10.1177/0961000608096718)[Book Review]

Chowdhury, G., McMenemy, D. and Poulter, A. (2008) MEDLIS: model for evaluation of digital libraries and information services. World Digital Libraries, 1(1), pp. 35-46.

2007

McMenemy, D. (2007) Internet access: an uneven picture. Library and Information Update, 6(10), pp. 24-25.

McMenemy, D. (2007) Less conversation, more action: putting digital content creation at the heart of modern librarianship. Library Review, 56(7), pp. 537-541. (doi: 10.1108/00242530710775926)

McMenemy, D. (2007) What is the true value of a public library? Library Review, 56(4), pp. 273-277. (doi: 10.1108/00242530710743471)

McMenemy, D. (2007) Ranganathan's relevance in the 21st century. Library Review, 56(2), pp. 97-101. (doi: 10.1108/00242530710730268)

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Number of items: 52.

Articles

Liddle, C. and McMenemy, D. (2014) An evaluation of the United Kingdom and Scottish freedom of information regimes: comparative law and real-world practice. Communications Law, 19(3), pp. 77-85.

Madden, A., Ruthven, I. and McMenemy, D. (2013) A classification scheme for content analyses of YouTube video comments. Journal of Documentation, 69(5), pp. 693-714. (doi: 10.1108/JD-06-2012-0078)

Taylor, K. and McMenemy, D. (2013) Censorship challenges to books in Scottish public libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 45(2), pp. 153-167. (doi: 10.1177/0961000611435254)

Brown, G. and McMenemy, D. (2013) The implementation of internet filtering in Scottish public libraries. Aslib Proceedings, 65(2), pp. 182-202. (doi: 10.1108/00012531311313998)

McMenemy, D. (2012) Emergent digital services in public libraries: a domain study. New Library World, 113(11/12), pp. 507-527. (doi: 10.1108/03074801211282902)

Buchanan, S., Gibb, F., Simmons, S. and McMenemy, D. (2012) Digital library collaboration: a service-oriented perspective. Library Quarterly, 82(3), pp. 337-359. (doi: 10.1086/665930)

MacDonald, A. and McMenemy, D. (2012) Availability and organisation of creationist literature in UK public libraries. New Library World, 113(3/4), pp. 107-117. (doi: 10.1108/03074801211218426)

McMenemy, D. (2010) Fostering a research culture in UK library practice: barriers and solutions. Library Review, 59(5), pp. 321-324. (doi: 10.1108/00242531011047019)

Chowdhury, G., McMenemy, D. and Poulter, A. (2008) MEDLIS: model for evaluation of digital libraries and information services. World Digital Libraries, 1(1), pp. 35-46.

McMenemy, D. (2007) Internet access: an uneven picture. Library and Information Update, 6(10), pp. 24-25.

McMenemy, D. (2007) Less conversation, more action: putting digital content creation at the heart of modern librarianship. Library Review, 56(7), pp. 537-541. (doi: 10.1108/00242530710775926)

McMenemy, D. (2007) What is the true value of a public library? Library Review, 56(4), pp. 273-277. (doi: 10.1108/00242530710743471)

McMenemy, D. (2007) Ranganathan's relevance in the 21st century. Library Review, 56(2), pp. 97-101. (doi: 10.1108/00242530710730268)

Book Sections

Book Reviews

Research Reports or Papers

Daly, A., Robinson, E. and McMenemy, D. (2022) Cyber security, surveillance and journalism in Scotland. Project Report. Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, Dundee.

Williams, N., McMenemy, D. and Smith, L. (2018) Scottish Chilling: Impact of Government and Corporate Surveillance on Writers. Project Report. Scottish PEN.

Conference or Workshop Item

Daly, A., McMenemy, D. and Robinson, E. (2022) Staying safe and secure: cybersecurity, surveillance and journalism in Scotland. ILPC Annual Conference 2022, London and Virtual, 17 - 18 November 2022.

McMenemy, D. (2022) Information Ethics: Towards a Communitarian Model. Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries Spring Conference, Cardiff, UK, 07-09 Apr 2022.

Conference Proceedings

McMenemy, D. (2014) Towards a public library standard for acceptable use of computing facilities. In: IFLA WLIC 2014, Lyon, France, 16-22 August 2014,

Audio

O'Keefe, E., McMenemy, D. and Poole, N. (2022) Pandemic and Beyond Podcast: Episode 23 Libraries in Lockdown. [Audio]

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Grants

Recent funded projects I have worked on include:

Reinforcing Ethics and Values for Effective Advocacy for Libraries (REVEAL)

Dr David McMenemy (PI)

CILIPS Research Fund: £8939.28

01/12/22 - 30/06/23

Electronic Surveillance Laws and Cyber-Security of Journalists in Australia and the UK

Professor Angela Daly (PI) and Dr David McMenemy (CI)

RSE (Royal Society of Edinburgh): £10,000.00

01/02/22 - 01/10/22

Downloading a new normal - privacy, exclusion, and information behaviour in public library digital services use during COVID

Dr David McMenemy (PI) and Professor Ian Ruthven (CI)

AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council): £171,494.00

18/12/20 → 31/03/22

PAUL: Policy-development for Acceptable Use in Libraries

Dr David McMenemy (PI)

Scottish Library and Information Council: £7,000.00

2/06/14 → 27/02/15

Supervision

I am happy to supervise research students across all of my research interests, which are broadly categorised under the themes of information ethics and law, and the philosophy of information. I am also interested in any public library topics students may wish to explore, but especially around topics that explore public library ethos and purpose.

I am also interested in topics that consider how the information professions deliver services mindful of the the benefits to society and the rights of citizens. To that end, topics such as privacy, freedom of access to information, censorship and freedom of expression, are all topics I'd be happy to explore with students from a multitude of theoretical approaches.

Rathburn, Rhonda Michelle
Not Participating, Not Included: Towards Inclusive Assessment Practices in the Scottish Library Sector

Teaching

In the academic year 2022/23 I will be teaching INFOST5006 - Archives, Records and Information Management (semester one) and INFOST5019 - Law, information governance and collections (semester two)

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

2021: Strathclyde Medal (University of Strathclyde)
2020: Honorary Membership (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Scotland)
2006: Research Award (Elsevier/CILIP Library and Information Research Group)

Grant committees & research advisory boards

2017 - 2020: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Peer Review College

Editorial boards

2018: Public Library Quarterly

Professional & learned societies

2014 - 2016: Trustee and Board Member, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
2023: Board Member, Scottish Library and Information Council

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