Barbara Combes

Biography

Barbara currently lectures for the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University, specialising in the area of Teacher Librarianship. Her major interest areas include the role of teacher librarians in education, information seeking behaviour, online learning and the online experience in distance education particularly for first time users, information literacy, policy and planning. Barbara completed her PhD on the information-seeking behaviour of the Net Generation. Previously Barbara lectured in the School of Computer and Security Science, Edith Cowan University from 2002-2011. During 2001-2002 she worked as the Teacher Librarian and Information Manager at Sevenoaks Senior College. In this role Barbara managed the Library and Information Centre, acted as webmaster for the College and was responsible for the development of online curriculum and online courses to support teaching-learning programs at the College. Prior to 2001, Barbara worked as an Evaluation Officer and as the webmaster for Curriculum Materials Information Services (CMIS) Evaluation, Department of Education and Training Western Australia. She has also been a teacher Librarian in K-12 schools and a secondary teacher.

Research Interest

Her major interest areas include the role of teacher librarians in education, information seeking behaviour, online learning and the online experience in distance education particularly for first time users, information literacy, policy and planning.