Leo Appleton
Research Student
School of Computing
Edinburgh Napier University
United Kingdom
Biography
Leo Appleton is a PhD student within the Centre for Social Informatics. He is working on a doctoral study entitled 'The value and impact of public libraries within the Information Society: their contribution to citizenship development' under the supervision of Professor Hazel Hall, Professor Robert Raeside, and Professor Alistair Duff. Leo is undertaking his studies part-time, in order that he can work around his day job, that of Director of Library Services at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Research Interest
Interaction design Art and design User experience
Publications
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Appleton, L. (2016). User experience (UX) in libraries: let’s get physical (and digital). Insights. 29(3), 224-227. doi:10.1629/uksg.317. ISSN 2048-7754
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Appleton, L., Hall, H., Duff, A. & Raeside, R. (2015, July). How do public libraries demonstrate their impact upon citizenship development in the UK? : results of a focus group methodology. Paper presented at 11th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Management in Libraries and Information Services, Edinburgh
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Appleton, L., Duff, A., Hall, H. & Raeside, R. (2017, June). Demonstrating the impact of the public library on citizenship development in the UK: focus group findings. Paper presented at i3: information: interactions and impact, Aberdeen, Scotland
