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Dr Jane Secker

Senior Lecturer Educational Development

Learning Enhancement and Development

Contact details

Address

Dr Jane Secker B315, University Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

My research interests include information and digital literacies, online learning, copyright, copyright literacy and the impact of new technologies on teaching and learning in higher education.

Qualifications

  1. Fellowship, Royal Society of Arts, London, United Kingdom, 2017
  2. Honorary Fellowship, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, 2016
  3. Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom, 2011
  4. PGCert, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom, 2009 – 2011
  5. PhD, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, Jan 1995 – Jan 1999
  6. BA (Joint Hons) History and Information and Library Studies, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, 1992 – 1995

Employment

  1. External examiner, University College London, London, 2015 – present

Expertise

Geographic Areas

  • Europe

Publications

Publications by category

Books (6)

  • Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (Eds.), (2019). Icepops Annual 2019.
  • Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (2016). Copyright and E-learning A guide for practitioners. Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78330-060-0.
  • Secker, J. and Coonan, E. (2012). Rethinking Information Literacy A practical framework for supporting learning. Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85604-822-4.
  • Secker, J. (2010). Copyright and e-learning: a guide for practitioners. Facet Publishing.
  • Secker, J., Boden, D. and Price, G. (2007). The Information Literacy Cookbook. Chandos Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84334-225-0.
  • Secker, J. (2004). Electronic Resources in the Virtual Learning Environment A Guide for Librarians. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-78063-070-0.

Chapters (11)

  • Secker, J. (2017). The trouble with terminology: rehabilitating and rethinking ‘Digital Literacy'. In Reedy, K. and Parker, J. (Eds.), Digital Literacy Unpacked (pp. 13–20). London: Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78330-197-3.
  • Secker, J. (2017). Students in the SADL: lessons from LSE’s digital literacy programme. In Reedy, K. and Parker, J. (Eds.), Digital Literacy Unpacked (pp. 83–96). London: Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78330-197-3.
  • Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (2016). Copyright education and training. In Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (Eds.), Copyright and E-learning A guide for practitioners (pp. 211–238). Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78330-060-0.
  • Secker, J. and Walton, G. (2016). Information Literacy in the UK. In Sühl-Strohmenger, W. (Ed.), Handbuch Informationskompetenz (pp. 485–499). De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-040336-7.
  • Secker, J. (2012). Digital literacy support for researchers: The personalised approach. Personalising Library Services in Higher Education: The Boutique Approach (pp. 107–125). ISBN 978-1-4094-3180-0.
  • Secker, J. and Price, G. (2008). Virtual Libraries as virtual learning spaces: the experiences of the LASSIE project. In Hodgson, V., Jones, C., Kargidis, T., McConnell, D., Retalis, D., Stamatis, D. … Zenios, M. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Networked Learning 2008 (pp. 342–349). Lancaster, UK: Lancaster University. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1.
  • Secker, J. and Fryer, C. (2008). Information Literacy and RSS feeds at LSE. In Goodwin, P. and Parker, J. (Eds.), Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0 UK: Facet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85604-637-4.
  • Secker, J., Boden, D. and Price, G. (2007). Conclusion: coffee, cheese, biscuits and petit fours. The Information Literacy Cookbook (pp. 153–157). Elsevier.
  • Secker, J., Boden, D. and Price, G. (2007). Appetisers and aperitifs: getting started with the information literacy cookbook. The Information Literacy Cookbook (pp. 1–9). Elsevier.
  • Secker, J., Boden, D. and Price, G. (2007). Information literacy beef bourguignon (also known as information skills stew or i-skills casserole): the higher education sector. The Information Literacy Cookbook (pp. 123–152). Elsevier.
  • The Routledge Companion to Media Education, Copyright, and Fair Use. In Routledge.

Conference papers and proceedings (16)

  • Secker, J. (2020). UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIC PRACTICE THROUGH A LENS OF OPENNESS.
  • Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (2016). Understanding Librarians’ Experiences of Copyright: Initial Findings from a Phenomenographic Study of UK Librarians. 4th European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) 10-13 October, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (2016). Copyright literacy in the UK: tackling anxiety through learning and games. LILAC 2016 21-23 March, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Morrison, C. and Secker, J. (2015). Copyright Literacy in the UK: European Conference on Information Literacy 2015. European Conference on Information Literacy 2015 19-23 October, Tallinn, Estonia.
  • Secker, J. (2015). Information literacy beyond the academy: recent perspectives from the UK. Österreichischen Bibliothekartag! 15-18 September, Vienna, Austria.
  • Secker, J. and Morrison, C. (2015). UK Copyright Literacy Review. 11th Northumbria Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services 20-22 July, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Secker, J. and Jackson, C, (2014). Getting published: tips for aspiring authors. 2nd European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) 20-23 October, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  • Secker, J. and Graham, N. (2014). From Local to Global: Open and Sustainable Ways to Sharing Our Teaching Resources. Library Instruction West 2014 24 July, Portland, USA.
  • Bell, M. and Secker, J. (2014). Transitions from School to Higher Education: Understanding the Needs of Undergraduates at LSE.
  • Secker, J., Graham, N., Zazani, E., Kelt, M. and Kasinskaite-Buddeberg, I. (2013). CoPILOT - Developing a community of practice for sharing information literacy resources as open educational resources. European Conference on Information Literacy 2013 22-25 October, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Secker, J. and Bell, M. (2013). Developing Digital and Information Literacies in LSE Undergraduate Students. ECIL 2013 22-25 October, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Secker, J., Bond, S. and Grussendorf, S. (2010). Lecture capture: rich and strange, or a dark art? ALT-C 2010 6-9 September, Nottingham, UK.
  • Secker, J. and Lingard, M. (2010). Developing students’ information management skills to match the 21st century internet. The Fifth CILIP CoFHE and UC&R Joint Conference 21-23 June, Exeter, UK.
  • Secker, J., Chatzigavriil, A. and Leape, J. (2010). The impact of technologies in a first year undergraduate course for social scientists.
  • Secker, J. and Price, G. (2007). Libraries as a social space: enhancing the experience of distance learners using social networking tools. Libraries Without Walls 7: Exploring 'anytime, anywhere' delivery of library services 14-18 September, Lesbos, Greece.
  • Stoker, D. and Secker, J. (1997). The design and content of an electronic current awareness service for information professionals: The newsagent project.

Internet publications (2)

Journal articles (58)

Reports (17)

Thesis/dissertation