Completed projects

2017 Research Projects

Research Staff	Project	Project Summary
Associate Professor Gillian Oliver	Indian Diaspora in Australia Archives	Indian migration to Australia has a long history, resulting in a very diverse and geographically spread diasporic community. The relationship between Australia and India has evolved from being a bond between two colonies of the same empire into a multifaceted relationship between two independent nations and economies. The formation of a digital archive reflecting the Indian diaspora in Australia will celebrate the unique cultural heritage of and the ongoing contribution to Australia by this community. Project impacts will include community empowerment, challenging stereotypes and also the provision of a model for other diasporic communities.
Dr Tom Denison	Monash/Prato Visiting Artist Residency Archives	How can a living archive be created that not only documents the Monash University Prato Centre (MUPC) Visual Residency Program but also engages artists-in-residence in a direct and active way as part of their residency experience in Prato? This project will promote ideas of archival literacy by cross-fertilizing artistic processes with the records continuum model. Through employing participatory action research, the project seeks to establish an archival platform that is commensurate with contemporary art practices by supporting the ability to record, relate and revision ephemera and events associated with transformative, creative experience as artefacts themselves.
Dr Franklyn Upward	Archeion 21: A Discussion Paper on Archival Network Theory	This project provides some closure to a considerable amount of grounded research into the formation of archives outside of custodial archival institutions by the lead investigator, Dr. Frank Upward. Funding is requested in support of two parts of this long-term project. One is for costs associated with the conduct of a workshop in Toronto in July 2017 and related discussions with archival researchers and educators. This will clear the way for the finalisation of a discussion paper on structures and actions for the formation of archives in the digital era. The other part is the preparation of a model for the structuring of an information resource tool supporting teaching and research into Continuum Informatics (archives) a concept that will be explained in the discussion paper. Funding for the second part will not proceed unless the discussion paper’s proposed actions are approved within the Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics.
Dr Tom Denison	Research project: Social media and scholarly communication in Vietnam’s universities.	Adopting an action research methodology, this project examines academics’ use of social media in both informal and formal scholarly communication within the Vietnamese university context. It will identify the benefits of social media use and factors that may constrain its use. The role of institutional library support for academics in their use of social media will also be examined. Outputs will include the development of a social media toolkit and teaching module, and recommendations to guide the development of relevant library services.

2017 Whyte Fund Travel Grants

2016 Whyte Fund Travel Grants

2015 Whyte Fund Travel Grants

2015 Research Projects

2010-2014