School of Library and Information Studies
Ph.D. in Information Studies, 1999
James D. Ramer Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2000
Graduate Council Fellowship, 1992-93
School of Information and Library Studies
M.L.S. in Library & Information Science, 1987
Beta Phi Mu Honorary Society, inducted 1987
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
A.B. in American History, 1984
University Honors Program, 1980-82
Visiting Researcher, Community Technologies Group, 2005-2006
Currently managing the development and implementation of a enterprise-based social bookmarking and personal library tool, intended for studying information roles and dissemination within organizations. Provide internal consulting on social features for search-related products at MSN and Windows Live. Coordinator for the 2006 Social Computing Symposium.
Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology, 2004-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, 1997-2004
Develop and teach courses on current themes in information technology,
introductory multimedia, web design & technology, web/database
integration, XML, programming for the web, data communications and
networking, telecommunications, and computer hardware, operating
system, and software concepts. Currently developing a new curriculum on social computing to be offered on both the MS and PhD levels.
Director, Lab for Social Computing, 2004-present
Established and direct activities for this lab, part of RIT's CASCI (Center for the Advancement of the Study of CyberInfrastructure) initiative. The lab has offered a series of talks, provided opportunities for students to pursue related research projects, and most recently has taken on responsibility for the MSR-sponsored project PULP (described below under "funded research).
Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Communication, 1996
Appointed to the faculty of the Journalism Department to teach classes in new media on the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Adjunct Instructor, School of Library & Information Studies, 1993-1995
Taught courses in information technology and information science as part of the MLS curriculum.
Adjunct Instructor, 8/94 and 8/93
Designed and presented
a five-day intensive academic course on the Internet, sponsored by the
School of Library and Information Studies and presented to graduate and
continuing education students. This class was repeated the following
year due to its popularity.
Owner, 7/92 - present
Provide training and consulting on Internet topics to libraries, law
firms, businesses, military bases, government agencies, educators, and
K-12 students. Developed extensive WWW resources for ITCS and client
organizations.
Support Supervisor, 1/90 - 6/92
Supervised CD-ROM telephone support and training to worldwide users,
internal testing of CD-ROM software products, production of print and
online user documentation, and product fulfillment. With programming
staff, developed new CD-ROM user interfaces.
Office Automation Coordinator, 4/89 - 6/92
Specified, purchased, and installed 250-node, 4-server Novell local
area network with CD-ROM server, and supervised all network operations.
Provided technical support to all company employees on a wide range of
hardware and software configurations. Supervised PC support staff.
Prepared and administered departmental budgets.
Bibliographer in Government and Law, Library Services Division, 1/88 - 4/89
Prepared bibliographies on topics relating to government and law for
Members of Congress and their staff, as well as for subject analysts in
the Congressional Research Service.
Library Intern, Staff Training and Development Office, 9/87-1/88
Selected as a member of the Library of Congress Intern Program for
1987-1888. Participated in a series of tours, seminars, and work
experiences providing an overall view of functions performed by the
Library and its staff.
Graduate Student Staff Assistant, Instructional Strategy Services, 1/87 - 8/87
Managed the operations of a microcomputer resource center providing
facilities for software and hardware evaluation by students and faculty
of the Schools of Education and Information and Library Studies.
Supervised two student programmers responsible for upkeep of a software
database and for routine maintenance of equipment. Presented workshops
on microcomputer use in the fields of education and information
science. Evaluated software for purchase.
Instructor, Graduate Management Admissions Test Course, 9/86 - 8/87
Taught eight-week preparation courses for the GMAT to groups of 30-40
students. Gave presentations, and prepared a promotional videotape, for
students considering application to business schools.
Obtained $25,000 in funding for the Lab for Social Computing to support the development of a social information tool intended to aggregate web-based resources, books, and articles into personal, shareable libraries, using both web-based and mobile interfaces.
Obtained NSF-funded grant Grant No. EIA-0305973 for $323,524 (with co-PI Tona Henderson) to explore the experiences of undergraduate women in IT programs, focusing primarily on reasons for entry into IT programs, and reasons for departure after matriculation. This grant research will take place between July 2003 and June 2005.
Lawley, E. (2004). "The Use of Digital Backchannels in Shared Physical Spaces." Panel presentation at ACM CSCW (Computer-Supported Collaborative Work), Chicago, IL.
Lawley, E. (2004). "Weblogs and Cross-Disciplinary Communication." Panel presentation at Media Ecology Assocation, Rochester, NY.
Lawley, E. (2003). "Cultural Capital and Dominance in the Weblog Economy." Presented at Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, Canada.
Lawley, E., & Henderson, T. (2003, October). Understanding Gendered Attrition in Departments of Information Technology. ACM Proceedings of the CITC4.
Lawley, E. L. (2002, September). Beyond Design: Toward a Web Application Development Curriculum. Paper presented at the Conference on Information Technology Curriculum 3, Rochester, NY.
Lawley, E. L. (1999). Making sense of doctoral student attrition in library and information science. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1999) Dissertation Abstracts International, 61, 11.
Lawley, E. L. (1994). Choosing an Internet Trainer or Consultant. In Internet Unleashed. Indianapolis, IN: SAMS.
Lawley, E. L. (1993). Discourse and Distortion in Computer-Mediated Communication. Student paper presented at the International Communication Association, Washington, DC.
Lawley, E. L., & Summerhill, C. A. (1992). Internet Primer for Information Professionals: A Basic Guide to Internet Networking Technology. Westport, CT: Meckler.
Lawley, E. (1990). Microcomputer Management and Maintenance for Libraries. Westport, CT: Meckler.
Speaker on three panels: "Book Digitization and the Revenge of the Librarians," "Beyond Folksonomies," and "Global and Local Social Play"
Speaker on "Searching the Syndisphere"
Speaker on "Is Social Software a Mirror or a Lens?"
Keynote speaker on "Top Technology Trends for Libraries"
Keynote speaker on "Social Networking and Collaboration Inside the Enterprise"
Invited participant in this workshop on social computing and curriculum topics.
Invited participant, and speaker on "digital backchannels."
Moderator, "Spam, Trolls, and Stalkers: the Pandora's Box of Community"
Keynote speaker
Speaker on "Social Publishing Tools" panel.
Moderator and organizer for workshop held at the USC Annenberg Center for Communication
Participant in a panel on "Closing the Backchannel Loop."
Invited participant at this limited-attendance academic/industry meeting.
Panel participant, "Streetwise Librarians and the Revolution in Public Information."
Presented a conference session on "Breaking Out of the Boys' Club: How Diversifying your Development Team Can Expand Your Market."
Spoke on a keynote panel entitled "Top Technology Trends," and presented a separate session entitled "Beyond Blogging."
Participated on the wrap-up panel at the end of this conference on decentralization of communications, software, and media.
"What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?": The female experience in information technology education. (This presentation served as the basis for the NSF ITWF grant proposal funded in 2003.)
Presentation on "Web/Database Technologies" accepted by program committee and delivered at the conference.
Featured speaker at a meeting of the Rochester chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), on the topic of using the web as a public relations medium.
A presentation focused on the use of filtering software in libraries.
Participated on a community affairs television show, discussing the topic of "Hate Speech on the Internet."