Between January and December 2015 the LSE Impact
blog received over 1 million unique page hits and has released
its most popular posts this year. Among the top 5 most viewed articles this
year is a post by PhD student Wasim Ahmed, from
the Information School. The post proved to be very popular among the social
media research community, and has strengthened relationships between the
Information School and industry providers of social media data. With over a million page views this year and
over 28 thousand followers on Twitter, Wasim noted that the LSE impact blog is
a fantastic place to disseminate research.
Returning to Sheffield after more than a decade has been a mixture of nostalgia and new opportunities. I first came here in 2011 to complete my MA in Librarianship, and now, I find myself back as a visiting scholar at the Information School. My time as a visiting researcher at the University of Sheffield has been truly rewarding. I am an academic staff at Harran University in Turkey supported for this visit by Tubitak (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). This visit has been a great opportunity for my academic and professional development. I am conducting research on artificial intelligence within GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions. I have especially valued the support of my supervisor Dr. Andrew Cox who has guided me through this process. He is an extremely helpful, supportive and understanding person. The University of Sheffield has provided me with an excellent working environment, surrounded by helpful staff and dynamic research...
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