Center for the Study of Information and Religion


Center for the Study of Information and Religion

 

The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) is a research initiative of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS).

CSIR was founded in 2009 with the goal of facilitating research on the various institutions and agents of religion and their effect on social knowledge through the use, dissemination and diffusion of information. CSIR hosts a symposium each fall semester and a conference in spring/summer.

To stay up to date on CSIR events and participate in ongoing discussions, email us at csir@kent.edu to sign up for our listserv or "Like" us on Facebook.


CSIR Researchers

Don A. Wicks, Ph.D.
dwicks@kent.edu
CSIR Director
Research interests:

  • Information-Seeking Behavior of Clergy
  • Access to Information for Senior Populations
  • Collection Management - Interdisciplinary Collections
  • Electronic Reference Service


Daniel R. Roland, Ph.D.
droland1@kent.edu
CSIR Primary Researcher
Research interests:

  • The information behavior of clergy in the routine task of sermon preparation and the influence of sermons in the social construction of knowledge.

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