wELCOME

A chronicle of my activities is available in the NEWS section. 

​​Welcome to my personal academic website. I am an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Information,  University of Toronto. As an interdisciplinary social scientist devoted to the field of Library and Information Science (LIS), I conduct research in three related areas: 1) information and the "higher things in life" that are pleasurable and profound; 2) visual and creative research methods; and 3) the history and theory of LIS. A selection of writings within these themes and many full-text PDFs are available in RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS.  Alternatively, for an overview of my work you can visit my Google Scholar profile or read a jargon-free statement on my research, here. 

In the Master of Information program at the Faculty of Information, I mostly teach graduate students in the Library and Information Science concentration. At the TEACHING page you will find a list of my courses, syllabi, course evaluations, and reading guides; my teaching philosophy; and references for my writings on teaching. A separate area on ADVISING recognizes the former and current doctoral and masters students I have supervised.

​Both my research and teaching aim to be an imaginative forms of INTERVENTION in the field of LIS, through unorthodox projects such as Metatheoretical Snowman, Welcome to Library and Information Science, and the iSquare Research Program. Along these same lines, a MULTIMEDIA area provides links to websites, webinars, and videos I have created over the years. ​​Thank you for visiting!

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Contact

Dr. Jenna Hartel, Associate Professor
Bissell Building #613
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto 
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3G6
email: jenna.hartel@utoronto.ca 
​web:  www.jennahartel.info