Background

Roles and Responsibilities

I manage the EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Digital Civics and the Digital Economy Research Centre. I work closely with the academic directors and I’m responsible for administration and communications for the CDT, as well as organising training events and summer schools. I also work with Open Lab’s industry and community partners and stakeholders.

Working on Open Lab’s interdisciplinary digital research and innovation projects connects with my broader professional interests in education, arts and culture, libraries and information, charities, and working with children and young people. I am interested in exploring how technology is changing the way we live, and how we can change technology. Follow my work on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Memberships

Chartered Member (MCLIP) CILIP: The Library and Information Association

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy  (AFHEA) Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Professional associations

Director and Trustee Mortal Fools

Publications

• Schofield T, Trujillo Pisanty D, Arrigoni G, Reynolds K, Pattinson R. Magical Realism and Augmented Reality: Designing Apps with Children in a Cultural Institution. In: Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '19). 2019, San Diego, CA, USA: ACM.
• Pattinson RL. A partnership approach to children's literature collections. Information Professional 2017, November 2017, 48-51.
• Pattinson RL. Project review: Museum partnerships, virtual reality and The Catherine Storr Experience. Museological Review 2017, (21), 53-57.
• Smith RL. Reinventing OCR for early printed books. CILIP Update 2015, (February 2015), 40 - 41.
• Smith RL. Libraries and word of mouth marketing. CILIP Update 2011, (August), 40-42.