Laura

Woods

School of Information, Journalism and Communication

PhD researcher

lwoods3@sheffield.ac.uk

The Wave

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Laura Woods

School of Information, Journalism and Communication

The Wave

2 Whitham Road

Sheffield

S10 2AH

Profile

I joined the School as a part-time researcher in April 2022. I have worked as a librarian since 2007, and graduated from City University London with an MSc in Library and Information Science in 2009. Since then I have worked in various library sectors including law, charity, and academic.

I have worked at the University of Huddersfield since 2014, as Subject Librarian for the School of Computing & Engineering.

PhD project

Title: Information behaviour of female engineering students

Supervisors

Publications

Journal articles

Williams L & Woods L (2024) Reference management practices of students, researchers, and academic staff. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 50(3), 102879-102879.
Stone G, Sharman A, Dunn P & Woods L (2015) Increasing the Impact: Building on the Library Impact Data Project. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(4), 517-520.
Woods L, Dockery R & Sharman A () Using UX research techniques to explore how Computing undergraduates understand and use library and student guidance services. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education(16).
Woods L () Book review of Markey, K., Leeder, C. and Rieh, S.Y. 2014. Designing online information literacy games students want to play. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. Journal of Information Literacy, 9(1), 116-116.

Conference proceedings

Woods L () Work in Progress: Qualitative methods for studying women’s information experiences in engineering education. 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 22 June 2025 - 22 June 2025.