Professor Julie McLeod

BSc Hons, MSc, PhD, PG Cert UTL, MCLIP, Member IRMS

Head of Research in Information Communication and Management

General
I joined Northumbria University in 1994 after a career in industry delivering and managing information, library and records management services for research and development scientists in the electronics, coatings and pharmaceutical sectors. I am currently Head of Research, Information and Communication Management.

Teaching
My primary teaching responsibilities are records management and information storage and retrieval. I have developed innovative work-based and distance learning training and education programmes for organisations such as the BBC, The National Archives and the European Central Bank. I am Programme Leader for the MSc Information & Records Management and BSc (Hons) Information & Records Management programmes, the first distance learning programmes of their type in the UK. I am currently developing a Professional Practice Awards Programme for work-based learning.

Research
My research is in records management, specifically the people, process, systems and governance aspects. I have directed AHRC, JISC and Eduserv funded projects on: managing research data and records; freedom of information and records management; the impact of ISO 15489; evaluating records management capacity/compliance toolkits; SharePoint in UK HEIs and accelerating positive change in managing electronic records (AC+erm ). AC+erm is the largest ever AHRC grant for records management research. See Information & Records Management Research.

Professional
I am an active member of the BSI and ISO Committees which developed ISO 15489, the international records management standard, and author of BIP 0025:2 (2003) on implementing the standard. From 2006-2008 I was a member of the AHRC Peer Review Panel for Librarianship, Information and Museum Studies and now a member of the AHRC Peer Review College. I acted as one of three advisors evaluating the IRMS member accreditation scheme proposals launched in 2011.
I have been an Editor of the Records Management Journal  since 1996 and was acclaimed a Leading Editor in the publisher’s Literati Network 2011 Awards for Excellence. I am also on the Editorial Boards of Aslib Proceedings, J. of Documentation and J. of the Society of Archivists. I have published many articles, authored, co-authored and co-edited several books and conference proceedings, including the unique Northumbria University Records Management Witness Seminar series

Activity/Outputs
I have published many articles, authored, co-authored and co-edited several books and conference proceedings, including the unique Northumbria University Records Management Witness Seminar series.

Selected publications:

• McLeod J (2011) Setting the Scene: DLM Forum 2011 in Context. In: Interoperability and MoReq2010, Making intelligent information control a reality in Europe. DLM Forum 6th Triennial Conference, 12-14 December 2011, Brussels Presentation
• McLeod J, Childs S & Hardiman R. (2011). Accelerating positive change in electronic records management: headline findings from a major research project. Archives & Manuscripts, 39(2):66-94.
• McLeod J, Childs S, Lappin J & Siggers G. (2010). Investigation into the Use of Microsoft SharePoint in UK Higher Education Institutions. In: J.E. Quintela Varajão et al. (Eds.) CENTERIS 2010, Portugal, 20-22 Oct. Communications in Computer and Information Science 110 (2), Berlin, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp.335-344.
• McLeod, J and Childs, S. (2007). Consulting Records Management Oracles – a Delphi in Practice. Archival Science, v7(2), p. 147-166. http://www.springerlink.com/content/12131752258334h5/fulltext.pdf
• McLeod, J and Hare, C (eds). (2005). Managing electronic records. Facet. http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=550-6&category_code=817