Vivienne Waller

Biographic Data

ID284895
NAMEVivienne Waller
GIVEN NAMESVivienne
FAMILY NAMEWaller
SIGNATUREWALLER V
AFFILIATIONSSwinburne University of Technology
ORCID0000-0002-5353-9304
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS12
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX2

  • Engaging students and their publics through making sociological films

    Open AccessVivienne WallerARTICLEJournal of Sociology2017Cited by: 2References: 13

    While sociological learning and teaching is still dominated by the word, students are increasingly immersed in visual culture. Audio-visuals can be extremely powerful in their ability to communicate complex messages about the world and are growing in importance as a means of informing public debate. Recent developments in technology equip anyone with access to a computer or smartphone with the means to make a film. Getting students to make a shor…

  • Qualitative Social Research

    Vivienne Waller, Karen Farquharson et al.BOOKQualitative Social Research2016

  • Qualitative Social Research

    Vivienne Waller, Deborah Dempsey et al.BOOKQualitative Social Research2015

    Qualitative Social Research employs an accessible approach to present the multiple ways in which criticism enhances research practice. Packed full of relevant, 'real world' examples, it showcases the strengths and pitfalls of each research method, integrating the philosophical groundings of qualitative research with thoughtful overviews of a range of commonly used methods

  • This Big Hi-Tech Thing

    Open AccessVivienne WallerARTICLEMedia International Australia2012References: 17

    This article provides a snapshot of the relationship between the internet and gender in the early days of home internet connections in Australia. Based as it is on one of the first qualitative studies of home use of the internet and what appears to be the earliest Australian study of home use of the internet, it helps to fill a gap in the history of the internet in Australia. It draws from 76 in-depth interviews conducted in 1998 with members of …

  • The relationship between public libraries and Google

    Open AccessVivienne WallerARTICLEFirst Monday2009

    This article explores the implications of a shift from public to private provision of information through focusing on the relationship between Google and public libraries. This relationship has sparked controversy, with concerns expressed about the integrity of search results, the Google Book project, and Google the company. In this paper, these concerns are treated as symptoms of a deeper divide, the fundamentally different conceptions of inform…

  • Analysing the challenges for large public libraries in the twenty-first century

    Open AccessVivienne Waller, Ian McshaneARTICLEFirst Monday2008

    For large public libraries, the development of digital technologies poses challenges that have yet to be fully explored. While library sector rhetoric rightly imagines that digital technologies bring change to all aspects of library operations, it is not enough to focus on the technologies. Using the State Library of Victoria in Australia as a case example, this paper identifies two key challenges for large public libraries in the new millennium.…

  • The Challenge of Institutional Integrity in Responsive Regulation

    Open AccessVivienne WallerARTICLELaw & Policy2007Cited by: 10References: 10

    Based on responsive regulation, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Compliance Model was developed as a way of dealing with the complexities of the Australian tax system. This article demonstrates some of the challenges that come with introducing responsive regulation into a bureaucracy such as the ATO. Selznick's ideas of institutional integrity provide a conceptual framework that allows the regulatory agency engaged in responsive regulation to…