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Biography

Dr Amanda Lawrence is an Australian researcher, information professional and project manager specialising in open knowledge systems, research communication and research infrastructure for public interest issues. Her current role is Director of the Australian Internet Observatory at RMIT University, a new national research infrastructure facility for social data and digital platforms. She is also an Affiliate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society and a Senior Associate at Outside Opinion. Amanda has a PhD in Media and Communications from RMIT University on research publishing for public policy and practice, particularly the role of organisations as research producers and publishers. She also has a Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Management and an Arts Degree with Honours from the University of Melbourne. She was Director of Analysis & Policy Observatory (apo.org.au), an award-winning public policy digital library, from 2006 until 2018, where she secured and managed a number of Australia Research Council Linkage and Infrastructure grants. Other professional roles include Literature Program Manager at the Asialink Centre, University of Melbourne. Amanda was on the Board of Wikimedia Australia from 2020 and was President from 2022-2024.

Activities

Employment (6)

RMIT University: Melbourne, AU

2024-07 to present | Program Director, Australian Internet Observatory (School of Media and Communications)
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RMIT University: Melbourne, AU

2021-04 to present | Research Fellow, Open Knowledge Systems (School of Media and Communications)
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Outside Opinion: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2019-01-01 to present | Research Associate
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Swinburne University of Technology: Hawthorn, Victoria, AU

2006-06-15 to 2018-12-14 | Director, Analysis & Policy Observatory (Swinburne Institute)
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Analysis & Policy Observatory: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2006-06-15 to 2018-12-14 | Director
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Asialink, University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

1997 to 2005
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Education and qualifications (3)

RMIT University: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2021-03-30 | PhD (Media and Communications)
Education
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RMIT University: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2010 | Graduate Diploma, Library and Information Management (Business and Information Management)
Education
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University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2001 | Arts Degree, Honours
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Professional activities (3)

Australian Library and Information Association: Kingston, ACT, AU

2006 to present
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Wikimedia Australia: Victoria Point, Queensland, AU

2020-09 to 2024-09 | Board Member
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CERES Environment Park: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2020-11 to 2021-11 | Board member
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Funding (3)

Linked Data Policy Hub Stage II

2016-01 to 2016-12 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
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(Linked data policy hub - connected resources for social research)

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Dr Amanda Lawrence via DimensionsWizard

Grey literature strategies: enhancing the value of grey literature for policy and practice

2012 to 2015 | Award
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
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LP120100309

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Works (18)

Sourcing public policy: organisation publishing in Wikipedia

New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
2024-05-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1740-7842
Contributors: Amanda Lawrence; Brigid van Wanrooy
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Dr Amanda Lawrence via Crossref Metadata Search

Research use and publishing diversity: The role of organisation research publishing for policy and practice

Australian Journal of Public Administration
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Amanda Lawrence
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From Pamphlets to PDFs: The Shadow Histories of Research Publishing

Pop! Public. Open. Participatory
2022-10-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Amanda Lawrence
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Beyond the Grey Zone: Organization Research Publishing and Bibliodiversity in the Research Communication System

Pop! Public. Open. Participatory
2021-11-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Amanda Lawrence
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Crossref

Where is the evidence? Research publishing and public policy in Australia

2020-12 | Dissertation/Thesis
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Analysis & Policy Observatory linked open data collections for public policy

VALA 2018
2018-02 | Conference paper
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Influence seekers: The production of grey literature for policy and practice

Information Services & Use
2018-01-08 | Journal article
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Grey Literature Publishing in Public Policy: Production and Management, Costs and Benefits

Expanding Perspectives on Open Science: Communities, Cultures and Diversity in Concepts and Practices
2017 | Book chapter
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Information and research for policy and practice: survey of producers and producing organisations, including results dataset

Swinburne University of Technology. Swinburne Institute for Social Research
2017 | Data set
Contributors: Dr Amanda Lawrence; Julian Thomas; John W. Houghton; Paul Weldon
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DataCite

Discover share manage image slide.pptx

Figshare
2016 | Data set
Contributors: Amanda Lawrence
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Information and research for policy and practice: survey of collection and information services dataset

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The power of observation: Making research visible, accessible, and usable for the Asian digital economy

Digital Asia Hub
2015 | Book chapter
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Collecting the Evidence: Improving Access to Grey Literature and Data for Public Policy and Practice

Australian Academic & Research Libraries
2015-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Amanda Lawrence; Julian Thomas; John Houghton; Paul Weldon
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Dr Amanda Lawrence via Crossref Metadata Search
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Where is the evidence: realising the value of grey literature for public policy and practice

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Grey literature in Australian education

GL-Conference Series: Conference Proceedings
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84924115142

Part of ISSN: 13862316
Contributors: White, G.; Weldon, P.; Galatis, H.; Thomas, J.; Lawrence, A.; Tyndall, J.
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Dr Amanda Lawrence via Scopus - Elsevier

Electronic documents in a print world: grey literature and the internet

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A bridge over grey waters: collecting and preserving public policy research

Community Broadcasting Online
2010-10-02 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84869015299

Part of ISSN: 15741796 1574180X
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Australian Policy Online

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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for The new review of hypermedia and multimedia. (1)