Pauline Rafferty

Pauline Rafferty is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Studies at Aberystwyth University. She holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham and has extensive teaching experience across multiple UK institutions including City University London and the University of Central England. Her research focuses on image analysis, multimedia retrieval, social tagging systems, and critical theory approaches to cultural representation.

Education:
- MA (Hons) from University of Glasgow
- MSc from University of Strathclyde
- PhD from University of Nottingham
- PGCED from Northumbria University

Research Interests:
Dr. Rafferty's work bridges theoretical and applied information science, exploring topics like genre classification in music and digital archives, semiotic analysis of cultural artifacts, and critical approaches to knowledge organization systems. Her recent projects examine Spotify's playlist curation algorithms and challenges in printed music cataloging.

Collaborations:
Active collaborations include work with Abertec Ltd on digital cultural object management and organizing academic events like the 'Supporting Discovery of Archival Collections' workshop (2016).

Teaching:
Courses span information retrieval systems, digital humanities methods, and critical theory applications in librarianship.