D'Elia Named Associate Dean in School of Informatics

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- George D'Elia, professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies in the School of Informatics at the University at Buffalo, has been named associate dean for research in the school.

The appointment, notes School of Informatics Dean W. David Penniman, "reflects the school's commitment to research and our intention to see that all faculty pursue active research agendas supported by appropriate external funding agencies." 

D'Elia is a nationally recognized and award-winning scholar whose research program has been funded via grants since the 1980s, Penniman says. "In addition, he has demonstrated his ability and interest in mentoring other faculty in pursuing funded research avenues. He will play a key role in achieving the school's strategic objectives for research and scholarly activity."

A UB faculty member since 1995, D'Elia also serves as director of the Center for Applied Research in Library and Information Science in the School of Informatics.

His research focuses on the analysis of the consumer market for information resources and services provided by such public information systems as libraries and the Internet. His work has addressed such topics as market segmentation analyses of users and nonusers, the information needs of users and their satisfaction with the systems they use and the barriers to use of these systems by nonusers and their alternate sources of information.

D'Elia is a resident of Clarence.