He holds a Ph.D. in English from Princeton University and an M.L.S. from Rutgers University. His research has focused on interpretive practices and the interaction between social interaction and information exchange in textbased online communities. Dr. Burnett is the author of a book on the American poet H.D., and his LIS research has appeared in a number of journals, including Library Quarterly, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Library & Information Science Research, First Monday, Information Research, and the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication. With Paul Jaeger of the University of Maryland, he is currently working on a book titled Information Worlds: Social Context, Technology, & Information Behavior in the Age of the Internet.