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 textbased 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.