Gerald A. Merwin

Dr. Merwin's research focus is Information Management in the Public Sector, Electronic Government, and Multilingualism in Public Sector Policy.

Areas of Concentration

• Public Administration

Selected Publications

• Social Media Applications Promote Constituent Involvement in Government Management (2016) In Strategic Integration of Social Media into Project Management Practice, Gilbert Silvius (Editor). IGI Global http://www.igi-global.com/book/strategic-integration-social-media-into/140967 (pages 272-291) DOI:10.4018/978-1-4666-9867-3 (co-authored with J. Scott McDonald, John R. Bennett, and Keith A. Merwin)
• Revisiting Local Governments and Social Networking: Do You Speak Our Language? (2015) In Digital Solutions for Contemporary Democracy and Government, Kelvin Joseph Bwalya (Editor). IGI Global http://www.igi-global.com/book/digital-solutions-contemporary-democracy-government/123841 (pages 48-62) DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8430-0 (co-authored with J. Scott McDonald, Keith A. Merwin, Maureen McDonald, and John R. Bennett).
•  Local Governments and Social Networking: Do You Speak Our Language? (2012) In Public Service, Governance and Web 2.0 Technologies: Future Trends in Social Media, Ed Downey & Matthew A. Jones (Editors). IGI Global. http://www.igi-global.com/book/public-service-governance-web-technologies/56009 (pp. 84-98). doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-0071-3. (co-authored with J. Scott McDonald, Keith A. Merwin, Maureen McDonald, and John R. Bennett)
• Assessment of Web 2.0 Applications Employed by Human Resource Departments in U.S. Cities (2012) In Public Service, Governance and Web 2.0 Technologies: Future Trends in Social Media, Ed Downey & Matthew A. Jones (Editors). IGI Global. http://www.igi-global.com/book/public-service-governance-web-technologies/56009 (pages 122-138) (co-authored with Maureen McDonald, J. Scott McDonald, Keith A. Merwin, and Mathew Richardson)
• Serving Constituents with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in the U.S.:Challenges and Implications for Local Government Websites (2010). E-Government Website Development: Future Trends and Strategic Models. Ed Downey, Carl D. Ekstrom, & Matthew A. Jones (Editors). Published by IGI Global (Pages 35-53). (co-authored with J. Scott McDonald, Keith A. Merwin, Regina K. Morris and Edris L. Brannen)
• Economic Development: Governments’ Cutting Edge in IT (2008), Handbook of Research on Global Information Technology Management in the Digital Economy, Mahesh S. Raisinghani (Editor). (co-authored with J. Scott McDonald & Levy C. Odera)