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Lyn studied pharmacology at King's College London, (1980 - 1983), after which she worked for a short time as an abstracter and indexer for Derwent Publications. She then moved to UCL to work as an information assistant in toxicology to Professor Andre McLean. Here, she was free to exercise her natural talent for tidying and organising, and discovered the potential of small computers for enhancing information creation, dissemination, organisation, indexing, retrieval, and use. During her time in the toxicology laboratory, Lyn gained her MSc in information science from City University, and subsequently began her teaching career as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Information Science. At around the same time she began working with ASLIB as a course presenter and consultant.
On leaving the toxicology laboratory, Lyn joined the Medical School Computer Unit at UCL (1989), where she learnt some very serious unix, tcp/ip and SPSS, and worked in liaison with library services in the provision of online databases, CD-ROMs and automated catalogue.
She was then offered the position of IT manager at the British Postgraduate Medical Federation, where she was responsible for strategic development of information systems both in-house and for the Deans of Postgraduate Medicine and Dentistry in the Thames Regions. This involved the installation of a large local area network, with internet connectivity from every desktop (1993).
In 1996, Lyn joined the Information Program (formerly Network Library Program) at the Open Society Institute in Budapest. After writing and presenting a series of international workshops on library automation, she worked as a project manager to establish a network of training centers for the professional development of library and information workers throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The project included the management and mentoring of 7 network Fellows (2001) at City University, and the organisation of 3 international meetings in Budapest and London.
From 1997 - 2001, Lyn directed a summer school on digital literacy at the Central European University in Budapest.
In the meantime, Lyn worked on her PhD at UCL SLAIS, and was awarded her degree in 2002.
From 2003 - 2004 Lyn taught at Thames Valley University, and she worked as a consultant to London Health Libraries between 2004 and 2006.
In 2004, Lyn joined the permanent staff at City University, having worked as a visiting lecturer there for many years.
Lyn currently directs the Information Studies Scheme, in the Department of Information Science, providing masters courses which act as a solid foundation for society's need for leaders in information and critical literacy.
She continues to work with ASLIB, and as a freelance.