Nordic Research School in Library and Information Science

Activities 2008
Course 1: Informetrics
June 15-19, Umeå. Contact: Fredrik Åström
Course 2: Changing roles of libraries
Sept 29-Oct 3, Uppsala. Contact: Kerstin Rydbeck
Ph D Conference: Themes of LIS research
Nov 24-25, Copenhagen. Contact: Niels Ole Pors
Workshop: New tendencies in information behaviour
Nov 26-28, Copenhagen. Contact: Niels Ole Pors
Mobilty support
for Ph.D students, post-docs, senior researchers and Ph.D. supervisors
Visiting professor
Michael Buckland, Berkeley, USA
Sept 22-28 Tromsø, Sept 29 - Oct 5, Uppsala.
Contact: Niels Windfeld Lund

NORSLIS Board Meeting 2008
May 19-20, Umeå

NORSLIS related events
• ISIC 2008, Sept 16, Vilnius, Lithuania
• USE-2008, June 23-25, Oulu, Finland
• IIiX2008, October 14-17, London, UK

Planned activities 2004-2008
Past activities
Vision and guidelines
Organisation
Scholars and experts
PhD Students
NORSLIS listserv

Guides for activity organizers
How to apply for courses, workshops, seminars
Reimbursement

The objective of NORSLIS is to increase the quality of doctoral education in library and information science (LIS) in order to meet the requirements of a knowledge society. The research school intends to achieve synergic effects, effectiveness and efficiency in doctoral education and research of LIS by collecting the scattered scientific expertise, often in small-size research educational units, throughout the Nordic and Baltic countries. The means are networking of research students and supervision by research courses, workshops, road show seminars, exchange of scientific personnel and mobility of students, and by inviting scholars (of high international standing) to bridge the knowledge gaps that exist in the Nordic and Baltic LIS environment.NORSLIS comprises a network of 15 Nordic and Baltic institutions all having a PhD-program in LIS. The number of guiding experts with qualified positions is about 30 and the number of doctoral students is about 170. In addition, some 20 post-doctoral students will be involved within its activities. Most of the leading and internationally well-established LIS-researchers from the Nordic countries will take active part in the research school as teachers and supervisors. In addition, well-known international scholars will participate in courses, seminars and workshops.

NORSLIS is financed by NordForsk for the first five years, 2004-2008.

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