Nordic Research School in Library and Information Science

Visiting professor 2004

Dr Jane Klobas
e-mail: jane.klobas@unibocconi.it, home-page

Jane Klobas is Researcher at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, where she is joint leader of a multi-national study of students´ psychological responses to online learning. She also hold an appointment as Professorial Fellow in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. Jane has many years of experience in both distance and online teaching, and has won awards for her innovative teaching at the University of Western Australia. Her research concerns the role of the Internet in communication of information. She uses principles of social psychology and economics to study the role of the Internet in education and in tourism.

Here are some of Jane's Research interests:
Adoption and diffusion of new information technology
The psychology of the Internet and its use
E-learning
Online collaborative learning
Knowledge management
Information science

Main responsible person:
Professor Irene Wormell (Borås)

Location & Time:

March 28-April 2
Swedish School of Library and Information Science, Gothenburg University and University College at Borås
Local contact: Professor Irene Wormell (Borås)
Jane will teach in the Research Design I course held in Borås.
Picture and news item of Jane lecturing in Borås March 29 on: "Research programmes bridging Information Science with Business and Management Sciences".

May 3-7
Department of Library Science and Information Science, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Local contact: Baiba Sporane
See call for participation

May 11-14
Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Local contact: Audrone Glosiene
See call for participation