Nordic Research School in Library and Information Science

Workshop: Structures of Power: Information, Knowledge, and Property

FINAL PROGRAM

The workshop that will explore, in as wide a possible a way, the nexus between information, knowledge, and property, taking as point of departure the fact that information and knowledge have become valuable resources of the knowledge-based society. What are the possible ramifications for civil society and public institutions such as libraries in this scenario, where both increased access and increased control struggle for domination? The workshop should be of interest to all graduate students whose work touch upon information access, dissemination, and control within this larger social/economic/cultural context. However, this in no way disqualifies contributions dealing with less contemporary periods, since a historical perspective remains an essential feature to consider. To ensure a lively and productive discussion spanning the many various approaches within LIS we therefore invite a broad spectrum of papers that can deal with, but are not limited to: questions of information access and control, information policy and ethics, that problematize theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the Information Society within LIS; that consider aspects of information technology; that focus on the crucial role of legal regimes such as copyrights or that deal with projects like the Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/. In light of Uppsala’s ALM-specialization, we would especially like to encourage contributions that consider these questions from the perspective of the cultural heritage institutions Archives, Libraries, and Museums.

Main responsible person:
Dr. Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, University of Uppsala, Sweden

Lecturers:
Dr Matthew Rimmer, The Australian National University, Australia
Dr Bernd Frohmann, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Location:
Uppsala university, Uppsala, Sweden

Time:
September 15-17, 2005

Arrival:

Accommodation:
Hotel Uppsala http://www.profilhotels.se/hotel/uppsala/index.php .

Preliminary program:
A preliminary program will follow in the next few weeks, but the workshop officially begins late Thursday afternoon

How to apply:
Research students are required to submit a three/four-page abstract (approx. 1800-2400 words) of their PhD research topic, including research questions and the methodological issues of the research project. The application should also include a brief CV. This information will be used for selection purposes.

The application should be electronically submitted by April 15, 2005 in either Word or RTF-format to Eva Hemmungs Wirtén ehw@abm.uu.se .

The application must contain the following information:
Name of course/workshop:
Last name:
First name:
Birth date:
Male/female:
E-mail address:
Estimated travel costs:
Name of supervisor:
Supervisor's e-mail address:

Participation is primarily reserved for appr. 14 Ph.D. students registred at one of the 15 NORSLIS departments. Provided that there is room for more participants, Ph.D. students from outside the NORSLIS departments, as well as other researchers and lecturers at the NORSLIS departments, may participate. However, travel and accommodation costs cannot be financed by NORSLIS for these two groups.

Application deadline:
April 15, 2005
Accept of participation will be given no later than June 1 by e-mail followed by letter as snail-mail.

FINAL PROGRAM