Nordic Research School in Library and Information Science

Workshop: New trends in Information Behaviour

The purpose of the workshop:
The purpose of this workshop is to present and discuss ongoing research in the broad area of Information Behaviour. The workshop will focus on newer tendencies in information behaviour research like affective dimensions, psychological aspects of behaviour, seeking and use and information behaviour in digital, social and organisational settings.

The workshop will consist of presentations from international and Nordic senior researchers in the field and from PhD – students, that works in the field.

The workshop will in an informal atmosphere be a very good opportunity to strengthen links of cooperation between researchers and PhD students.

Program

Wednesday 26.11.08
1000 - 1015 Niels Ole Pors Opening of the workshop
1015 - 1115 David Nicholas Diversity in information seeking behaviour in the virtual space: case study the virtual scholar
1130 - 1200 Niels Ole Pors Practical matters and arrangements concerning the workshops and supervision. Information about dinner etc.
1200 – 1300 Lunch
1300 – 1400 Peter Ingwersen Models of information seeking and retrieval
1415 - 1530 Riitta-Liisa Karjalainen
Mikko Tanni Information literacy as a social phenomenon
Teacher trainees’ experiences of information seeking and use in information literacy instruction
1545 – 1615 Sinikka Jokiniemi Information practices of genealogists
1615 – 1630 Closing of the 1st day
1900 - Dinner

Thursday 27.11.08
0900 - 1000 Donald Case Avoiding Information: Common or Uncommon Behaviour?
1015 - 1130 Johanna Rivano Eckerdal
Heidi Hongisto Young women evaluating information sources before choosing a contraceptive: an information literacy practice
Observing secondary school students’ classroom interaction on geography course
1145 – 1245 Lunch
1245 - 1330 Deborah Turner Conceptualising Oral Documents
1345 - 1430 Heidi Enwald

Esther Ebole Isah Constructing, sharing and transferring health-related knowledge by using ICT. The context of preventive health care of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
The information Practices of Physicians in Clinical Practice
1445 - 1600 Ruth Nalumaga

Marit Kristine Ådaland Crossing to the mainstream: an exploration of information challenges and possibilities for female legislators in the Ugandan
Information Retrieval in Folksonomies
1600 - 1615 Introduction to Friday´s workshops

Friday 28.11.08
0900 - 1200 Workshops
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1400 Niels Ole Pors Exploring patterns of information behaviour using surveys and clustering methods
1415 - 1515 Results from workshops
1515 - 1600 Summing up, the future and closing of workshop

Main responsible person
Prof. Niels Ole Pors, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen

Co-organizers/lecturers
Prof. Peter Ingwersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen

Lecturers:
Prof. David Nicholas, School of Library Archive and Information Studies, University College London

Time:
2008, November 26-28

Location:
Royal School of Library and Information Science

Accommodation:

Application deadline:
2008, October 1st

The applicants will be informed about the acceptance/rejection by 15 by email.

Credits:
The workshop is recommended to be equivalent to 3ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
Note: Final credits are decided by the person in charge of the local Ph.D. program.

How to apply:
Participants are asked to submit an extended abstract (approximately 2500 words) of the topic(s) of the workshop based to the ongoing or completed research, 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 at the latest by September 1st, 2008 in either Word or RTF-format to Niels Ole Pors.

For NorsLIS doctoral students: 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 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 researchers and lecturers at the NORSLIS departments, may participate. However, travel and accommodation costs cannot be financed by NORSLIS for these two groups.

Reimbursement will only cover travel costs since NORSLIS will pay for hotel and food.
We would very much appreciate if each department add up the travel costs for its participants.
Send the reimbursement invoice from your department to:

Niels Ole Pors
Professor
Department of Library and Information Management
Royal School of Library and Information Science
Birketinget 6
2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark