Nordic Research School in Information Studies

Organization of the Research School

Research School Director
Professor Niels Ole Pors, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark, is the main responsible person. He will coordinate the Research School activities and act as Chairman of the board of the Research School. His responsibilities also include writing applications and activity reports, and maintaining informative functions.

The Research School board
All major decisions regarding the activities of the Research School will be taken by the Board of the Research School. They will meet once a year to decide on the activities for the coming year, and other matters of importance. The Research School Board consists of one senior researcher responsible for a local PhD-program from each of the five Nordic countries, and three Baltic countries, in addition to two Ph.D. students selected among the active Nordic-Baltic research students.

Sweden: Dr. Kerstin Rydbeck, University of Uppsalla
Denmark: Professor Niels Ole Pors, Royal School of Library and Information Science
Finland: Dr. Sanna Talja, University of Tampere
Norway: Dr. Nils Pharo, University College of Oslo
Iceland: Dr. Ágústa Pálsdóttir, University of Iceland
Lihuania: Dr. Rimvydas Lauzikas, Vilnius University
Latvia: Dr. Liga Krumina, Department of Information and Library Studies, University of Latvia
Estonia: Dr. Aira Lepik, Department of Information Studies, University of Tallinn
Students: Tanja Svarre Jonasen, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Aalborg AND Elina Late, University of Tampere

Participating institutions and contact persons

Denmark
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen - Niels Ole Pors

Finland
Dept of Information Studies, University of Tampere, Tampere - Sanna K. Talja
Dept of Information Studies, Åbo Akademi, Turku - Gunilla Widen - Wulff
Dept of Information studies, Oulu University, Oulu - Maija-Lena Huotari

Iceland
Dept of Library and Information Science, University of Iceland, Reykjavik- Ágústa Pálsdóttir

Norway
Library and Information Studies, Oslo University College, Oslo - Nils Pharo
Institute for Documentation Science, University of Tromsø, Tromsø - Andreas Vaarheim

Sweden
Library and Information Science, Department of Sociology, University of Umeå - Olle Persson
Swedish School of Library and Information Science, Gothenburg University and University College at Borås - Lars Höglund
Library & Information Science, Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Lund - Birgitta Olander
Library & Information Science, Department of Archives, Libraries and Museums, University of Uppsala - Kerstin Rydbeck

Estonia
Department of Information Studies, Tallinn Pedagogical University, Tallinn, Estonia - Aira Lepik

Latvia
Department of Library Science and Information Science, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia - Liga Krumina

Lithuania
Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania - Rimvydas Lauzikas