[NORSLIS] Workshop on Discourse-Oriented Approaches in LIS

[Olof Sundin]

Workshop on Discourse-Oriented Approaches in LIS

 

A NorsLIS research workshop at the Department for Cultural Sciences, Lund University.


November 22-24, 2007

Lund, Sweden

 

The objective of the workshop is to give researchers a possibility to discuss the application of discourse-oriented approaches in LIS in a friendly atmosphere. We invite both Ph.D. students and researchers with or without previous experience of discourse-oriented approaches. The workshop will deal with linguistic practices in a broad and inclusive sense. The approaches presented and used by the workshop participants can be exemplified with, but should not be seen as limited to, ethnography, narrative analysis, discourse analysis, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. 

 

The workshop will also explore the range of research areas where such approaches can be applied. Examples of fields where discourse-oriented research is currently being carried out are knowledge management, information seeking research, library research, information literacy research, document studies, knowledge organisation, institutional interaction, archival science, science and technology studies, computer-mediated communication, and library, cultural and information policy research.

 

The workshop offers lectures by senior researchers giving a broad overview of discourse-oriented approaches, and welcomes submissions from both Ph.D. students and senior researchers that deal with analysis of linguistic practices. 

 

Visit to learn more about the workshop (www.norslis.net/2007/norslisworkshopII-2007.html) and NORSLIS, the Nordic Research School in Library and Information Science (www.norslis.net). 

 

Main organizer: 
Dr. Olof Sundin, Department for Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Sweden (olof.sundin at kult.lu.se) 

 

Co-organizers: 
Professor Sanna Talja, Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere (sanna.talja at uta.fi)



Dr. Jenny Johannisson, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University College of Borås (jenny.johannisson at hb.se)

 

Invited speaker:

Associate professor Pamela J. McKenzie, University of Western Ontario 

 

Application deadline: 
September 15th, 2007. The applicants will receive notification of acceptance/rejection by 1st October by e-mail. 

How to apply: 
Participants are asked to submit an extended abstract (max. 2500 words) based on ongoing or planned research. The extended abstract can focus on theoretical reflections, methodological considerations or analysis of empirical material. The application should also include a brief CV. This information will be used for selection purposes. 

 

The application should be electronically submitted by September 15th, 2007 in either Word or RTF-format to Olof Sundin (olof.sundin at kult.lu.se). 

 

Participation is primarily reserved for Ph.D. students registered at one of the 15 NORSLIS departments. Provided that there is room for more participants, Ph.D. students from outside the NORSLIS departments in addition to researchers and lecturers at the NORSLIS departments, are welcome to participate. However, only NORSLIS doctoral students are eligible for NORSLIS travel and accommodation grants.

 

We hope to see you in Lund,

Olof Sundin, Sanna Talja and Jenny Johannisson
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