[NORSLIS] Doctoral course: Theories in Library and Information Science

[Katriina Byström]

Theories in Library and Information
Science - Selected perspectives on libraries, literature and knowledge
organization


 


10 ECTS


 


Autumn 2016


 


Course structure: independent studies and
two meetings in Oslo (3-7 October and 7-9 December, 2016). 


 


Course description: The content of this
doctoral study course is based on selected fields of contemporary
research in
the library and information science (LIS). It is designed to Nordic and
Baltic
LIS doctoral students, but also suitable for doctoral students in LIS in
any
other part of the world or in related research areas. The emphasis is
laid on
following research themes: Metaviews in LIS; Information and society;
Mediation
of literature and culture; Perspectives from reception theory and
sociology of
literature; Knowledge organization & Knowledge management; Scholarly
communication and Scientometrics; Information behaviour, practices and
litteracies; Archival records and document genres; and Information
retrieval
& interactive information retrieval. The course is focused on the active
research fields, the lectures are delivered by internationally
established
Scandinavian researchers, and the required literature is inclined to
reputable
research published in English language. However, students may enrich the
course
with literature in other languages.


 


The practical schema of the course is
planned to facilitate international students' course participation. The
course
is delivered at the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied
Sciences,
Oslo, Norway, and it combines lectures and seminars on campus with
independent
studies of literature as well as with written submission and oral
presentation.
The course is given in English.


 


Course responsible: Katriina Byström (Katriina.Bystrom at hioa.no)


 


Submit your application at latest by
September 1, 2016 at:
http://www.hioa.no/eng/Studier-og-kurs/SAM/Ph.d/Bibliotek-og-informasjonsvitenskap/Programplan-for-Ph.d.-program-i-bibliotek-og-informasjonsvitenskap-2015/PBIB9000-Theories-in-Library-and-Information-Science



For administrative questions, please
contact: Lisbeth Rise (Lisbeth.Rise at hioa.no)
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