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<p class=style9><font size=3 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>PhD Course on Informetrics</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style5style7><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Purpose of the course</span></font></b></strong><span
class=style7><span lang=EN-GB>:</span></span><span lang=EN-GB><br>
<span class=style7>Over the last decade or so, informetrics has become a
‘hot topic', not the least in terms of applying informetric indicators
for the purpose of research evaluation (and to some extent also, the allocation
of research funds). This, together with e.g. an increased effort from the
university libraries to build institutional repositories to gather data on
local publication activities, has made informetrics a sought-after competency
in both the library and research policy sector. Furthermore, informetrics has
been one of the main research perspectives in LIS during the last 30 years. The
course will present various perspectives on informetrics as research practice,
in terms of its application for research evaluation and for mapping research
fields, as well as the relation between informetric analyses and theories on
the social and intellectual organization of research fields. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=style5style7><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The course is primarily intended for PhD students
within the NORSLIS network. Provided there is room for more participants, the
course will also be open for PhD students from adjacent fields or other LIS
departments, as well as senior researchers from NORSLIS and other departments.
Research students are required to submit a five-page abstract (approx. 2500
words) of their PhD research topic, including research questions and the
methodical issues of the research project. The application should also include
a brief CV. This information will be used for selection purposes (where NORSLIS
PhD students will be prioritized). Please, send the application as word or PDF
file by e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:fredrik.astrom@lub.lu.se"
title="mailto:fredrik.astrom@lub.lu.se"><span lang=EN-GB><span
title="mailto:fredrik.astrom@lub.lu.se">Fredrik Åström</span></span></a></font><span
lang=EN-GB>. NORSLIS recommends 5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) for
our research courses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style8><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Main responsible person:</span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-GB> PhD </span><a
href="http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=7130&task=listPerson&username=kult-fat"
title="http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=7130&task=listPerson&username=kult-fat"><span
lang=EN-GB><span
title="http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=7130&task=listPerson&username=kult-fat">Fredrik
Åström </span></span></a><span lang=EN-GB>, <st1:City w:st="on">Lund</st1:City>
University Libraries <br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Local host </font></b></strong>:
Professor </span><a href="http://www.umu.se/soc/personal/persson_olle.htm"
title="http://www.umu.se/soc/personal/persson_olle.htm"><span lang=EN-GB><span
title="http://www.umu.se/soc/personal/persson_olle.htm">Olle Persson </span></span></a><span
lang=EN-GB>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Umeå</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style8><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lecturers: </span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-GB><br>
Assoc. Professor Birger Larsen ( <st1:City w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:City> ) <br>
Assoc. Professor Lennart Björneborn ( <st1:City w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:City>
) <br>
Assoc. Professor Jesper W Schneider ( <st1:place w:st="on">Aalborg</st1:place>
) <br>
Asst. Professor Rickard Danell (Umeå)<br>
Dr Richard Klavans, SciTech Strategies, Inc., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style8><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Location: </span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-GB><br>
Dept of Sociology, Umeå University, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region></st1:place> <br>
www.umu.se/soc <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style8><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Time: </span></font></b><span
lang=EN-GB><br>
June 15-19, 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style8><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Application deadline: </span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-GB><br>
2008, April 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The url for the course
webpage: <a href="http://www.norslis.net/2008/norslisinformetrics.htm"
title="http://www.norslis.net/2008/norslisinformetrics.htm">http://www.norslis.net/2008/norslisinformetrics.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>______________________________________</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fredrik Åström</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
PhD, Postdoctoral researcher<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lund</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Libraries: Head Office (HS
51)<br>
P.O. Box 134, SE-22100 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lund</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
Visiting address: Tornavägen 9A<br>
Email: </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:fredrik.astrom@lub.lu.se"><span lang=EN-GB>fredrik.astrom@lub.lu.se</span></a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
Phone: +46 (0)46-222 7325</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: +46 (0)46-222 3682</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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