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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Doctoral Forum 2012 - Quantitative Research in Information Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">12-13 April 2012, University of Wolverhampton, UK</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We are very pleased to announce a Doctoral Forum, specialising in quantitative research in Information Science to be held on 12-13 April 2012 in England at the University of Wolverhampton.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This Doctoral Forum will begin with short introductory presentations by Prof Mike Thelwall and Dr Jonathan Levitt on the application of quantitative methods to Information Science. However,
its main emphasis is on the students presenting and receiving feedback on their research and on meeting other doctoral students. Doctoral students who are either using, or considering using, quantitative methods in at least part of their doctoral research
are encouraged to apply.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The venue, at the University of Wolverhampton, is located in Wolverhampton City Centre and is very close to Wolverhampton train station. Wolverhampton is a thirty minute train journey
from Birmingham International airport. The event finishes on Friday afternoon, enabling participants to see something of England over the weekend; from Wolverhampton, Wales can be reached by train in thirty minutes and London can be reached by train in two
hours.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This event, endorsed by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), SIGMETRICS the Metrics SIG of ASIST, and SIGIII the International
Information Issues SIG of ASIST, is the first of two events that the European Chapter is endorsing, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of ASIST. The European Chapter is also endorsing Libraries In The Digital Age (LIDA) to be held on 18 – 22 June 2012
in Zadar, Croatia.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This Doctoral Forum is open to all interested parties, including those who don’t present. If you wish to present your research at the Doctoral Forum please submit: a description of your
research project and how you are using or are proposing to use quantitative methods (totalling a maximum of 150 words) and key related references. If you wish to attend the event and not present, please submit a description of your relevant experiences and
reasons for wanting to attend the conference (totalling a maximum of 150 words).</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Submissions need to be emailed to the Conference organiser Dr. Jonathan Levitt and the Program manager Prof. Mike Thelwall by midnight UK-time on Sunday, February 12, 2012. If you have
any queries, please email Dr. Levitt (j.levitt @ lboro.ac.uk) and Mike Thelwall (m.thelwall @ wlv.ac.uk).</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The cost of the event is £50 per person, to cover the cost of four coffee/tea refreshment breaks, two sandwich lunch breaks and one buffet dinner. Please email Alison Carminke (alison.carminke
@ wlv.ac.uk) with your name and institution to register and arrange to pay.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Three low price hotels are located within easy walking distance of the venue, MC building, City Campus, University of Wolverhampton. We recommend the Novotel and the Britannia Hotel
in the centre of Wolverhampton. LateRooms and Travelodge provide descriptions of other nearby hotels and the option of reserving accommodation.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Birger Larsen, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Associate Professor, Research group leader, International Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Royal School of Library and Information Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Birketinget 6, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel. +45 3258 6066 / +45 32341520, Fax.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">+45 32840201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: blar @ iva.dk, Homepage:
</span><u><span style="color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.iva.dk/blar">http://www.iva.dk/blar</a></span></u><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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