Library & Information Science in Europe : Regional Perspectives
22 june 2012, within the LIDA conference in Zadar Croatia
Location: Aula Magna, University of Zadar
As a part of the 75th Anniversary of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), the European Chapter of the ASIST organized a 1-day workshop in conjunction with the LIDA conference on June 22, 2012 in Zadar, Croatia.
This one day workshop featured a panel and paper presentations on the history of Library and Information science in Europe and on challenges it faces in the future.
The celebration began with an opening talk by Diane Sonnenwald about her trajectory towards LIS and ASIST.
It was followed by then a panel consisting of six speakers: 2 american colleagues (Nick Belkin, Tefko Saracevic) and 4 europeans: David Bawden (UK), Isto Huvila (Finland), Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (France), Christian Schoegl (Austria). The panelists highlighted the opportunities and difficulties of maintaining an European chapter of an American association. A historical perspective was taken by our American colleagues who underscored what American Information Sciene owed to european documentation pioneers (Paul Otlet, Suzanne Briet).
All panelists stressed the importance of a historical approach in LIS as a way of understanding where we are now and where we may be heading to in the future.
A tribute to the lifelong contribution of Michel Menou to ASIST and to its European chapter which he founded was made by Emil Levine.
The afternoon talks focused on the history and evolution of LIS in different european countries: Italy, Austria, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland.
All in all, this 1-day workshop will go a long way in fostering a mutual understanding of how LIS is structured in the different european countries
Participation to this panel and workshop was high (around 50) and interesting discussions ensued. A very successful event.
75th Anniversary of the ASIST (Meeting)
11:30-12:30 Panel: ASIST in Europe (Christian Schloegl, David Bawden, Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan, Isto Huvila, Nick Belkin and Tefko Saracevic)
15:30-16:30 Papers: Information Science in Europe
- Christian Schloegl (University of Graz, Austria)
Information Science in Europe: A Scientometric Analysis
- Lyn Robinson and David Bawden (Center for Information Science, City U London, UK)
So wide and varied: the British origins of information science
- Elena Corradini (U of Parma, Italy)
Evolution of IS in Italy
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-18:00 Papers: Information Science in Europe
- Franjo Pehar and Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić
History and origin of information scienceS in Croatia: with an special emphasis on growth of regional and international activities
- Isto Huvila, Preben Hansen, Jeppe Nicolaisen and Nils Pharo (Uppsala University, Sweden and Åbo Akademi University, Finland; Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden; Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark and Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
Library and Information Science in the Nordic countries: from the present to the future
16:30-17:00 Closing of LIDA and ASIST celebration
LIDA 2012 – Preliminary Program >> http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/program/
Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic (chair, LIDA 2012): taparac@unizd.hr
>> 75th Anniversary of the ASIST (Announcement)
Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (chair ASIST-EU):
fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan@univ-lyon3.fr