Information Practices and Digital Cultures

The research group Information Practices and Digital Cultures acts as a dynamic cluster bringing together researchers at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, whose work concerns people‘s engagement with information in different practices, roles, or institutions and the implications of digital cultures for how information and knowledge are shaped in contemporary society.

The group forms a forum for scholarly debate and exchange, cutting across a variety of different perspectives, theoretical approaches, empirical issues, and methodological concerns. It is interest-driven and membership is fluid. Members’ research includes studies of reading practices, library work and use, scholarly communication practices, and media- and information literacies in a variety of settings.

Members balance active involvement in the public debate, contribution to societal, as well as professional development with extensive international publication and service to the academic community in Information Studies.

Activities

The research group holds recurring meetings to discuss current topics, texts, projects or challenges in the research area of information practices and digital cultures.