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Jump to main contentThe Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS) is developed in close interaction with the global society around us.
More about our researchInformation Research is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It was established in 1995 by Professor T.D. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of the University of Sheffield and subsequently Senior Professor, University of Borås. It is now published by the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, Sweden.
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The Centre for Cultural Policy Research work is based in the university's vision of Science for the Professions. We seek to play a key role in the growing field of research and practice in the field of cultural politics in the broadest sense.
Read more about The Centre for Cultural Policy Research (KPC)2023-10-23
Is it possible to tell something about a person from what is on their bookshelf? This is the question asked by Arvid Jakobsson, Court Librarian at the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace of Sweden, who has delved deep into the library of King Oskar II and has now defended his doctoral thesis From the depths to the heights: A biography of Oscar II's library. He has studied large parts of Oskar II's book collections, catalogues, notes, letters, and archival material. This type of comprehensive library history research has not been done before on a private library collection.
2023-10-16
Several of the university's researchers have once again been included in a prestigious international ranking of the most cited researchers in the world. This list was drawn up by researchers at Stanford University and published in October.
2023-05-17
Gustaf Nelhans, Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, has been selected as an expert in the National Library of Sweden’s reference group for work with the government's mission to develop national guidelines for open science.
2023-05-09
On Friday, the university celebrated with pomp and circumstance!
2023-03-28
Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, was first runner-up for the iSchools prestigious “Doctoral Dissertation Award” in her field. iSchools is a global network that brings together leading academic institutions in the information science field.
A large consortium of interdisciplinary experts from four continents is brought together to combat the threat of forest fires and improve forest resilience against climate change. Researchers at the Swedish School of Library and information Science contribute with research expertise in knowledge organization, information management, user studies and participatory methodology.
Our new Master´s programme starts autumn 2023. You study information from both a technical and theoretical perspective.
The program is suitable for those with a bachelor's degree in library and information science, information architecture, archival science, digital humanities, computer science, information systems, or a related field.
Read more about the programme: Information Science: Digital Environments.
