The Royal School of Library and Information Science
| Royal School of Library and Information Science | |
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| Det Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi, IVA | |
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| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Public university |
| Endowment | 80 million DKK |
| Rector | Per Hasle |
| Admin. staff | 140 |
| Students | 1000 |
| Location | Copenhagen, Aalborg, Denmark  |
| Campus | Copenhagen Aalborg |
| Affiliations | Member of the iSchools - list of I-Schools |
| Website | http://www.iva.dk/ |
The Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS) is an institution that provides higher education in the field of Library and information science. It is based in Copenhagen and Aalborg, Denmark. The Royal School of Library and Information Science is on the list of I-Schools and a member of the iSchools which are a series academic programs committed to understanding the role of information in nature and human culture.
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[edit] History
The School was founded in 1956 and replaced the Danish State Library School that had been established in 1918. In 1973, RSLIS set up a library school branch in Aalborg. Up to 1969 RSLIS offered a sandwich course leading solely to the qualification of public librarian. Those graduating with the Diploma in public librarianship would take up positions as librarians in public libraries (Section I). In 1969, RSLIS extended its course offerings to include a specialised diploma programme directed towards national, research and academic libraries (within the framework of Section II). In 1985, the two bifurcated librarianship programmes were merged into a joint library degree programme. In 1998, the School was granted university status and in 2004 the first PhD thesis in Library and Information Science was defended - and in 2006 the first doctoral degree was awarded.
[edit] Facts
RSLIS is located in Copenhagen with a satellite department in Aalborg – in Aalborg, the RSLIS location is in the University of Aalborg campus area. Student enrolments in Aalborg total approximately 200 with the total number of students in the Copenhagen domicile being around 800. The total number of employees at RSLIS is 140 and the total budget amounts to 80 million DKK. In 2010 the institution changed its Danish name from Danmarks Biblioteksskole to Det Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi.
[edit] Academic programmes
The School offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Library and Information Science, a so-called Librarian IVA qualification, a 2-year Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc. degree) along with a PhD degree programme. Also offered are a range of specialised courses including a one-year, post-professional Master of Library and Information Science degree, diploma courses as well as continuing education options including short courses and theme-days.
In 2008, the contents of the 3-year Bachelor of Library and Information Science course have been revised with the focus now mainly being placed at knowledge design and knowledge media. Students are offered course units and seminar options covering, among other things, media theories, forms of knowledge, information architecture, information seeking and retrieval, communication, knowledge management and user behaviour.
The two-year Master of Library and Information Science degree programme was also revised in 2008 thus providing students with new possibilities of taking options covering constituting as well as free modules. The constituting modules are rooted in the School’s six research programmes with the free modules to a greater extent being offered in relation to specific research fields and having the nature of scientific workshop. Students are also offered the possibility of toning their individual programmes in the context of the Masters programme.
[edit] Research
Research at the Royal School of Library and Information Science is organised in six research programmes[1]:
- Libraries and Innovative Processes
- Research and Research Policy
- Information Systems and Interaction Design
- Information Literacy and Practice
- Cultural Mediation
- Knowledge and Information Theory
[edit] Cooperative agreements with other universities and colleges
- Royal School of Library and Information Science signed a cooperation agreement with Department of Communication at Aalborg University in 2008. [2] [3]
- Royal School of Library and Information Science signed a cooperation agreement with Faculty of Social Sciences at Aalborg University. [4] [5]
- Royal School of Library and Information Science signed a cooperation agreement with Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Copenhagen in 2009. [6] [7]
- Royal School of Library and Information Science signed a cooperation agreement with School of Information Management at Wuhan University in 2009. [8] [9]
[edit] References to external resources
- Det Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi (the Royal School of Library and Information Science): http://www.iva.dk
- Bibliotekarforbundet (Danish Union of Librarians): http://www.bf.dk
[edit] References
- ^ For a complete list of research fields covered by RSLIS scholars and researchers, visit http://www.iva.dk/forskning/findenforsker/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/english/aboutus/networksandcooperations/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/omiva/samarbejdemedaalborguniversitet%2Cinstitutforkommunikation/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/english/aboutus/networksandcooperations/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/omiva/samarbejdemedaalborguniversitet%2Cdetsamfundsvidenskabeligefakultet/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/english/aboutus/networksandcooperations/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/omiva/samarbejdemedkoebenhavnsuniversitet/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/english/aboutus/networksandcooperations/
- ^ http://www.iva.dk/omiva/samarbejdemedwuhanuniversitet/
Coordinates: 55°39′22.47″N 12°35′55.63″E / 55.6562417°N 12.5987861°E
