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Panels
90 minutes
Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting PoliciesTopics: Information Theory (history of information and information science; theory and philosophy of information; social study of information)Keywords: Information Science, Europe
Information Science in Europe: Current Perspectives - hosted by the European Chapter
Sheila Webber1, Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic2, Olivia Pestana3
1University of Sheffield, UK; 2University of Zadar, Croatia; 3University of Porto, Portugal
This panel aims to discuss and critique the position of Information Science (IS) in European countries. This will be achieved through panel presentations and through critical discussion of key questions amongst the participants in the session. The introduction to the panel will identify issues that emerge from studies of IS in European countries, and in particular points that emerged from two previous ASIS&T Annual Meeting Panel Sessions. Presentations on the current situation of IS in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and countries from the former Yugoslavia will be given and briefly compared. The focus will then move to session participants, whose views on the state of IS in their own country will be solicited in a structured manner. Hosted by the European Chapter,