Institution:
Vilnius University. Faculty of Communication. Department of Information and Communication

Vilnius

Addresses:
Visiting address
Department of Information and Communication,
Faculty of Communication,Vilnius University
Saulėtekio av.9, 1st building,
Vilnius, Lithuania
Mailing address
ISIC2008 Committee/Erika Janiuniene
Department of Information and Communication,
Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University,
Universiteto str.3, 
LT- 01513, Vilnius, Lithuania

Contact persons:
Working Group
Prof. Audronė Glosienė
Dr. Erika Janiūnienė (contact person)
tel. +370 5 2366119
Doct. student Jolita Sudavičienė

ISIC2008 Programme Committee Members
David Allen, University of Leeds, UK
Tel.: +44(0)1865 283425
Fax: +44(0)1865 283426 
Theresa Anderson, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Karen Fisher, University of Washington, USA
Audronė Glosienė
Vilnius University. Faculty of Communication, Lithuania, 
3 Universiteto str.
LT-2734 Vilnius 
Tel. (+370) 5 2366110
Fax (+370) 5 2366104
Erika Janiūnienė, Vilnius Universiy, Lithuania
Tel.: (8-5) 2366119 
Fax: (8-5) 2366104
Joyce Kirk, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Carol Kulthau, Rutgers University, USA
Louise Limberg, University College Borås, Sweden
Tel: 033-435 43 14, 031-773 49 27, 0701-46 74 52
Mamiko Miwa, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan
Elena Macevičiūtė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Pertti Vakkari, University of Tampere, Finland
Department of Information Studies
Tel.: 00 358 31 215 6970 
Fax: 00358 31 215 6560
Tom Wilson, University of Sheffield, UK
Department of Library and Information Studies

Information Seeking in Context (ISIC)  2008 

Conference & Doctoral Workshop

Vilnius, 17-20 September 2008

Main topics: theoretical and empirical literature of information behaviour, information seeking or searching, with focus on the connection between information research and information practice.

Related topics: information literacy, information retrieval, information system design.


Conference

Themes of the conference include the following:

1. Theories and models of information seeking and searching: particular theoretical frameworks include (social network theory, actor network theory, cultural-historical activity theory, genre theory, etc.
   
2. Research approaches and methodologies, both interpretative and positivist, employing either qualitative or quantitative methods.
   
3. Information seeking, searching and use in specific contexts, e.g., health care, education, business, industry, the public services and government, the emergency services, etc.
   
4. Organizational structures and processes and information seeking, searching and use.
   
5. Information seeking and searching in the context of the World Wide Web, including the relationship of information seeking to participation in virtual social networks.
   
6. Information behaviour in everyday life; in communities both real and virtual, including its role in indigenous communities.
   
7. Integrating studies on information seeking and interactive retrieval.
   
8. Information use: the nature of information and how information is used to help solve problems, aid decision making or satisfy an initial need
   
9. Information seeking and information requirements - integrating information science and information systems
   
   
   

Doctoral Workshop 
Vilnius, 18 September 2008

The Doctoral Workshop will be held in conjunction with the conference on Information Seeking in Context. During the Workshop, doctoral students will be invited to share their current dissertation work-in-progress with their peers and with an international panel of academic staff.

The Workshop has the following objectives:

• To provide a setting for mutual feedback on participants' current research, and guidance on future research directions;
• To develop a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research;
• To contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events.

Keywords: information seeking in context -  information  searching - information  behaviour - information  research - information  practice - information literacy - information  retrieval  - information system design - information seeking models - information seeking theories - information use - information  searching on the web - information seeking - interactive  information  retrieval  - information requirements -  information systems -  information science