The Information Science program will be 60 years old in the academic year 2016-2017. This milestone will be celebrated with a grand conference to be held in the National Library's lecture hall on Friday, November 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda
Poster exhibition : during the conference, doctoral students in information science will present their research in a poster exhibition in front of the lecture hall.
9.00-9.30
Sentence: Ágústa Pálsdóttir, professor and chair of the program in information science.
Address: Daði Már Kristófersson, President of the School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland.
Moderator: Ragna Steinarsdóttir.
9:30-10:30
Sigurbjörg Jóhannesdóttir. Open access to scientific material .
Jóna Jakobsdóttir. How does a company communicate information and knowledge?
Sigurbjörg Yngvadóttir. Electronic document management in organizations.
Sigríður Björk Einarsdóttir. Information behavior of parents of disabled children.
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-12:30
Ásta Sirrí Jónasdóttir. I actually find it better to just talk to people.
Ragna Kemp Haraldsdóttir. Recording knowledge in organizations – the role of information scientists.
Nanna Guðmundsdóttir. Men and public libraries.
Sandra Karen Ragnarsdóttir. This must be okay. Attitudes towards document management and working methods within a particular company.
Alda Davíðsdóttir. Attitude survey among residents of Vesturbyggð for library and information services.
Jóhann Heiðar Árnason. Accessibility in document management in Icelandic organizations.
Berglind Inga Guðmundsdóttir. Even though they are dead – all dead, I think!
12:30-13:00 Lunch break
Moderator: Stefanía Júlíusdóttir.
13:00-14:45
Elsa Ingibjargardóttir. Preservation of Icelandic television content, qualitative research conducted in 2014.
Ágústa Pálsdóttir. Barriers to health promotion information – Information and media literacy of senior citizens.
Olga Sigurðardóttir. Working on it.
Ingibjörg H. Halldórsdóttir. Information behavior of cancer patients about diet, dietary supplements and medicinal herbs.
Kristín Rögnvaldsdóttir. Are records managers important and what does their job entail?
Alda Davíðsdóttir. Technologicalization of libraries in rural areas – A factor in positive regional development?
Jóhanna Gunnlaugsdóttir. Information security in light of remote work .
14:45-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00
Þórdís T. Þórarinsdóttir and Ágústa Pálsdóttir. Information literacy and upper secondary schools.
Oddfríður Helgadóttir. Staff attitudes and experiences of records management; interview study .
Svanhildur Bogadóttir. Women and Archives.
Magný Rós Sigurðardóttir. Bringing children and books together: reader advice for children and teenagers in public libraries.
Kristín Guðmundsdóttir. Confidential information in Icelandic legislation.
Kristín Fr. Jónsdóttir. Attitudes and knowledge base on childhood diseases and vaccinations.
Anna Kristín Hannesdóttir. Is the book better? A study of reading interest and reading patterns among adults.
Closing remarks: Jóhanna Gunnlaugsdóttir, professor.
Light refreshments will be served after the conference.
The conference is open to everyone and admission is free.