IFLA’s Library Theory and Research (LTR) will be hosting a webinar titled International Research in LIS on 26 May 2021 @ 17:00-18:30. Please see the registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RiZ4D19BQtG1kap1rKjdLA.

This webinar will focus on international and comparative research in Library and Information Science (LIS). Peter Lor, research associate at the Department of Information Science, will provide an introductory talk to explore what international and comparative research in LIS entails, as well as the benefits of examining such research, and indicate what challenges should be considered. This introduction will then be followed by a panel of LIS journal editors, who will discuss and assess the international and comparative LIS research submitted to their respective journals.

Speakers

• Peter Lor (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
• Anna Maria Tammaro (University of Parma, Italy)
• Amy van Scoy (University at Buffalo, USA)

Panelists

• Kendra Albright and Theo Bothma (Libri)
• Juan Daniel Machin Mastromatteo (Information Development)
• Steve Witt (IFLA Journal)

Moderators:

• Krystyna Matusiak (University of Denver, USA),
• Egbert Sanchez (National Autonomous University of Mexico), and
• Stefan Schmunk (University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany)