Posted on August 11, 2021
The department is privileged to welcome Dr Paul Laughton as senior lecturer to our staff. He joins the department with a range of experience from academia, business and international science unions.
Posted on July 26, 2021
Professor Rafael Capurro, research associate at the Department of Information Science, has been presented with the Weizenbaum Award for 2020.
Posted on July 26, 2021
Samantha Miller, lecturer in the Publishing Studies sub-programme in the Department of Information Science, attended the virtual London Book Fair 2021. She writes on her experience on switching platforms for international book fairs and the opportunity for South African publishers to take part in...
Posted on July 20, 2021
Information Science Head of Department, Professor Ina Fourie, and lecturer, Anika Meyer, co-authored alongside Professor Preben Hansen, from Stockholm University, a new research-intensive book, focusing on information concepts, retrieval, and services, titled: Third Space, Information Sharing,...
Posted on July 20, 2021
Professor Theo Bothma, Dr Erica Cosijn, Professor Ina Fourie and Dr Cecilia Penzhorn, all current or past faculty members in the Department of Information Science, co-authored an interactive digital textbook titled Navigating Information Literacy in a Digital World. It first appeared in 2006 as a...
Posted on July 20, 2021
Professor Archie Dick was hosted by Chai FM and interviewed by Charisse Zeibert, to share his knowledge on the discovery of stolen books at the University of Johannesburg library by notorious and acclaimed University of Pretoria Professor van Vleeshauer.
Posted on July 05, 2021
Associate Professor at the Department of Information and package coordinator of the BIS Publishing programme, Beth le Roux, presented a paper at USTC Conference 2021 on Gender and the Book Trades. The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) is the most comprehensive catalogue of the early modern...
Posted on July 05, 2021
Head of Department, Professor Ina Fourie, has recently published and edited a research collection titled Autoethnography for Librarians and Information Scientists, with contributions from leading international experts on autoethnography such as Professors Carolyn Ellis, Art Bochner and Kathy-Ann...
Posted on June 07, 2021
The annual School of Information Technology (SIT) Prize Giving took place on 2 June 2021 during an online and live presentation. The SIT is made up of the Informatics, Computer Science and Information Science departments.
Posted on May 31, 2021
The CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science is once again hosted by the Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria in collaboration with DIRISA, SADiLaR and NeDICC, and is run as a virtual programme from 3rd May until 9th July 2021.
Posted on May 31, 2021
Prof Ina Fourie, Head of Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria presented her inaugural address on 24 May 2021 with the title, Information behaviour as research lens for life.
Posted on May 31, 2021
The University of Pretoria Information Science Department students on the Information Ethics (INL 240) module are furthering their skills and helping bridge the digital divide in South Africa through partnering with the Occupation Therapy Department to reach the most vulnerable communities in...
Posted on May 18, 2021
Sol Plaatje University hosted a research writing enhancement and publication support programme webinar on 18 May 2021, with the theme: Bibliometrics, online researcher profiles and publication guidelines. Associate Professor, Marlene Holmner, presented the topic Bibliometrics and researcher...
Posted on May 17, 2021
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.
Posted on May 11, 2021
The Department of Information Science and Nielsen have come into agreement that the Publishing Program located within the department will have access to information and measurement data for research and teaching purposes.
Posted on May 10, 2021
Newly appointed research associate in the Department of Information Science, Chirag Shah, Ph.D., has been selected by the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the new ASIS&T publication titled Information Matters.
Posted on May 05, 2021
The University of Pretoria is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Hans Boon at his Pretoria home on 30 April 2021. He was 75.
Posted on May 04, 2021
On 20 April 2021, selected staff members of the Department of Information Science graduated via a virtual Autumn graduation ceremony for the School of Information Technology.
Posted on April 12, 2021
Annique Smith, lecturer and package coordinator for Multimedia studies in the Department of Information Science, has won the Teaching and Learning Award. This award is given by the faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology, at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 12, 2021
The Carnegie Capstone Conference was hosted by the Department of Information of the University of Pretoria, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, from 25-29 March 2019.
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