Information specialists, knowledge management, information literacy -- and information

By Isto Huvila, 11 June, 2016

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to have an enjoyable discussion with Johanna Lahtinen about her doctoral thesis Information specialists’ roles and activities in collaborative development projects between education and working life: a case study of the formation of knowledge practices and innovative knowledge communities (summary is available in English) at her public viva. The thesis, written in Finnish, investigated the changing work and information practices of information specialists in the collaborative projects between educational institutions and industry. Apart from interesting and rich empirical insights, the Lahtinen's theoretical framework that combines information literacy and knowledge management is interesting and she makes insightful remarks that will be undoubtedly useful in developing this particular approach further.

Taxonomy terms
information services
Information specialists
knowledge management
information literacy
information

Latest Publications

Revisiting Metagames and Metagaming: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
Huvila, I. (2023). Revisiting Metagames and Metagaming: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations. Informatio, 28, 336-370. http://doi.org/10.35643/info.28.1.12
Svar – Isto Huvila
Huvila, I. (2022). Svar – Isto Huvila. In S. Edquist, Huvila, I., & Lind, A. -S. (Eds.), Makten över information: en brevbok (pp. 41-42, ). Uppsala: Centrum för mångvetenskaplig forskning om religion och samhälle (CRS), Uppsala Universitet. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494980 (Original work published 2022///AD)
Makten över information: en brevbok
Lind, A. -S. (2022). Makten över information: en brevbok. (S. Edquist & Huvila, I., Eds.). Uppsala: Centrum för mångvetenskaplig forskning om religion och samhälle (CRS), Uppsala Universitet. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494980 (Original work published 2022///AD)
Den som bestämmer vad information är
Huvila, I. (2022). Den som bestämmer vad information är. In S. Edquist, Huvila, I., & Lind, A. -S. (Eds.), Makten över information: en brevbok (pp. 43-44). Uppsala: Centrum för mångvetenskaplig forskning om religion och samhälle (CRS), Uppsala Universitet. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494980 (Original work published 2022///AD)
LAMs and the participatory turn
Huvila, I., Johnston, J., & Roued-Cunliffe, H. (2023). LAMs and the participatory turn. In C. Rasmussen, Rydbeck, K., & Larsen, H. (Eds.), Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes, Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective (pp. 158-172). Abingdon: Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003188834-15 (Original work published 2023///AD)

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Isto Huvila

(né Isto Vatanen)  
Professor in  
Information Studies  
Department of ALM  
Uppsala University

Docent (adjunct professor) in information management  
Information studies  
Åbo Akademi University

Isto Huvila is working on management and organisation of what we know and how we know in contexts ranging from social media to more traditional arenas of learning and working. My special areas of expertise are organisational information, social media, health, archives, libraries, museums and cultural heritage.

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