The Institute of Book Science and Documentation at Vilnius University Faculty of Communication holds the 22^nd International Book Science Conference, which takes place at Vilnius University on 26–27 of September 2013. The conference “Traditional and electronic publishing in a small country: experiences and perspectives” explores the main issues of publishing history in a small country and the current situation.

Conference location – Vilnius, Saulėtekio al. 5 (conference halls of Vilnius University Library's National Open Access Scholarly Communication and Information Cente).

More info on the website of the conference.

Erasmus open lectures on 25^th of September

Time: 9.00–11.00

Title of lecture or discussion: Development of publishing in Estonia in the 17th to 19th centuries

Teacher‘s name and surname: Prof. dr. Tiiu Reimo, University of Tallinn (Estonia)

Lectureplace: JR5 (Saulėtekio al. 9)

Entrance: free / no registration

Time: 11.00–13.00 

Title of lecture or discussion: Between Professional Portals and Social Media. Book Market in the Internet Press.

Teacher‘s name and surname: dr. Eva Jabłońska-Stefanowicz, Wroclaw University (Poland)

Lectureplace: 210 (Saulėtekio al. 9, 1^st building)

Entrance: free / no registration

Time: 13.00–15.00

Title of lecture or discussion: Discussion at the Institute of Book Science and Documentation: New Trends in Publishing Studies and Research

Participants: dr. Eva Jabłońska-Stefanowicz, WroclawUniversity (Poland); Doc. dr. Aile Möldre, University of Tallinn (Estonia);

Prof. dr. Tiiu Reimo, University of Tallinn (Estonia) and scientists from the Institute of Book Science and Documentation

Lectureplace: 501 (Saulėtekio al. 9, 1^st building)

Entrance: free / no registration

Time: 15.00–17.00

Title of lecture or discussion: Digital cultural heritage - new sources for publishing and research

Participants: Prof. dr. Tiiu Reimo, University of Tallinn (Estonia)

Lectureplace: JR5 (Saulėtekio al. 9)

Entrance: free / no registration

Time: 15.00–17.00

Title of lecture or discussion: Mixed methods approach in research

Participants: Doc. dr. Aile Möldre, University of Tallinn (Estonia)

Lectureplace: Komfariumas (Saulėtekio al. 9)

Entrance: free / no registration

Time: 17.00–19.00

Title of lecture or discussion: Quantatative and qualitative content analysis

Teacher‘s name and surname: Doc. dr. Aile Möldre, University of Tallinn (Estonia)

Lectureplace: Komfariumas (Saulėtekio al. 9)

Entrance: free / no registration

Erasmus open lecture

Date: 24th of September (Tuesday)

Time: 13.00–15.00

Title of lecture or discussion: The Cathedra or the Bazaar. The School Textbook as an Open Source Project

Teacher‘s name and surname: dr. Eva Jabłońska-Stefanowicz, Wroclaw University (Poland)

Lectureplace: 209 a.

Entrance: free/no registration

When: 17:00–19:00
Where: Saulėtekio al. 9, 1st building, 209

Topic: The information sector of the economy

Student's level: bachelor (open to everyone)

Prof. Horatiu Dragomirescu is professor and Ph.D. promoter at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania. He was a visiting professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland (2013). He also taught Economics of Digital Information at the University of Haifa, Israel (2011), and the University of Minho, Portugal (2010 and 2011). He serves as associate editor of the International Journal of Electronic Democracy (Inderscience) and co-editor for Europe of the International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IGI Global). He coordinated several research projects under the aegis of the Romanian Academy, focusing on information economics and knowledge society issues.

When: 15:00–19:00.
Where: Saulėtekio al. 9, 1st building, 513 and 903

Topics:

1. Systems approaches to organisations
2. Managing individual and collective competences

Student's level: master (open to everyone)

Prof. Horatiu Dragomirescu is professor and Ph.D. promoter at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania. He was a visiting professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland (2013). He also taught Economics of Digital Information at the University of Haifa, Israel (2011), and the University of Minho, Portugal (2010 and 2011). He serves as associate editor of the International Journal of Electronic Democracy (Inderscience) and co-editor for Europe of the International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IGI Global). He coordinated several research projects under the aegis of the Romanian Academy, focusing on information economics and knowledge society issues.

When: 9:00–13:00
Where: Saulėtekio al. 9, Kūrybos komunikacijos salė (JR5)

Topics:

1. Hypostases of information
2. Economic characteristics of digital information

Student's level: bachelor (open to everyone)

Prof. Horatiu Dragomirescu is professor and Ph.D. promoter at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania. He was a visiting professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland (2013). He also taught Economics of Digital Information at the University of Haifa, Israel (2011), and the University of Minho, Portugal (2010 and 2011). He serves as associate editor of the International Journal of Electronic Democracy (Inderscience) and co-editor for Europe of the International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IGI Global). He coordinated several research projects under the aegis of the Romanian Academy, focusing on information economics and knowledge society issues.