The Royal School of Library and Information Science (abbr. RSLIS, ) is a school under the

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that provides higher education in the field of

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. It has now merged with another department to Department of Communication. It is based in

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. It is a member of iSchools, a consortium directed to understanding the role of

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in nature and human culture. There has also been a location in

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, however this campus was shut down in the summer of 2017.

History

The school was an independent institution from 1956 to 2013. It was founded in 1956 and replaced the Danish State Library School that had been established in 1918. In 1973, RSLIS set up a library school branch in Aalborg. Up to 1969 RSLIS offered a sandwich course leading solely to the qualification of public

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. Those graduating with the Diploma in public librarianship would take up positions as librarians in

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(Section I). In 1969, RSLIS extended its course offerings to include a specialised diploma programme directed towards national, research and academic libraries (within the framework of Section II). In 1985, the two librarianship programmes were merged into a joint library degree programme. In 1998, the school was granted university status. In 2004 the first PhD thesis in Library and Information Science was defended and in 2006 the first doctoral degree was awarded. In 2010, the institution changed its name from ''Danmarks Biblioteksskole'' to ''Det Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi'' (In English still "Royal School of Library and Information Science"). On 1 April 2013 the RSLIS was merged with the

. On 1 December 2017 it changed name to Department of Information Studies, and on 1 September 2019 it merged with the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication into Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen.

Locations

RSLIS is located in

, South Campus of University of Copenhagen. There was until the summer of 2017 a satellite department in

. In Aalborg, the RSLIS location was in the University of Aalborg campus area.

Academic programmes

The school offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Library and Information Science, a so-called ''Librarian IVA'' qualification, a 2-year Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc. degree) along with a PhD degree programme. Also offered are a range of specialised courses including a one-year, post-professional ''Master of Library and Information Science'' degree, diploma courses as well as continuing education options including short courses and theme-days. In 2008, the contents of the 3-year Bachelor of Library and Information Science course was revised with the focus being placed at knowledge design and knowledge media. Students are offered course units and seminar options covering, among other things, media theories, forms of knowledge,

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, information seeking and retrieval,

communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

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and user behaviour. The two-year Master of Library and Information Science degree programme was also revised in 2008, providing students with new possibilities of taking options covering constituting as well as free modules. The constituting modules are rooted in the school's six research programmes with the free modules to a greater extent being offered in relation to specific research fields and having the nature of scientific workshop. Students are also offered the possibility of toning their individual programmes in the context of the Masters programme.

Research

Research at the Royal School of Library and Information Science is organised in six research programmes:For a complete list of research fields covered by RSLIS scholars and researchers, visi

/ref> * Libraries and Innovative Processes * Research and Research Policy * Information Systems and Interaction Design * Information Literacy and Practice * Cultural Mediation * Knowledge and Information Theory

Cooperative agreements with other universities and colleges

* Cooperation agreement with Department of Communication at

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in 2008. * Cooperation agreement with Faculty of Social Sciences at Aalborg University. * Cooperation agreement with Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at

in 2009. * Cooperation agreement with School of Information Management at

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in 2009.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Royal School of Library University of Copenhagen Universities in Denmark Education in Copenhagen Universities and colleges established in 1956 Information schools Library-related organizations 1956 establishments in Denmark