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HIBOLIRE
  
The Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network
on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading
The Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading (HIBOLIRE) is a multinational and multidisciplinar network of scholars in the fields of book history, history of libraries and history of reading. The activities of HIBOLIRE are supported by Nordforsk, an independent institution operating under the Nordic Council of Ministers for Education and Research, during 2006 – 2010. The network also works in close cooperation with the international research school NORSLIS.

The aim of the network is to enhance cooperation between individual members and their organizations, disseminate information, and organize seminars, summer schools and conferences. We seek to create opportunities for an exchange of scholars between academic institutions, support doctoral students and ultimately, start research and other projects, such as popularization of the research results, and establish an international scholarly journal.

The membership in the network is open to all participants from the Baltic Sea Region and beyond.

 NEXT ACTIVITIES:

Examination of a Dissertation:
Ineta Sibrian: Methodological aspects of research in culture of reading: pedagogical paradigm in the Lithuanian library science since 1918
Vilnius University, December 18th 2009

Workshop:
Library Spirit in the Nordic and Baltic Countries 1909 - 2009 - The 2nd Seminar in honour of the agitator and pioneer of establishing free public libraries in Denmark and the Nordic countries, Andreas Schack Steenberg (14. 12. 1854 - 27. 1. 1929).
A HIBOLIRE seminar in Copenhagen, December 14-15, 2009
Click for more information and Programme.

New publication:
Library Spirit in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Historical perspectives
Articles written by researchers of the Hibolire network.
More information

Book History Up North
a blog for following book history events and publications in the Baltic Sea Region.

Book and Media Science: Research, Researchers, and Communication
an international conference at the Vilnius University, 22-23 October 2009
See more information

Book Culture from Below - The 18th Annual SHARP Conference
at Helsinki, 17-21 August 2010
Conference website and Call for Papers

For more information about HIBOLIRE, contact:

Ilkka Mäkinen
Address:
Pinni B 3093
FIN-33014 University of Tampere
Finland
E-mail:
ilkka.makinen@uta.fi
Telephone:
+358-3-2156971

The website has been updated July 14th 2009.