HIVK03108U Cph., E-books, Elective
Information Science and Cultural Communication
The course addresses possibilities and challenges concerning the
production, distribution, reception, reading and other types of use
of ebooks. Aspects will include economic and legal
ramifications for ebook lending in academic and public libraries.
Focus is primarily contemporary, but the course also provides a
historical perspective.
Contents:
● psychology and phenomenology of reading
● ebooks as part of book markets and literary fields
● ebooks as material, technological, and cultural artefacts
● ebooks in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish libraries and markets
● copyright and licensing
Competence objectives for the module
The objective of the module is to provide the student with
knowledge and understanding of:
- A specific subject within library and information science.
- Relevant theories and methods related to the module's theme.
skills in:
- Identifying and outlining academic issues within library and information science and make these the object of independent analysis.
- Reflecting critically on theoretical and methodological choices in relation to an academic issue.
- Expanding on and putting a chosen subject field within library and information science into perspective.
competences in:
- Applying relevant theories and methods to a subject within library and information science.
- Communicating a scientifically studied issue.
Academic objectives
The examinee is able to
- Delimit and deal with and issue within library and information science.
- Give an account of central theories of relevance th the chosen subject independently and at a level that reflects in-depth knowledge and understanding of the subject's scientific methods.
- Consider own theoretical and methodological choices critically.
- Communicate a scientifically studied issue.
Examples of literature that might be used on the course:
- Mackey, M (2011). The Case of the Flat Rectangles:
Children's Literature on Page and Screen.International
Research in Children's Literature. Volume 4, Issue 1, Page
99-114, ISSN 1755-6198.
- Marshall, CC. (2010). Reading and writing the
electronic book. [San Rafael, Calif.]: Morgan &
Claypool.
- Renear, A. H. (2004). Text encoding. I S. Schreibman, R.
Siemens, & J. Unsworth (Red.), Companion to digital humanities.
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Professional. Hentet
fra
http://www.digitalhumanities.org/companion/view?docId=blackwell/9781405103213/9781405103213.xml&chunk.id=ss1-3-5&toc.depth=1&toc.id=ss1-3-5&brand=default
- Van der Weel, A. (2011). Changing our textual minds: towards a digital order of knowledge. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press. http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/wgbw/research/Weel_Articles/Weel_Changing_MUP.pdf
The language of instruction is English.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 45
- Exam
- 120
- Exam Preparation
- 245,8
- Total
- 410,8
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentExamination language: English
Extent: 20 standard pages. Extent for group exams: See Regulations for the Master's programme inInformation Science and Cultural Communication. - Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
Summer exam 2016
- Re-exam
Same as for the ordinary exam, August 2016
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HIVK03108U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Se skema på syllabus
- Course capacity
- 25 participants
- Study board
- Royal School of Library and Information Science
Contracting department
- Royal School of Library and Information Science
Course responsibles
- Gitte Balling (13-6b6d78786932666570706d726b446c7971326f7932686f)
- Haakon Lund (2-6f73476f7c7435727c356b72)