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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 – 2009. 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:

Library Spirit in the Baltic-Nordic Region
 Seminar at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University College of Borås, November 27-28 2008
See call for papers.

50 Years since L'apparition du livre
Workshop at the Department of History, University of Helsinki
16 October 2008
See workshop information.

Martynas Jankus: the press of national renaissance and the workers of press
 International Conference of Book Science (For 150th anniversary of Martynas Jankus)
Vilnius University, September 25-27 2008
See Conference information

Published Words, Public Pages - SHARP Copenhagen: a Nordic conference of International Print Culture
September 10-12 2008 at The Danish Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
See Conference information

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 February 28th 2008.