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Olof Sundin

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Olof Sundin (born 1968[1]) is a Swedish professor of information studies at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences at Lund University.[2][3]

Career

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Olof Sundin received a library diploma and a Master of Arts in library and information science, both from the Swedish School of Library and Information Science at the University of Borås. He obtained a Ph.D. in library and information science from Gothenburg University in 2003.[citation needed] After working at University College of Borås, Gothenburg University and the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen, he moved to Lund University, where he was a senior lecturer before being promoted to full professor in 2011.[citation needed]

Research

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Sundin has conducted research on, amongst other topics, Wikipedia, search engines and information literacy. He is the leader of the research group ”Information practices: Communication, Culture and Society" [4] at Lund University and the theme “Of Search and its Engines” at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies. [5]

He is the co-author of Invisible Search and Online Search Engines: The ubiquity of search in everyday life (with Jutta Haider).[6] In 2016, he was, together with Jutta Haider, commissioned by the Swedish Prime Minister’s Office’s Secretariat for Strategic Development for the Future to write a report on algorithms in society, which was presented to the State Secretary Maja Fjaestad.[7]

Sundin is a member of the permanent committee for “Information Seeking in Context” (ISIC)[8] and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Journal of Documentation.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Haider, Jutta (April 12, 2019). Invisible search and online search engines : the ubiquity of search in everyday life. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-32860-0.
  2. ^ "Olof Sundin - Lund University". portal.research.lu.se.
  3. ^ "Olof Sundin". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. ^ "Information Practices: Communication, Culture and Society - - Lund University". portal.research.lu.se.
  5. ^ "In Search of Search and its Engines". www.pi.lu.se. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. ^ Haider, Jutta; Sundin, Olof (2019-03-14). "Invisible Search and Online Search Engines: The Ubiquity of Search in Everyday Life". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (March 17, 2016). "State Secretary Maja Fjaestad on algorithms and their impact on society". Regeringskansliet.
  8. ^ "Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) - Lund University". portal.research.lu.se.
  9. ^ "Journal of Documentation | Emerald Publishing". www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com.