About
Ola Pilerot is a Professor at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), University of Borås. He specializes in information literacies, scholarly information practices, and library management, with a focus on academic and professional contexts. His career includes 15 years as a librarian, culminating in a deputy library director role at Skövde University.
Research Interests: Dr. Pilerot explores the intersection of information practices and digital cultures, emphasizing how professionals (particularly librarians) engage with information systems and policies. His work addresses visibility of librarian labor, policy impacts on libraries, and digital literacy in technical education systems.
Professional Roles: Member of the board of the Linnaeus Centre for Research on Learning, Interaction and Mediated Communication (LinCS). Principal Supervisor for doctoral student Mikael Eriksson. Active in interdisciplinary research groups focusing on information practices.
Recent Article Trends: Recent publications analyze Chilean library standards, digital literacy policies in vocational education, and the invisibility of librarian work. Themes include policy discourse analysis, theoretical frameworks for information literacy, and cross-national comparisons in library governance.
Awards: None explicitly noted in available texts.
Grants & Advising: Supervises PhD research on design researchers' information sharing. Engaged in projects like 'Stärkta bibliotek' (Strengthening Libraries initiative) and studies on refugee support through libraries.
Labs/Teams: Participates in the 'Information practices and digital cultures' research group at SSLIS, focusing on collaborative studies of information ecosystems.
