Joacim Hansson is a Professor of Library and Information Science at Linnaeus University, Sweden. He teaches at doctoral and master's levels in Library and Information Science and the Digital Humanities program. His research focuses on Knowledge Organization (classification research), Document Studies (digital representation of cultural heritage), and Library Research (institutional identity of libraries). He is affiliated with the Centre for Digital Humanities and the Critical Knowledge Organization Research Group. He serves on editorial boards for journals like Journal of Librarianship and Information Science and is a Senior Associate Fellow at the International Institute of Hermeneutics. His work explores the intersection of classification systems, cultural heritage, and political influences on libraries. He has led projects such as 'Cultivating Information, Organizing Culture' and contributes to initiatives like EUniWell (European University for Well-Being). His publications analyze topics like bibliographic classification's societal role, public libraries in political turmoil, and Jewish library systems' philosophical foundations. He has authored books including Dewey och de svenska biblioteken and De ordnade böckernas folk . His research underscores libraries' democratic roles and the ethical dimensions of information organization. Education: Holds a PhD in Library and Information Science from Gothenburg University (1999) and a licentiate in library studies (1998). His doctoral work examined Swedish library classification systems' societal discourses. Grants and Projects: Leads the 'Cultivating Information' project and contributes to the ReSource graduate school on digital source criticism. Collaborates internationally on classification and cultural heritage digitization.


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