Royal School of Library and Information Science

Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS)
Department of Information Interaction and Information Architecture
Copenhagen, Denmark

Department of Information Interaction and Information Architecture (IIIA) is part of the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark (RSLIS) is a small independent and internationally esteemed research and teaching institution with full university status. RSLIS is responsible for the development, education and research at the highest scientific level in the field of Library and Information Science in Denmark. The total number of students enrolled is about 1,000 with approximately 200 in the Aalborg branch and 800 in the Copenhagen branch. IIIA has been active in bibliometric research for more than a decade, both at a national and international level. This includes efforts in webometrics, citation analysis, research evaluation, information retrieval by citation networks and bibliometric visualisation – all at both a theoretical and applied level, and involvement in central international organisations. In recent years the Danish government has drawn on IIIA as consultants, carrying out a number of bibliometric performance studies of various research fields, and for advice on setting up a nationwide funding system based on bibliometric data.

	Birger Larsen Associate Professor Information Interaction and Information Architecture Royal School of Library and Information Science Copenhagen, Denmark

	Jesper Schneider Department of Information Interaction and Information Architecture Royal School of Library and Information Science Copenhagen, Denmark

	Lorna Wildgaard Ph.d student at Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark