Academic Resources
Here is an overview of some of the resources relevant to the research activities at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies. Among these are the library services, University news in English, and an introduction to the Norwegian media system, written by professor Helge Østbye.
The Social Sciences Library is located in Fosswinckels gate 14. Opening hours are 08.30-19.00 Monday - Friday. The University of Bergen Library has more than 2 million books of which 185 000 are e-books. The library offers access to about 18 600 journals, 16 800 of them are e-journals. The library also holds a comprehensive newspaper collections, historical pictures, as well as manuscripts and diplomas from as far back as the 13th century.
Access to electronic journals at the University Library. These are some of the electronic journals we have access to. Consult the library for a full overview of access.
Nordicom - is a Nordic resource centre for media and communication studies. Nordicom compunds and disseminates academic research from the Nordic countries through databases aimed for various audiences in the Nordic region, in Europe and the rest of the world.
På Høyden is the online newspaper catering specifically to University of Bergen employees. The newspaper is updated daily and covers university issues, carries news from the research frontier and publishes debates and op.eds. På Høyden publishes news in English.
Illustrasjonsfoto: www.colourbox.no
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The Norwegian media landscapeSmall images:
Professor at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, Helge Østbye, provides an overview of the Norwegian media landscape. The article describes the structures of various media sectors, accountability systems and Norwegian media policy.
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medianorwaySmall images:
medianorway is a public information centre located at the University of Bergen, financed by the Ministry of Culture. It compiles Norwegian media statistics from a number of different sources. medianorway participates in a Nordic collaboration to produce comparative media statistics for the Nordic countries, coordinated by the knowledge centre NORDICOM in Sweden.
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BORA - Bergen Open Research Archive is an institutional repository containing scientific and research related material from the University of Bergen. Here you will find full-text peer-reviewed journal articles, theses, dissertations and other digital research materials.
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Film LibrarySmall images:
The film library contains over 3000 titles and is open to staff at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies. Master students can rent films if relevant to their research.
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PublicationsSmall images:
The research staff at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies aims for a high dissemination frequency. Although most of our production is in Norwegian, we also enjoy international reach, with monographs as well as edited anthologies, proceedings, papers and articles. We here present some of the recent international publications by our researchers. We also present an overview of the latest doctoral theses to come out of the Department.