Trine Louise Schreiber

Biography

In the last decade, traditional assumptions in information studies concerning information and knowledge has been replaced by approaches in which ´meaning´ and ´interpretation´ make the central points. Further, in the last years the actor-network-theory (ANT) has been of interest in information studies caused by the role this approach gives to materiality and technology. In my research I investigate what this turn means for key concepts such as ´information literacy´and ´digital literacy´, but also what it means for analysis of particular information practices. Just now I am concerned with how to apply practice theories and ANT in a study of implementation and use of digital learning resources in information practices in educational libraries. I study questions about how introductions and integration of new digital resources are going on: Will the new practices be integrated in the already existing practices, or are the already existing practices eventually a kind of barrier for new ones? What does the materiality of a particular technology means in relation to an implementation process? Another important question - seen in relation to ANT - is how the concept of translation can be used in an analysis of implementation of new digital technology and changes in well-established work processes. In the empirical investigation, also a question concerning meaning and status of a concept like ´digital literacy´ is posed. My publication "Conceptualizing students´ written assignments in the context of information literacy and Schatzki´s practice theory" published in Journal of Documentation has been recognized by Emerald´s "Outstanding Paper Award" in 2015.

Research Interest

Digital literacy and technological understanding