page Swiss Institute for Information Research SII HTW Chur

Departements at the HTW Chur © 2008 SII - Page Media, Information and Communication Entrepreneurial Management Entrepreneurial Management Information Science Information and Communication Technologies Media Regional Development , Construction und Tourism Tourism Research Unit Economic Policy Construction and Design

SII Facts & Figures The SII comprises all Information Science – related activities at the HTW Chur in education and Applied research, development, and consulting Founded 2006 Part of the Department Media, Information and Communication MIK Staff 9 professors 2 project managers 7 research assistants interdisciplinary team © 2008 SII - Page

The SII comprises all Information Science – related activities at the HTW Chur in

education and

Applied research, development, and consulting

Founded 2006

Part of the Department Media, Information and Communication MIK

Staff

9 professors

2 project managers

7 research assistants

interdisciplinary team

Information Science at the HTW Chur © 2008 SII - Page Studies and Continuing Education Applied Research Consulting Services Strong Connection between Studies and Continuing Education, Applied Research and Consulting Services

Swiss Institute for Information Research SII: Study Programs and Continuing Education © 2008 SII - Page Full/ Part-Time Areas of Specialization: - Library Science - Archival Science - Information Management - Media Studies CAS IS Basics (CAS=Certificate CAS IS Management of Advanced Studies) CAS IS Specialization (Archiving, Library, Documentation) CAS IS Museums Studies Consecutive Master* Research orientated *Approval by Swiss government expected until dec. 2008 Bachelor of Science in Information Science Master of Advanced Studies in Information Science Master of Science in Information Science

The Swiss Institute for Information Research SII develops Methods and Concepts in order to cope with the challenges of Production , Organization and Distribution of Information and Knowledge in all fields of Business , Administration und Society with a special focus on Digitalization. © 2008 SII - Page

develops Methods and Concepts in order to cope with the challenges

of Production , Organization and Distribution

of Information and Knowledge

in all fields of Business , Administration und Society

with a special focus on Digitalization.

Swiss Institute for Information Research SII: Applied Research & Consulting © 2008 SII - Page Management/ Organization of Archives Digital Long-term Archiving Image Archiving Records Management Archival Science & Records Management Management/ Organization of Libraries Digital Libraries ‚ Library 2.0‘ Bibliometry / Informetry Library Science & Consulting Platforms/ Portals: Tourism~, Research~, Information~, Competitive/ Business Intelligence eBusiness Information Management Information Science Methods and Concepts : Visualization, Usability, Information Retrieval, Evaluation, Semantic Web‚ ‚ Web 2.0 ‘ Architectures/ Components of Information Systems for Information Professionals WebInfoLab: e.g., Evaluation Concepts, Usability Studies Information Laboratory Concepts for Development and Promotion of Media- and Information Literacy Evaluation of Media- and Information Literacy Information- & Media Literacy

Management/ Organization of Archives

Digital Long-term Archiving

Image Archiving

Records Management

Management/ Organization of Libraries

Digital Libraries

‚ Library 2.0‘

Bibliometry / Informetry

Platforms/ Portals: Tourism~, Research~, Information~,

Competitive/ Business Intelligence

eBusiness

Information Science Methods and Concepts : Visualization, Usability, Information Retrieval, Evaluation, Semantic Web‚ ‚ Web 2.0 ‘

Architectures/ Components of Information Systems for Information Professionals

WebInfoLab: e.g., Evaluation Concepts, Usability Studies

Concepts for Development and Promotion of Media- and Information Literacy

Evaluation of Media- and Information Literacy

Archival Science & Records Management Management and Organization of Archives – Introduction of electronic records management and archiving Image Archiving – Development of new concepts for representation, interaction und search of visual materials © 2008 SII - Page

Management and Organization of Archives –

Introduction of electronic records management and archiving

Image Archiving –

Development of new concepts for representation, interaction und search of visual materials

Library Science & Consulting Library Organisation and Management – Library reorganization and networks Definition of services Digital Library – Library 2.0 – Components of digital libraries Evaluation of digital libraries Conferences – ‚ The Library as an Enterprise‘ – Symposium 2008 ‚ Teaching Library 2009‘ – International Scientific Conference © 2008 SII - Page

Library Organisation and Management –

Library reorganization and networks

Definition of services

Digital Library –

Library 2.0 – Components of digital libraries

Evaluation of digital libraries

Conferences –

‚ The Library as an Enterprise‘ – Symposium 2008

‚ Teaching Library 2009‘ – International Scientific Conference

Information Management eTourism Platform GR – Strategy- and concept development of a tourism platform for the Canton Grisons Business- / Competitive Intelligence – Business intelligence in the German part of Switzerland Competitive intelligence in over-all Switzerland Institutional Repository – Reference architecture for a service-oriented and personalized research platform © 2008 SII - Page

eTourism Platform GR –

Strategy- and concept development of a tourism platform for the Canton Grisons

Business- / Competitive Intelligence –

Business intelligence in the German part of Switzerland

Competitive intelligence in over-all Switzerland

Institutional Repository –

Reference architecture for a service-oriented and personalized research platform

Information- and Media Competence DIAMOND Di dactical A pproach for M edia C o mpete n ce D evelopment Comprehensive blended-learning concept for the development of information literacy in academic teaching „ Information Literacy at Swiss Universities“ – Project involvement within the e-lib.ch initiative © 2008 SII - Page Design Framework Integrated Didactical and Methodological Approach Architecture and Technology Multiple Key Qualifications Oscillating Dynamic Pedagogical Concept Sustainable Curricular Integration DIAMOND

DIAMOND Di dactical A pproach for M edia C o mpete n ce D evelopment

Comprehensive blended-learning concept for the development of information literacy in academic teaching

„ Information Literacy at Swiss Universities“ –

Project involvement within the e-lib.ch initiative

Information Laboratory © 2008 SII - Page CHEVAL ( Ch ur Eva luation L aboratory) Setup of an knowledge base of usability engineering and evaluation of information retrieval systems Development of a web based support system to prepare, carry out and manage evaluation projects Visualization Components of web based Search Engines New methods for information retrieval modelling and the representation of search results

CHEVAL ( Ch ur Eva luation L aboratory)

Setup of an knowledge base of

usability engineering and evaluation of

information retrieval systems

Development of a web based support system

to prepare, carry out and manage

evaluation projects

Visualization Components of web based

Search Engines

New methods for information retrieval modelling and the representation of search results

Contact Swiss Institute for Information Research SII Department for Media, Information and Communication University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Prof., Dr. oec. HSG Head of SII [email_address] Tel. +41 (0)81 286 2461, Mobile +41 (0)76 220 1105 www.informationswissenschaft.ch © 2008 SII - Page

Swiss Institute for Information Research SII

Department for Media, Information and Communication University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland

Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Prof., Dr. oec. HSG Head of SII

[email_address]

Tel. +41 (0)81 286 2461,

Mobile +41 (0)76 220 1105

www.informationswissenschaft.ch