Ragnar Andreas Audunson is professor
in library and information science at Oslo University College,
Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science.
He holds a doctoral degree in political science from Oslo
University on a dissertation analysing change processes
in public libraries. At the moment he is directing a research
project on
the potential of public libraries in promoting social cohesion
and integration in multicultural and digital societies
(PLACE - Public Libraries, Arenas for Citizenship. He was
chairman in EUCLID (The European Association for Library
and Information Science and Research between from 2003 til
2008 and is at present chair of IFLAs standing committee
on library theory and research.
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