Kim Holmberg

Web CV

Updated 27.1.2012

 

KIM JOHAN HOLMBERG

 

Ph.D.

 

Member of the research project Library 2.0 - a participatory context, funded by the Academy of Finland.

Member of AVO project (Avoimet Verkostot Oppimiseen - Open Networks of Learning), funded by ESF.


Department of Information Studies
School of Business and Economics 
Åbo Akademi University

Phone: +358 2 215 4862 (work), +358 45 675 4444 (mobile)
Skype: kim.holmberg
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Education

Ph.D, Department of Information studies, Åbo Akademi University, 18.12.2009. Doctoral thesis: Webometric Hyperlink Analysis - Mapping Cooperation and Geopolitical Connections between Local Government Administration on the Web.

Master of Social Sciences, Department of Information studies, Åbo Akademi University, 28.5.2004 Major in Information studies, minor in both Computer science and Information systems. Master’s thesis: Information seeking behavior of researchers in the National health Institute of Finland and the role of the information service.

Post-graduate courses, seminars and workshops

  • NORSLIS Ph.D. Conference 2008: Themes of LIS - research, 24.-25.11.2008, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Learning and research in Second Life, pre-conference workshop at AoIR9.0 conference, 15.10.2008, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Python programming workshop, 10.7.2008 Wolverhampton, UK.
  • NORSLIS Ph.D. course: Informetrics. 15.-19.6.2008 Umeå, Sweden.
  • Learning and research in Second Life, pre-conference workshop at AoIR8.0 conference, 17.10.2007, Vancouver, Canada.
  • European Summer School in Information Retrieval, Glasgow, Scotland, 2007.
  • Doctoral forum at the 11th International conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics , 24.6.2007 Madrid, Spain.
  • Public administration in Finland, Turku, Finland, 2007 (10 credits)
  • NORSLIS Ph.D. course: Research design I - Theory and development, 20.-25.5.2007 Borås, Sweden.
  • University pedagogy, Turku, Finland, 2006-2007 (12 credits)
  • Webometrics link analysis doctoral forum, 15.6.2006, Wolverhampton, UK.
  • NORSLIS Ph.D. conference, 21.-22.10.2004 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • The 9th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics, Informetrics and Research Policy. 7.-8.10.2004 Department of Information Studies, Åbo Akademi, Åbo, Finland.
  • NORSLIS Road show seminar in bibliometric methods, 6.-7.10.2004, Department of Information Studies, Åbo Akademi, Åbo, Finland.

Books

  1. Holmberg, K. (2009). Webometric Network Analysis - mapping cooperation and geopolitical connections between local government administration on the Web. Dissertation. Åbo: Åbo Akademi UP, 2009. (Available online: Permalink to the publication: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-765-511-8).
  2. Holmberg, K., Huvila, I., Kronqvist-Berg, M., Nivakoski, O. & Widén-Wulff, G. (2009). Bibliotek 2.0: Deltagarkultur i förändring. BTJ Finland, 2009.
  3. Holmberg, K., Huvila, I., Kronqvist-Berg, M., Nivakoski, O. & Widén-Wulff, G. (2009). Kirjasto 2.0: Muuttuvan osallistumisen kulttuuri. BTJ Finland, 2009.

Refereed journal articles

  1. Holmberg, K. (2011). Linking to a bilingual Web space. COLLNET Journal of Scoentometrics and Information Management, vol. 5, no. 1.
  2. Huvila, I., Holmberg, K., Ek, S. & Widén-Wulff, G. (2010). Social capital in Second Life. Online Information Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 295-316 (full text).
  3. Holmberg, K. (2010). Co-inlinking to a municipal Web space: A webometric and content analysis. Scientometrics, vol. 83, pp. 851-862.
  4. Holmberg, K., Huvila, I., Kronqvist-Berg, M. & Widén-Wulff, G. (2009). What is Library 2.0?. Journal of Documentation, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 668-681.
  5. Holmberg, K. & Thelwall, M. (2009). Local government web sites in Finland: A geographic and webometric analysis, Scientometrics, vol. 79, no. 1.
  6. Holmberg, K. & Huvila, I. (2008). Learning together apart: Distance education in a virtual world. First Monday, vol. 13, no. 10, 6 October 2008. (Full text)

Book chapters

  1. Holmberg, K. (2010). Web Impact Factors – A significant contribution to webometric research. In: Larsen, B., Schneider, J.W. & PÅström, F. (Eds.). The Janus Faced Scholar - A Festschrift in Honour of Peter Ingwersen, pp. 127-134. Available online at http://www.issi-society.info/peteringwersen/pif_online.pdf.
  2. Huvila, I. & Holmberg, K. (2008). Kirjastot virtuaalimaailmassa (English title: Libraries in a virtual world). In: Holma, A. & Punelpuro, N. (Eds.). Mahdollisuuksien ikkunoita, Turun ammattikorkeakoulun oppimateriaaleja 40, pp. 236-257.

Encyclopedia articles

  1. Widén-Wulff, G., Huvila, I. & Holmberg, K. (2008). A New Participatory Context in Library 2.0 (chapter IV). In: Pagani, M. (editor) Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition, Information Science Reference. ISBN: 978-1-60566-014-1.

Refereed conference papers

  1. Holmberg, K. (2012). Online Information Ripples - A conceptual model for analyzing information dissemination patterns in social media. Proceedings of the 2nd DGI Conference: Social media & Web Science - The Web as a Living Space, March 22. – 23., 2012, Duesseldorf, Germany. [Pre-print]
  2. Holmberg, K. (2011). Lessons learned from the birth and evolution of a virtual community for educators. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2011), workshop on Real Education in Virtual Worlds, November 28 – December 2, 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand. [Pre-print]
  3. Holmberg, K. (2011). Discovering shared interests through co-outlinking in a municipal web space. Proceedings of the 13th ISSI conference. 2011. Durban, Republic of South Africa.
  4. Holmberg, K. (2009). Linking to a bilingual Web space. Fifth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS) & Tenth COLLNET Meeting. 2009. Dalian, China.
  5. Holmberg, K. (2009). Co-inlinking to a municipal Web space: A webometric and content analysis. Proceedings of the 12th ISSI conference. 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  6. Huvila, I. & Holmberg, K. (2008). Social Capital in the virtual world of Second Life, Internet Research 9.0: Rethinking Community, Rethinking Place. 16.-18.10.2008, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  7. Holmberg, K. & Thelwall, M. (2007). Local government web sites in Finland: A geographic and webometric analysis. Proceedings of the 11th ISSI conference. 2007. Madrid, Spain.

Other conference and workshop papers, panels, posters and abstracts

  1. Garnett, A., Holmberg, K., Pikas, C., Piwowar, H., Priem, J. & Weber, N. (2011). Shaken and Stirred: ASIS&T 2011 Attendee Reactions to Shaking It Up: Embracing New Methods for Publishing, Finding, Discussing and Measuring Our Research Output. ASIS&T Annual Meeting, 9.-12.10.2011, New Orleans, USA. [Refereed poster]
  2. Garnett, A., Holmberg, K., Pikas, C., Piwowar, H., Priem, J. & Weber, N. (2011). Shaking it up: Embracing New Methods for Publishing, Finding, Discussing and Measuring our Research Output. ASIS&T Annual Meeting, 9.-12.10.2011, New Orleans, USA. [Refereed panel]
  3. Holmberg, K. (2010). Virtual Information Spaces. Research workshop: Making Sense of Virtual Worlds and User Driven Innovation, 7.-9.6.2010, Magleaas, Denmark. [Poster]
  4. Holmberg, K. & Hellqvist, B. (2009). The Nordic Landscape of LIS research: A Co-word Analysis of Research in Three Nordic Countries. Proceedings of the 12th ISSI conference. 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Poster]
  5. Holmberg, K. (2008). Facebook me! – Online social networking as part of libraries’ web presence? Creating Knowledge V -conference. 20.-22.8.2008, Turku, Finland. [Refereed abstract]
  6. Huvila, I. & Holmberg, K. (2008). New dimension of training and education - the Second Life virtual world. Presentation at ITK 2008 conference, 17.4.2008 Hämeenlinna, Finland. [Refereed abstract]
  7. Holmberg, K & Huvila, I. (2007). The Second Life of library and information science education: learning together apart. Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Milwaukee, WI, USA. [Poster online]
  8. Holmberg, K. (2006). Hyperlink networks and linking behavior in Finland. 11th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy, 28.-29.9.2006, Oslo, Norway. [Workshop paper]
  9. Holmberg, K. (2006). Web links as an information source: use of links in municipal websites in the region of Finland Proper and their usefulness for mapping cooperation and networks. NORSLIS Road show: Studying the web and its use, 30.-31.3.2006 Tallinn, Estonia. [Workshop paper]

Keynote talks

  1. From Library 2.0 to Library 3D - opportunities and challenges for future librarians, Online Information Conference 2010, 2.12.2010, London, UK.
  2. Pathways to virtual libraries of tomorrow. Building bridges over tomorrow - Focus on teen users! - International conference, 5.-6.2.2009, Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland.

Invited presentations and talks

  1. Sosiaalisen median mahdollisuuksia ja uhkakuvia kirjastoissa (English title: Social media: Possibilities and threats for libraries), @ Sosiaalinen media ja kirjastot-seminaari, 22.9.2011, Mikkeli, Finland.
  2. E-kirjojen tulevaisuus ja sosiaalisen median mahdollisuudet (English title: Future of e-books and the possibilities of social media), @ HansaBook-seminaari, 23.8.2011, Helsinki, Finland.
  3. Kirjastot ja sosiaalinen media: Mitä? Miksi? Miten? (English title: Libraries and social media: What? Why? How?). @ Library Top Management Forum: Muuttuva Johtajuus ja Uudet Osaamistarpeet, 19.5.2011, Turku, Finland.
  4. Kirjastot ja sosiaalinen media - käynnissä olevat tutkimushankkeet (English title: Libraries and social media - ongoing research projects), together with Susanna Nykyri and Maria Kronqvist-berg @ ITYn kevätseminaari, 18.5.2011, Helsinki, Finland.
  5. Sosiaalinen media: Mitä? Miksi? Miten? (English title: Social media: What? Why? How?), eTiedon seminaari, 7.4.2011, Turku, Finland.
  6. Virtuaaliset maailmat opetuksessa ja hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä (English title: Virtual worlds in education and in promoting good health), Hyvinvointiverkosto, 15.12.2010, Helsinki, Finland.
  7. Sosiaalisen median mahdollisuudet ja haasteet (English title: Social media - opportunities and challenges), Folkhälsan, 26.11.2010, Helsinki, Finland.
  8. Sosiaalisen mahdollisuudet ja haasteet kirjastoille (English title: Social media - opportunities and challenges for libraries), Lappeenrannan maakuntakirjasto, 19.11.2010, Lappeenranta, Finland.
  9. Social media best practice, Union of Baltic Cities, 10.11.2010, Turku, Finland.
  10. Användningen av sociala medier i journalism (English title: The use of social media in journalism), @ Publicistförbundets Hangöseminarium, 20.8.2010, Hangö, Finland.
  11. Hyvinvoinnin edistämistä virtuaalisessa maailmassa (English title: Promoting well-being in a virtual world), @ Hyvinvointiverkoston kokous, 17.8.2010, Rovaniemi, Finland.
  12. From Library 2.0 to Library 3D - Opportunities and challenges for future librarians, Gaming and Web 2.0 - New challenges for librarians -seminar, 20.5.2010, Lisbon, Portugal.
  13. Framgångsrik strategi för sociala medier (English title: Successful strategies for social media), Folkhälsan, 28.4.2010, Helsinki, Finland.
  14. Tulevaisuuden oppimisympäristöt (English title: Learning environments of the future). Kielitaituri hankkeen seminaari, 16.4.2010, Raisio, Finland.
  15. Sociala medier och virtuella världar: möjligheter och hotbilder (English title: Social media and virtual worlds: possibilities and threats). Svenska Kulturfondens Organisationskonferens, 12.3.2010, Tampere, Finland.
  16. Sosiaalinen media elinkeinopolitiikan toteuttamisessa (English title: Social media as part of economic development policies). Presentation at a seminar organized by Turku Region Development Centre, 9.3.2010, Turku, Finland.
  17. Bibliotek i Second Life - vad biblioteken gör i virtuella världar? Finlands svenska biblioteksförenings konferens, 10.-11.9.2009, Turku, Finland.
  18. Bibliotek 2.0 - synlighet i online sociala nätverk (English title: Library 2.0 - visibility in online social networking sites). Finlands svenska biblioteksförenings konferens, 10.-11.9.2009, Turku, Finland.
  19. Työtä vai huvia? Kirjallisuuden maailma Second Lifessa (English title: Work or entertainment? The world of literature in Second Life). Dekkaripäivät, 5.-6.6.2009, Kouvola, Finland.
  20. Sosiaalinen media ja web 2.0 (English title: Social media and web 2.0). Raja- ja merivartiokoulu, 20.5.2009, Turku, Finland
  21. Second Life ammatillisessa koulutuksessa (English title: Second Life in professional training). Huippuosaaminen ja innovaatiot- seminar organized by Skills Finland ry., 5.-7.5.2009, m/s Silja Symphony, Finland-Sweden-Finland
  22. Miten Second Lifessa voi oppia? (English title: How can you learn in Second Life?). Presentation at the theme seminar: "Second Life and other 3D virtual worlds changing the learning environments" at ITK 2009 conference, 23.4.2009, Hämeenlinna, Finland
  23. Kirjastot sosiaalisissa verkostoissa ja virtuaalisissa maailmoissa (English title: Libraries in social networking sites and virtual worlds), 5.3.2009, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  24. Oppiminen eri maailmoissa - Mitä Second Lifessa voi oppia? (English title: Learning in different worlds - What can you learn in Second Life?). Opetushallituksen Valtakunnalliset virtuaaliopetuksen päivät 2008 - virittäjien ja virtuoosien kohtauspaikka, 25.-26.11.2008, Helsinki, Finland. Together with Isto Huvila.
  25. Ajankohtaista kirjastoalan tutkimuksessa (English title: Current research in Library and Information Science), 20.11.2008, Helsinki, Finland.
  26. Kirjastot sosiaalisissa verkostoissa ja virtuaalisissa maailmoissa (English title: Libraries in social networking sites and virtual worlds), 19.11.2008, Porvoo, Finland.
  27. Virtuaalimaailmojen lisäarvo koulutuksessa (English title: Added value of virtual worlds in training and education). Digital Competence and Learning -conference, 4.-5.11.2008, Hämeenlinna, Finland. Together with Isto Huvila.
  28. Sosiaalinen median yritysten näkökulmasta (English title: Social media from a business point of view). Presentation at Yrityken verkkotietoiskut -seminar, 30.10.2008 Turku, Finland.
  29. Experiences of education in virtual worlds. Designing for learning in Virtual Worlds seminar, 13.10.2008, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark.
  30. Virtuaalipilkkimistä vai aktiivista osallistumista? Second Life opetuskäytössä. (English title: Virtual napping or active participating? Education in Second Life). Pedagogisia verkkoja kokemassa -jubileeseminar, 9.-10.10.2008, Turku, Finland. Together with Isto Huvila.
  31. Avattaren kiitoa, mielen liitoa - Second Life oppimisympäristönä (English title: Flight of the avatar, flight of the mind - Second Life as a learning environment). Presentation at Mobiili oppiminen ja simulaatiot ammatillisessa opetuksessa -seminar and workshop, 30.9.2008, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  32. From Library 2.0 to Library 3D - Pathways to libraries of tomorrow. Presentation at a seminar at University of Western Cape, 10.9.2008, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
  33. From Library 2.0 to Library 3D - perspectives of virtual libraries of tomorrow. Presentation at a doctoral forum at Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group, University fo Wolverhampton, 16.7.2008, Wolverhampton, UK.
  34. Avatarit kirjastonhoitajina - kirjastot Second Lifessa (English title: Avatars as librarians - libraries in Second Life). Presentation at Opiskelijakirjaston 150-vuotisjuhlaseminaari, 12.5.2008, Helsinki, Finland.
  35. Kirjasto 2.0:sta Kirjasto 3D:hen - näkökulmia tulevaisuuden virtuaalisiin kirjastoihin (English title: From Library 2.0 to Library 3D - perspectives of virtual libraries of the future). Presentation at Kirjasto ON spring seminar organized by BTJ Finland Oy, 23.4.2008, Helsinki, Finland.
  36. Polkuja Internetin tulevaisuuteen - Second Life opetuskäytössä (English title: Paths to the future of Internet - using Second Life in education). Presentation at the theme seminar: "Mediadiary, Second life and Facebook" at ITK 2008 conference, 18.4.2008 Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  37. Sähköisen kaupankäynnin opetusta virtuaalimaailma Second Lifessa (English title: Teaching e-commerce in the virtual world of Second Life). Presentation at Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education, 14.4.2008, Lahti, Finland.
  38. Library 2.0. Seminar organised by the State Provincial Office of Western Finland and Turku City Library / Regional Library, 11.12.2007, Turku, Finland.
  39. Library 2.0. Seminar organized by CIP Worklab, 23.11.2007, Turku, Finland.
  40. Avatarit opiskelijoina: kokemuksia virtuaalimaailma Second Lifen käytöstä opetuksessa. (English title: Avatars as students: experiences from using the virtual world Second Life in education). Oppimisyhteisöt ajassa -seminar, 21.-22.11.2007, Kuopio, Finland.
  41. e-Learning virtuaalimaailma Second Lifessa - kokemuksia ja mahdollisuuksia. (English title: e-Learning in virtual world Second Life - experiences and possibilities). Digital competence and learning - DCL conference, 30.-31.10.2007 Hämeenlinna, Finland. Together with Isto Huvila.
  42. Web 2.0 pk-yritysten näkökulmasta - sosiaalisen median mahdollisuuksia. (English title: Web 2.0 and small business - possibilities of social media). "Verkkotieto/Verkkotiedonlähde" -seminar, 30.10.2007 Turku, Finland.
  43. Oppimisen kolmas ulottuvuus - Second Lifen mahdollisuudet virtuaaliopetuksessa. (English title: The third dimension of learning - the possibilities offered by Second Life in virtual education). Pedagogisia verkkoja kokemassa -seminar, 11.-12.10.2007, Turku, Finland. Together with Isto Huvila.
  44. Erfarenheter från Second Life - yhdessä oppiminen erillään. (English title: Experiences from Second Life - learning together apart). National Seminar of Open University Education, 4.-5.10.2007, Turku, Finland. Together with Isto Huvila, Nancy Pettersson and Maria Sundström.
  45. Information seeking behavior of the researchers at the NHI. Jubilee seminar of Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae ry: “Evidence based librarianship in health libraries”, 11.11.2005, Helsinki, Finland.
  46. Comparing research in the fields of communication and information studies – a content analysis. Project presentation at the summer meeting of the University network for communication sciences, 10.6.2005 Tampere, Finland.
  47. Comparing research in the fields of communication and information studies – a content analysis. Project presentation at the winter meeting of the University network for communication sciences, 3.2.2005 Helsinki.

Organized seminars and workshops

  1. Webometrics workshop, 24.11.2011, Lund, Sweden.
  2. ISSOME2011, Information Science and Social Media - international conference, 24.-26.8.2011, Turku, Finland.
  3. Learning and research in Second Life -workshop, Internet Research 11.0 conference, 20.10.2010, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  4. Prospects of learning in Second Life - international conference, @ arranged by the Department of Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, 14.-15.10.2010, Turku, Finland.
  5. Library 2.0 symposium, Organized by Library 2.0 research group at Åbo Akademi, 15.-16.4.2010, Turku, Finland.
  6. Second Life -workshop, University of Lapland, 30.10.2009, Rovaniemi, Finland.
  7. Second Life -workshop, Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu, 29.10, 2009, Pori, Finland.
  8. Learning and Research in Second Life -workshop, organized together with Isto Huvila and Terry Beaubois at Internet Research 10.0 conference, 7.10.2009, Milwaukee, USA.
  9. Learning in Second Life -workshop, organized together with Isto Huvila at ITK conference, 22.4.2009, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  10. Social media in education -workshop, 7.3.2009, Karjaa, Finland.
  11. Library 2.0 -workshop, at Pietarsaaren kaupunginkirjasto, 20.2.2009, Pietarsaari, Finland.
  12. Avatars as librarians - Libraries in Second Life -workshop, at Superkirtsin koulutuspäivä, 2.12.2008, Leppävaara, Finland.
  13. Library 2.0 -workshop, organized together with Isto Huvila, 21.11.2008, Turku, Finland.
  14. Avatars as librarians - Libraries in Second Life -workshop, at Superkirtsin koulutuspäivä, 11.11.2008, Leppävaara, Finland.
  15. Teaching and Learning in Second Life -workshop, organized together with Isto Huvila at PedaForum 2008, 21.-22.5.2008, Turku, Finland.
  16. Training and education in the Second Life virtual world -workshop, organized together with Isto Huvila at ITK 2008 conference, 16.4.2008 Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  17. Second Life - a new dimension in higher education? -workshop, at Emerging pieces in the education puzzle -conference, 8.-9.4.2008, Skellefteå, Sweden.
  18. Library 2.0 – a participatory future? -international symposium, organized by Library 2.0 – a new participatory context -research project at the Department of Information Studies, Åbo Akademi, 3.-4.4.2008, Turku, Finland.
  19. Library 2.0 -workshop, organized together with Isto Huvila and the Library 2.0 – a new participatory context –research project, 3.4.2008, Turku, Finland.
  20. A workshop about using Second Life in education, organized together with Isto Huvila at CIP Worklab, 13.12.2007, Turku, Finland.
  21. A workshop about using Second Life in education, at SMOOT, 21.-22.11.2007, Kuopio, Finland.
  22. Library 2.0 -workshop, at CIP Worklab, 9.11.2007, Turku, Finland.

Other presentations

  1. Sociala medier: verktyg för undervisning och studier (English title: Social media: tools for teaching and learning), 8.11.2011, Helsinki, Finland.
  2. Sosiaalisen median mahdollisuuksia ja uhkakuvia (English title: Social media: Possibilities and threats), 7.11.2011, Kotka, Finland.
  3. Sosiaalinen media opetus-, nuoriso- ja kirjastotoimen henkilöstön työssä @ Luentosarja sosiaalisesta mediasta, 24.5.2011, Lapua, Finland.
  4. Kurkistus Second Life -virtuaalimaailmaan (English title: A look at the virtual world of Second Life). @ Turun Ammattikorkeakoulu, 17.5.2011, Turku, Finland.
  5. Sociala medier - möjligheter och hotbilder (English title: Social media - opportunities and cyberthreats), three presentations about social media, 27.10.2010, Vaasa, Finland.
  6. Sociala medier i bibliotek (English title: Social media in libraries), together with Isto Huvila, 17.9.2010, Mariehamn, Finland.
  7. Smultronställen i sociala medier (English title: Social media best practice), 15.9.2010, Karis, Finland.
  8. Va´då sociala medier? (English title: What social media?), Korsholms vuxeninstitut, 10.5.2010, Korsholm, Finland.
  9. Sociala medier och biblioteket (English title: Social media and libraries). Presentation for Åbo Akademi University Library, 30.9.2009, Turku, Finland.
  10. Social media i undervisning, 12.5.2009, Mariehamn, Finland.
  11. Kirjasto 2.0 - sosiaalinen media kirjastoissa, 24.4.2009, Kokkola, Finland
  12. Educational possibilities of virtual worlds. Presentation for IT-Peda and eRappu, 30.5.2008, Turku, Finland.
  13. Courseblog or individual studentblogs? - WordPress Mu as a tool for the teacher. Presentation at VIII Miniconference on course development, 25.4.2008, Turku, Finland.
  14. Holmberg, K. (2008). Libraries in Second Life. Presentation at Library 2.0 – a participatory future? -international symposium, 3.-4.4.2008, Turku, Finland.
  15. The virtual world of Second Life in education - challenges and opportunities. Presentation at "An afternoon of Web-based learning" organized by University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, 1.4.2008, Helsinki, Finland.
  16. Education in Second Life. Presentation at VII Miniconference on course development, 4.5.2007, Turku, Finland.

Other publications

  1. Holmberg, K. (2011). Från Informationssamhälle till Rekommendationssamhälle. Ikaros, vol. 8, no. 2.
  2. Holmberg, K. (2011). Virtuaalimaailmat tulossa jo nurkan takana. SeOPPI, 2011:1.
  3. Holmberg, K. (2009). Virtuell kommunikation och 3D-världar. Kielijelppi, 2009.
  4. Holmberg, K. (2009). Maata näkyvissä! Suomalaiset oppilaitokset virtuaalista maata valloittamassa. Näkökulma - Suomen Virtuaaliyliopiston julkaisu, syyskuu 2009.
  5. Holmberg, K. (2009). Land i sikte! Finländska organisationer erövrar mark i den virtuella världen Second Life. Synvinklar - Tidskriften för Finlands Virtuella Universitet, september 2009.
  6. Holmberg, K. (2009). EduFinland - Suomalaiset oppilaitokset Second Lifessa. SeOPPI, 2009:1.
  7. Holmberg, K. & Huvila, I. (2008). Oppimisen kolmas ulottuvuus - Second Lifen mahdollisuudet opetuskäytössä. SeOPPI, 2008:1.
  8. Holmberg, K. (2007). Åbo Akademin liiketaloustieteiden professoreiden vaikuttavuus, (an analysis using webometric methods of the impact of the professors at the Department of Business Studies and the Department of Information Technology at Åbo Akademi), 2007.
  9. Holmberg, K. (2007). Second Life - synteettisen maailman mahdollisuuksia. SeOPPI, 2007:2.
  10. Holmberg, K. (2007). Second Life, bibliotekariens andra liv. Bibban (Finlands svenska biblioteksförenings medlemstidning), 2007:2.
  11. Holmberg, K. (2005). Comparing research in the fields of communication and information studies – a content analysis. (a co-word analysis of the publications in the fields of communication and information studies in Finland)

Funding Received

  • Alfred Kordelin foundation, 2008
  • Åbo Akademi University foundation, 2005-2007
  • Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse, 2006
  • TOP-foundation, 2006

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Information Science & Technology
  • International Network for Social Network Analysis
  • Association of Internet Researchers
  • Suomen eOppimiskeskus ry

Teaching

- Teacher exchange to Department of Library and Information Science, University of Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, July 2011.

- Teacher exchange to Department of Information and Communication Studies, University of Namibia, Namibia, October 2010.

- Teacher exchange to Department of Information and Communication Studies, University of Namibia, Namibia, March 2010.

- Teacher exchange to Department of Library and Information Science, University of Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, September 2008.

 

Intermediate level courses in Information studies since 2003
E.g. Social Web, The Interactive Web, Interactive media, Database construction, Link analysis (for a complete list of courses see the Teaching section)

Advanced level courses in Information studies since 2006
E.g. Information management in digital environments, Library 2.0 (for a complete list of courses see the Teaching section)

Lectures and guest lectures in e.g. Webometrics / Link analysis, Bibliometrics, Virtual worlds, Social media, Social Networking Sites, Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Blogs and blogging, Information seeking