Jette Seiden Hyldegård

CV

• Head of Studies, Dept. of Information Studies, University of Copenhagen
  1. September 2013 - 31. January 2019
• Associate Professor in User behaviour and Interactive Information Systems, Department of Communication
  1. March 2010 -
• Dean of Education
  1. April 2010 -
• Head of Research
  1. February 2009 - 31. March 2010
• Associate Professor at Dept.of Information Studies at The Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS)
  1. January 1998 -
• Editor of the web-database Vidar i Rådet for Uddannelses- og Erhvervsvejledning  
  15. March 1999 - 1. March 2000
  (Leave from RSLIS) 
• Lecturer in Bibliography
  RSLIS
  1. January 1993 - 1997
• Lecturer
  RSLIS, Dept. of Bibliography and Dept. of Virkinfo.
  1. September - 31. December 1992
• IBM Danish National Language Support Center 
  Translator of software (english -> danish,) user documentation and file management for the AS/400-systemet.
  1. July 1990 - 31. August 1992

Education:

• Ph.D. (2006)
  Royal school of Library and Information Science, Institute of Information Studies
• Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) (1992)
  Royal School of Library and Information Science , Denmark
• Degree in Librarianship (1990)
  Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark

Awards:

• 1994 Awards for Excellence
  Outstanding paper
  New Library World

Memberships (current):

• Member of the Research Board at the South Danish University Library, 2016 -

• Member of the academic board for the e-journal Nordic Information Literacy (NORIL)

Primary fields of research

I am interested in humans' interactions and access to information. e.g. to understand people's information (seeking) behaviour, including their actions, experiences and sense making while seeking and handling information - and how we may investigate these processes. My research concentrates primarily on educational contexts and students' information behaviour in relation to that; both individually and collaboratively.

Keywords: Human and user oriented information studies, Human-information interaction, Experience and motivation, Sense-making, Information seeking models and behaviour, Information literacy, Individual vs group, Transition (e.g.  International students), Knowledge creation in collaborative supervision

Member of the research group IBID (Information Behavior and Interaction Design).

Studies and projects (in selection)

• Knowledge creation in groups - group supervision from a student perspective. 
  The project is carried out in collaboration with associate professor Hanne Nexø Jensen, University of Copenhagen,  and follows groups af master students at two different departments at the University of Copenhagen while they are writing their thesis.
  Project (2019-2020)
  
  
• International students' information behaviour abroad in an everyday life information seeking perspective (ELIS). This research is carried out in collaboration with professor Morten Hertzum, University of Copenhagen.
  Project (2015 -)
  
  
• Educational leaders' information behaviour and preferences.
  Project (2015-2017)
  
  
• Use of social media for information seeking: 2013

• User study and evaluation of three Norwegian Web tutorials for Information Literacy (IL) at 6 Higher Education Instiitutions in Norway (funded).
  Project (2010 - 2011)

• Between Myth and reality - a pilot study of Danish secondary school pupils' information seeking and practice (case: a Danish secondary school)
  Project (2009-2010)
  
  
• Between individual and group - an investigation of group members' information behaviour in a study context (ph.d.-projekt). 
  Project (2001-2006)
  
  
  

Teaching

• Information behaviour
• Information literacy
• Digital design
• Digital competence
• Usability and HCI
• Project orientered processes (e.g. internship)
• Qualitative methods 

Supervision

To students
Before you start working on your assignment, project or thesis it can be useful to know how I see and understand my role as supervisor. I have described that in a 'supervision letter' including what you can expect from me and vice versa. You are welcome to request the supervision letter (just send me an email). At our first meeting we talk about how we should collaborate and agree on a plan for how to proceed. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding supervision.