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Panel 3 – arts
The international orientation also reflects itself in the lines of research.
One of three major lines of research in the field of History of Ideas and
Sciences focuses upon international perspectives going beyond the borders
of Europe. Neither are the major topics of research in Book History
(documents of script and print cultures and the processes by which these
documents are produced, distributed and used in an historical context)
and LIS (scholarly communication and information seeking of professionals
and young people) nationally limited.
The research within the department is interdisciplinary.
Scholars within the department have been assigned as evaluators and
editors in national and international contexts and keynote-speakers at
international conferences.
The output of doctoral students of approximately two per year seems
to be normal and satisfactory when taking into regard the size of the
academic staff.
The department disposes of a unique national research competence
within the field of book history.
There seems to be a lack of balance between Cultural Studies and the
three other sections of the department as far as research is concerned,
where cultural studies seems to be lagging somewhat behind.
Taken as a whole the average quality of research at the department should
be graded between good and very good.
4.4 Collaboration
The internal cooperation in the department seems to work well at several
levels: There are joint courses and seminars. All four sections in the
department are in the process of establishing a joint research project.
Resources are earmarked for a project coordinator at departmental level.
These initiatives document that the department actively strives to compensate
for the smallness of the individual sections trough collaborative
efforts and that it has a conscious strategy of utilizing the interdisciplinary
potential.
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