Olle Persson (information scientist)
Olle Persson (born June 17, 1949 in Luleå ) is a Swedish information scientist .
Life
Olle Persson studied at Umeå University and obtained the Ph.D. degree in 1980. in sociology . In 1999 he was appointed to the chair for library and information science (Department of Sociology) and headed the Inforsk research group (Information Research Group) until his retirement .
Persson has made important contributions to the development of quantitative bibliometric techniques, with the focus of his work being the analysis of scientific communication between scientists and engineers. He also developed the BibExcel toolbox as freeware for the analysis of bibliographic data.
In 2011 Olle Persson received the Derek John de Solla Price Award from Scientometrics magazine .
literature
- Celebrating Scholarly Communication Studies - A Festschrift for Olle Persson at his 60th Birthday ( Memento from July 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics , 2009 (PDF file; 1.9 MB)
Web links
- Short biography at Umeå University
Individual evidence
- ^ Department of Sociology: Olle Persson. Umeå University, accessed December 9, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Persson, Olle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish information scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luleå |