Faculty of Communication
9 Saul臈tekio ave, block 1, LT-01222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6101
E-mail:
Dean
Prof. Dr Rimvydas Lau啪ikas (till 19th December, 2022)
Prof. Dr Renata Matkevi膷ien臈 (from 19th December, 2022)
STAFF
121 teachers (incl. 66 holding research degree), 6 research fellows (incl. 4 holding research degree), 12 doctoral students.
DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY
Department of Book, Media and Publishing Studies
Department of Digital Cultures and Communication
Centre for Journalism and Media Research
Department of Organizational Information and Communication Research
RESEARCH AREAS
鈥� Lithuanian Studies: Philological, Cultural and Interdisciplinary Aspects. Research and Development
鈥� Information and Communication in Traditional and Network Society
鈥� Generating and Communicating Heritage
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2022
Erika Naba啪ait臈. Construction of media narrative research approach: analysis of emigration publications of Lithuanian periodicals 鈥淩espublika鈥� and 鈥淟ietuvos rytas鈥� (1991鈥�2017).
Justina Zamausk臈. The impact of social media on the process of receiving news.
MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2022
1. International conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022, April 28鈥�29, 2022,
2. International conference Francysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500. September 22鈥�23, 2022,
3. International conference Gender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities. November 24, 2022,
4. Symposium Audiovisual media in Lithuania: research, education, ethics. Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Dr 沤ygintas Pe膷iulis, researcher of Lithuanian audiovisual media. November 29, 2022,
THE LIST OF THE BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Navickien臈, A. The role of Lithuanian printed word in political struggles of the 19th century. SHARP 2022 Conference 鈥濸ower of the Written Word鈥�. Amsterdam, 11鈥�15 July, 2022.
2. Kepalien臈, F., Macevi膷i奴t臈, E. Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers鈥� use of open access repositories as a publishing channel. The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference. Berlin, 26鈥�29 September, 2022.
3. Kirtiklis, K. Remodeling communication for contemporary public debates. International Scientific Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) 鈥淩ethink Impact鈥�. Aarhus, Denmark, October 19鈥�22, 2022.
4. J玫esaar A., Ro啪ukalne A., Jastramskis D. Trust in Public Service Media in the Baltic States. International Scientific Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 鈥濩ommunication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts鈥�. Pekin, China, July11鈥�15, 2022.
5. Matkeviciene, R. The community identity as the baseline for the identity of the small country: how identity of Nordic countries supports search for an identity in Lithuania. International scientific conference. Nordic Intercultural Communication Conference 2022. Vigdis, Icelanding, 24鈥�26 November, 2022.
MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022
1. Kelp拧ien臈, I., Armakauskait臈, D., Denisenko, V., Kirtiklis, K., Lau啪ikas, R., Stonyt臈, R., Murinien臈, L., & Dallas, K. (2022). Difficult heritage on social network sites: An integrative review. New media & society, 00, 1-28. doi:10.1177/14614448221122186.
2. Gudinavi膷ius, A., & Grigas, V. (2022). Causes and consequences of unauthorized use of books: readers, authors, and publishers' perspective. Online information review, 46(5), 886-903. doi:10.1108/OIR-03-2021-0133.
3. Wilson, T. D., Maceviciute, E. (2022). Information misbehaviour: Modelling the motivations for the creation, acceptance and dissemination of misinformation.鈥疛ournal of Documentation.鈥痙oi:10.1108/JD-05-2022-0116.
DEPARTMENT OF BOOK, MEDIA AND PUBLISHING鈥疪ESEARCH鈥�
9 Saul臈tekio鈥痑ve, block 1, LT-01222 Vilnius鈥�
Tel. 236 6111, 236 6112, 236 6116鈥�
E-mail: 鈥�
贬别补诲鈥�鈥� Prof. Dr鈥疉u拧ra Navickien臈鈥�
厂罢础贵贵鈥�
笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤蝉:鈥�Dr Habil. D. Kaunas鈥�(emeritus), Dr R. Misi奴nas, Dr A. Navickien臈, Dr A. Pacevi膷ius, Dr A. E.鈥疻alter鈥�(part-time).鈥�
础蝉蝉辞肠颈补迟别鈥痯谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤蝉: Dr N. Bli奴d啪iuvien臈 Dr J.鈥疓ir膷ien臈, Dr T. Petreikis, Dr K.鈥疶olka膷evski.鈥�
Teaching assistants:鈥疍r R.鈥疌ic臈nien臈鈥�(part-time), Dr F.鈥疜epalien臈.鈥�
Lecturers:鈥疉.鈥疷rbanavi膷i奴t臈-Globien臈 (part-time).
RESEARCH INTERESTS鈥�
鈥� Media鈥痯ublishing鈥痑nd鈥痬arketing鈥�
鈥� History,鈥痶heory鈥痑nd鈥痬ethodology鈥痮f鈥痓ook鈥痑nd鈥痮ther鈥痬edia鈥痳esearch鈥�
鈥� Lithuanian鈥痵tudies鈥��
鈥� Evaluation鈥痑nd鈥痙igitization鈥痮f鈥痙ocumentary鈥痟eritage鈥�
鈥� History鈥痮f鈥痬useums,鈥痩ibraries鈥痑nd鈥痑rchives鈥痑nd鈥痬emory鈥痗ommunication鈥�
鈥� Age鈥痮f鈥疎nlightenment鈥痑nd鈥疪omanticism鈥痠n鈥疞ithuania鈥痑nd鈥疦orth鈥疓ermany:鈥痬emory and identity
鈥� Medieval-Modern鈥疞ithuanian鈥痺ritten鈥痗ulture鈥痠n鈥痶he鈥疎uropean鈥痗ontext鈥�
鈥� Local鈥痩ore鈥痵tudies鈥�
鈥� Science鈥痑nd鈥痵cholarly鈥痗ommunication
鈥� Information and documentation terminology research
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2022鈥�
Projects鈥疭upported鈥痓y鈥痶he University鈥疊udget鈥�
顿辞肠耻尘别苍迟补谤测鈥疢别诲颈补鈥疎惫辞濒耻迟颈辞苍鈥痑苍诲鈥疶辞诲补测'蝉鈥疎蹿蹿别肠迟蝉. Prof. Dr A. Navickien臈. 2020鈥�2023.鈥� The aim of the project was to analyse print culture in different historical periods and documentary heritage in today鈥檚 memory institutions, to investigate processes of traditional and digital publishing in the network society, and to develop fundamental and applied research of documental communication disciplines. The main research results in 2022 were published in one article as part of a wider collection of articles published by a foreign publisher; five articles were published in journals listed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, and the research results were disseminated through ten reports at international scientific conferences.
惭补颈苍鈥痯耻产濒颈肠补迟颈辞苍蝉:
1. Kaunas, D. (2022). Lietuvi拧kas atvirukas kovoje prie拧 imperin臋 Rusij膮. Knygotyra, 79, 71-104. doi:10.15388/Knygotyra.2022.79.121.
Macevi膷i奴t臈, E., & Kepalien臈, F. (2022). Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers鈥� use of open access repositories as a publishing channel. Information research 27, 1-17. doi:10.47989/irisic2210.
2. Navickien臈, A. (2022). How did the translation of Genovefa by Christoph von Schmidt become the 19th-century Lithuanian vestseller? Knygotyra, 78, 80-110. doi:10.15388/Knygotyra.2022.78.107.
狈补迟颈辞苍补濒鈥疪别蝉别补谤肠丑鈥疨谤辞箩别肠迟蝉鈥�
Publishing of 91桃色 Research Journal 鈥楰nygotyra鈥� (Book Science) (Nr. S-LIP-22-5), a research results鈥� dissemination project. Research Council of Lithuania. The State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme for 2016鈥�2024. Prof. Dr A. Navickien臈. 2022鈥�2024. The aim of the project was to ensure the uninterrupted publishing of the open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journal 鈥楰nygotyra鈥� (Book Science) and its functioning in the space of social sciences and humanities. In 2022, volumes 78 and 79 of 鈥楰nygotyra鈥� (Book Science) were published.
Main publications:
1. Knygotyra (Book Science). 91桃色 Press. 2022, 78: 286 p.鈥�
2. Knygotyra (Book Science). 91桃色 Press. 2022, 79: 331 p.
Homo Viator: Travel Space and Experiences of Travellers in Early Modern Lithuania. (No P-MIP-21-343). Research Council of Lithuania. National Research Programme (NRP) 'Modernity in Lithuania' for 2017鈥�2022. Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius. 2021 April 鈥� 2023 December. The most important results of the project 鈥楬omo Viator鈥� in 2022 were: 1. The theoretical-methodological basis of the monograph has been prepared with the implementation of new research approaches, spatial and media analysis, and interdisciplinary studies; 2. Articles prepared for publication reveal conceptual and fundamental research questions of travel phenomena, part of which is or will be integrated into the text of the monograph; 3. An original prototype of the Homo Viator website was created, which uses innovative ICT technologies, and allows for the integration and attractive presentation of materials prepared in the form of stories to the user, as well as visuals; 4. Project activities were promoted at scientific conferences, as well as in online media and radio programs.
Clutches of Scientific Information: The Book of Donations to 91桃色, 1820-1832 (No P-LIP-21-88). The Research Council of Lithuania. The State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme for 2016鈥�2024. Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius. 1 April 2021 鈥� 1 April 2022. During the project, research was carried out and a book was published. The project examines the scholarly information needs of Vilnius Imperial University from 1803 to 1833, repressive censorship, and the dynamics of donations in the context of European scientific knowledge.
Main publication:
1. Pacevi膷ius, A. (2022). Vilniaus imperatori拧kasis universitetas mokslin臈s informacijos gniau啪tuose. The imperial university of Vilna in the clutches of scholarly information. Vilnius: 91桃色 Press, 492 p.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS鈥�
The Institute of Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore (Lithuania)
贰耻迟颈苍别谤鈥疭迟补迟别鈥疞颈产谤补谤测,鈥疪别蝉别补谤肠丑鈥疌别苍迟谤别鈥痜辞谤鈥疕颈蝉迟辞谤颈肠补濒鈥疶谤补惫别濒鈥疌耻濒迟耻谤别鈥�(骋别谤尘补苍测)鈥�
Society鈥痜or鈥痶he鈥疕istory鈥痮f鈥疉uthorship,鈥疪eading鈥痑nd鈥疨ublishing, SHARP鈥�(Global鈥疭ociety)鈥��
Leiden University (Netherlands)
Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland)
Osijek University (Croatia)
Pedagogical University of Krakow (Poland)
University of Helsinki (Finland)
鲍苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟测鈥痮蹿鈥疞补迟惫颈补鈥�(尝补迟惫颈补)鈥�
鲍苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟测鈥痮蹿鈥疞箩耻产濒箩补苍补鈥�(厂濒辞惫别苍颈补)
鲍苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟测鈥痮蹿鈥疻谤辞肠濒补飞鈥�(笔辞濒补苍诲)鈥�
Tallinn University (Estonia)
The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Lithuania)
Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES鈥�
Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Bli奴d啪iuvien臈
鈥� member of organizing committee of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
Teaching Assist. Dr R.鈥疌ic臈nien臈
鈥� vice chairman of the organizing and programme committees of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� editorial鈥痓oard鈥痬ember of鈥痶he鈥疞ithuanian鈥疦ational鈥疪etrospective鈥疊ibliography;鈥�
鈥� editorial board member of the Folia bibliothecalia, a journal published by Ksia台z虈nica Podlaska im. 艁ukasza Go虂rnickiego, in Bialystok;
鈥� editorial board member of the research papers Lietuvos moksl懦 akademijos Vrublevski懦 biblioteka.
Assoc. Prof. Dr Jurgita Gir膷ien臈
鈥� member of the organizing committee secretariat of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
Prof. Dr Habil. D. Kaunas
鈥� member of the organizing and programme committee of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� chairman of the programme committee of the research conference "Ievos Simonaityt臈s k奴rybos naratyvai etnologiniu ir socialiniu aspektu", Klaip臈da, 17鈥�18 November, 2022,
鈥� chairman of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (till 1st February 2022),
鈥� member of the Presidium of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (till 1st February 2022)
鈥� board member of the book series Fontes historiae Universitatis Vilnensis, /studijos/studentams/133-apiemus/fontes-et-studia/4207-redaktoriu-kolegija;
鈥� deputy editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
鈥� editorial board member of the Latvia鈥檚 National Library serial Zin膩tniskie raksti, ,
Teaching Asist. Dr F. Kepalien臈
鈥� member of the organizing committee secretariat of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
Prof. Dr R. Misi奴nas
鈥� member of organizing committee of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
Prof. Dr A. Navickien臈
鈥� chairman of the organizing and programme committees of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
鈥� editorial board member of an annual electronic scholarly journal Lingua Franca: The History of the Book in Translation,
鈥� regional liaison officer to the Baltic region of the global Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP);
鈥� member of the global Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP),
鈥� member of European Publishing Research Association (EuroPub).
Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius
鈥� member of the programme committee of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� editorial board member of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Roczniki Biblioteczne,
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Archiwa-Kancelarie-Zbiory,
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Archeion,
鈥� editorial board member of book series Lietuvos egodokumentinis paveldas;
鈥� editorial board member of book serials Bibliotheca Lituana,
鈥� editorial board member of book series Fontes et studia historiae universitatis Vilnensis, /studijos/studentams/133-apiemus/fontes-et-studia/4207-redaktoriu-kolegija.
Assoc. Prof. Dr T. Petreikis
鈥� vice chairman of the organizing and programme committees of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,
鈥� editorial board member of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
鈥� editorial team member of book serials Bibliotheca Lituana,
鈥� executive secretary of the serial publication 沤emai膷i懦 kult奴ros savastys;
鈥� member of the editorial board of the Lithuanian National Retrospective Bibliography.
Assoc. Prof. Dr K.鈥疶olka膷evski
鈥� member of the organizing committee of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA);
鈥� executive secretary of the editorial board of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
鈥� editorial board member of the scholarly journal Communications and Communicative Technologies, ,
Lecturer Asta Urbanavi膷i奴t臈-Globien臈
鈥� member of the organizing committee secretariat of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22貝鈥�23 September, 2022,
Prof. Dr Habil.鈥疉.鈥疎. Walter
鈥� member of the programme committee of the international research conference 鈥淔rancysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna鈥檚 Little Traveller's Book turns 500, Vilnius, 22鈥�23 September, 2022,
鈥� editorial board member of the Aus Archiven, Bibliotheken, Museen Mittel- und Osteuropas - Studien, Verzeichnisse, Editionen (Cologne, Weimar, Wien: B枚hlau-Verlag);
鈥� editorial board member of the book series Metropolis. Texte und Studien zu Zentren der Kultur in der europ盲ischen Neuzeit (Berlin: Akademie-Verlag);
鈥� editorial board member of the Vossische Nachrichten - Mitteilungen der Johann Heinrich Vo脽-Gesellschaft.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD鈥�
1. Kepalien臈, F., Macevi膷i奴t臈, E. Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers鈥� use of open access repositories as a publishing channel. The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference. Berlin, 26鈥�29 September, 2022.
2. Navickien臈, A. The role of Lithuanian printed word in political struggles of the 19th century. SHARP 2022 Conference 鈥濸ower of the Written Word鈥�. Amsterdam, 11鈥�15 July, 2022.
Pacevi膷ius, A. Ego-Documents as travel media: The Diary of grain seller August Zienowicz trip to K枚nigsberg in 1829. International scientific conference 鈥濸reu脽en-Reisen. Von der Deutschordenszeit bis ins 19. Jahrhundert鈥�. Eutin (Germany), 8鈥�10 September, 2022.
3. Pacevi膷ius, A. Opisy podr贸偶y do/przez Wielkie Ksi臋stwo Litewskie w XVI-XVIII wieku: problem egodokumentalno艣ci i pr贸ba klasyfikacji. International scientific conference I Toru艅skie Sympozjum Naukowe 鈥濫godokumenty 鈥� samo艣wiadectwa 鈥� teksty autobiograficzne. Praktyka i teoria鈥�. Toru艅, 23鈥�24 June, 2022.
4. Petreikis, Tomas. Simono Daukanto asmenyb臈 lietuvi拧koje spaudoje (iki 1918 m.) Scientific-practical conference "Svirlaukis Academy" on the 229th anniversary of the birth of S. Daukantas: Jelgava and Svirlaukis. Riga, 28鈥�29 Oktober 2022.
5. Walter, Axel Ernst. Das heruntergewirtschaftete und das sprie脽ende Preu脽en: Ludwig von Baczkos und Ephraim Nankes 鈥濺eisen durch Preu脽en鈥� (1800). International scientific conference 鈥濸reu脽en-Reisen. Von der Deutschordenszeit bis ins 19. Jahrhundert鈥�. Eutine, 8鈥�10 September 2022.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES鈥�
Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Bli奴d啪iuvien臈
鈥� Expert of ISO/TC 46/AHG 2鈥疶erminology Coordination Group.鈥�
Teaching Assist. Dr R.鈥疌ic臈nien臈
鈥� member of the Board of the eLABA Consortium;
鈥� member of the National Committee for UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme,
Prof. Dr Habil. D. Kaunas
鈥� chairman of the Panel of Experts for the Evaluation of the candidates for the Members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences (till 1st February 2022);
鈥� member of the Commission for the Election of Members of the Young Academy of Sciences of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (till 1st February 2022).
Teaching Asist. Dr F. Kepalien臈
鈥� member of the working group of the Research Council of Lithuania, which aims to evaluate the practice and progress achieved in the application of the guidelines of open access to scholarly publications and data.
Prof. Dr Arvydas Pacevi膷ius
鈥� member of Archive Council of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
鈥� member of Sectoral Professional Committee for creative, artistic and entertainment activities, libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities of the Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development centre .
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES鈥�
Cic臈nien臈, R. (2022). Introduction. In: Recording History. Lithuania鈥檚 documentary heritage in the international and national registers of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Editor Migl臈 Ma拧anauskien臈. Vilnius: Secretariat of the Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO, 2022, 4鈥�9. ISBN 978-9955-718-11-6.
Navickien臈, A. (2022). Skorinistikos atradimai ir sukak膷i懦 min臈jimai Lietuvos akademin臈je aplinkoje. Tarp knyg懦, 10, 15鈥�19.
Petreikis, T. (2022). Diskusija Pranci拧kaus Skorinos epochai 寞vertinti. Tarp knyg懦, 10, 30.
Pacevi膷ius, A. (2022). Socialinis knyg懦 gyvenimas: Ars libri - advokat懦 kontoros 鈥濫llex Vali奴nas鈥� kolekcijos atvejis. In: Ars Libri, Vilnius: Ellex Valiunas, p. 15鈥�32.
Urbanavi膷i奴t臈-Globien臈, A. (2022). Knyga, ie拧kanti atsakymo, kod臈l verta skaityti skaitmeniniais laikais. Knygotyra, 78, 267鈥�275. doi:10.15388/Knygotyra.2022.78.117
CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM AND MEDIA RESEARCH
11 Bernardin懦 St, LT-01124 Vilnius
Tel. 219 3041
E-mail:
Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr Renata 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen
STAFF
Professors: Dr A.Vai拧nys.
Associate professors: Dr A. Gudauskas, Dr D. Jastramskis, Dr K. Kirtiklis, Dr J. Ma啪yl臈, Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen. Dr V. Denisenko, Dr M. Marti拧ius, Dr L. Nevinskait臈.
Assistant professors: Dr R. Stonyt臈, Dr D. Donauskait臈.
Teaching assistants: G. Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈, R. Kupetyt臈.
Doctoral students: R. Kupetyt臈, M.T. K臈vi拧as, I. Vitkauskait臈.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥� Audiovisual media and mass communication
鈥� Ethics of journalism and media
鈥� History and theory of journalism and media
鈥� Media audiences
鈥� Media ecosystems
鈥� Media politics
Political communication
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2022
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Journalism, Media, and Political Communication in Lithuania: Challenges, Content, and Audiences. Assoc. Prof. Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen. 2020鈥�2023. The project aims to analyse the changes in journalism, media and political communication in Lithuania caused by political, technological, cultural, and social factors by using quantitative and qualitative research methods; to research how national journalism and media research compare to research findings in other European countries and worldwide.
Thematic clusters of the project
Media Ecosystems, Content, Politics, and Ethics. Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Marti拧ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Ma啪yl臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Nevinskait臈, Teaching Assist. G. Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈.
Main publications:
1. Ma啪yl臈, J. (sudarytojas) (2022). Pirmyn arba mirk: atsiminimai, publicistika. Kernav臈: V拧漠 Atminties brasta.
2. Stonkien臈, M., Ma啪yl臈, J., & Jani奴nien臈, E. (2022). Legal and ethical aspects of social media user provision of information to the public regulation: the view of media regulatory and self-regulatory bodies in Lithuania. Media studies and applied ethics, 3(1), 115-126. doi:10.46630/msae.1.2022.08
3. Ma啪yl臈, J. (2022). Vytauto Gedgaudo knyga apie pranc奴z懦 svetim拧ali懦 legion膮 arba susitikimai po a拧tuoni懦 de拧imtme膷i懦. Pirmyn arba mirk: atsiminimai, publicistika, 7-20.
4. Joesaar, A., Rozukalne, A., Jastramskis, D. (2022). Trust in public service media in the Baltic states. Journal of Baltic Studies, 53(4), 587-611.
5. Gudauskas, A. (2022). The Filmmaking Camera as Life-Consciousness [Filmavimo kamera kaip gyvenimo s膮mon臈]. LOGOS (Lithuania), 110, 67-75.
6. N盲ripea, E., 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen, R., Balcus, Z. (2022). Economic and Social Precarity in Baltic Cinema. In Precarity in European film: depictions and discourses, 289-302 De Gruyter,
Nevinskait臈, L. (Social) Media, Return Migration, and Social Remittances: The Case of Lithuania. In 膶iubrinskas, Vytis, Ingrida Ge膷ien臈-Janulion臈, Caroline Hornstein Tomi膰, Violetta Parutis (eds.). Returning 鈥� Remitting 鈥� Receiving. Social Remittances of Transnational (Re)Migrants to Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland. LIT Verlag, 2022.
Political Communication and Media Activism. Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Denisenko, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Marti拧ius, Assist. Prof. Dr R. Stonyt臈.
Main publications:
1. Marti拧ius, M. (2022). Kova d臈l percepcijos. Politikos ir komunikacijos sankirtoje: tendencijos, diskursai, efektai (straipsni懦 rinkinys), 157-179. 沤i奴r臈ta 2022 m. spalio 06 d. per :135411991/135411991.pdf
2. Marti拧ius, M. (2022). Atsargiai 鈥� propaganda (monografija). Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. doi:10.15388/vup-book-0023
3. Kupetyt臈, R. (2022). Diskurso analiz臈 taikant Stuarto Hallo 鈥濳odavimo / dekodavimo鈥� model寞. LOGOS (Lithuania), 112, 216-222. doi:10.24101/logos.2022.64
4. Kupetyt臈 R., (2022). Diskurso analitinis po啪iuris propagandos tyrime: pusiau sistemine literaturos ap啪valga, Filosofija. Sociologija (Lithuania), 2022, 4, 351-360.
National Research Projects
Lithuanian Journalism in the Context of Political, Economic and Social Risks. (No. S-MIP-22-19). Research Council of Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis, doctoral student R. Kupetyt臈, Dr Ingrida Ge膷ien臈-Janulion臈, Giedr臈 Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈. 2022-2024. The aim of the project is to investigate the political, economic, and social risk factors of Lithuanian journalism and to examine the situation of Lithuanian journalism in the context of these factors. The project will analyse the political, economic, and social circumstances that have influenced the development of Lithuanian journalism. A survey of journalists working in Lithuania will be carried out, assessing the political, economic, and social influences on journalists, the editorial autonomy of journalists, and the safety and uncertainty of journalists in their professional environment.
Main publication:
1. K玫uts-Klemm, R., Ro啪ukalne, A., & Jastramskis, D. (2022). Resilience of national media systems: Baltic media in the global network environment. Journal of Baltic studies, 53(4), 543-564. doi:10.1080/01629778.2022.2103162
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
European Communication Research and Education Association
University of Central Lancashire (UK)
Riga Stradins University (Latvia)
Warsaw University (Poland)
Tallinn University (Estonia)
Danish School of Journalism (Denmark)
OTHER RESEARCH
Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Kwartalnik Nauk o Mediach (Media Sciences Quarterly),
鈥� member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
鈥� board member at the Baltic Association of Media Research.
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Studies in Eastern European Cinema (Taylor & Francis),
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Baltic Screen Media Review (Tallinn University), ,
鈥� member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA);
鈥� member of European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS).
Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys
鈥� chairman of the editorial board of the journal Parlamento studijos (Parliamentary Studies),
鈥� scientific board member of the journal Kultura-Media-Teologia,
鈥� member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. J玫esaar A., Ro啪ukalne A., Jastramskis D. Trust in Public Service Media in the Baltic States. International Scientific Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 鈥濩ommunication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts鈥�. Pekin, China, July11鈥�15, 2022.
2. 艩ukaityt臈, R. Refreshed and Reworked Memory of Collapse of the Soviet Union in Sergei Loznitsa's Mr. Landsbergis (2021). International Scientific Conference of the Network of European Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) 鈥濫pistemic Media: Atlas, Archive, Network鈥�. Bucharest, Romania, June 22鈥�26, 2022.
3. Kirtiklis, K. Remodeling communication for contemporary public debates. International Scientific Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) 鈥淩ethink Impact鈥�. Aarhus, Denmark, October 19鈥�22, 2022.
4. Nevinskait臈, L. Hi girls, you know everything! Emigrant Facebook groups as a transnational space of support. International Scientific Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) 鈥淩ethink Impact鈥�. Aarhus, Denmark, October 19鈥�22, 2022.
5. Vai拧nys, A., K臈vi拧as, M. T. (2022). Factors influencing the trust in legacy media: the case of Lithuania / Czynniki kszta艂tuj膮ce zaufanie do medi贸w tradycyjnych 鈥� na przyk艂adzie Litwy. International Scientific Conference 鈥濼he Press versus the Book: Competition to Convergence鈥�. Krakow, 24鈥�25 November, 2022.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Ma啪yl臈
鈥� member of the Judges Selection Committee,
鈥� member of the Public Information Ethics Commission of the Republic of Lithuania,
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Media Council, ;
鈥� editorial board member of the Print publishing activities, television and radio programme generation and transmission information services ads and market research sectoral professional Committee (Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre
鈥� member of the Board of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists,
Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys
鈥� member of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania May 18, 2021 Resolution No. XIV-320,
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
1. Marti拧ius, M. Lietuvos politin臈 kult奴ra, kuria negalime did啪iuotis. In Delfi.lt, 25 Oktober, 2022. Available at:
2. Marti拧ius, M. Ekspertas: rusi拧k懦 kanal懦 draudimas n臈ra tik nepamatuota Lietuvos u啪gaida, pirmieji rezultatai jau ap膷iuopiami. In Lrt.lt, 5 November, 2022. Available at:
3. Marti拧ius, M. Laba diena, Lietuva. Marti拧ius apie Rusijos propagand膮 skleid啪ian膷ias knygas kai kuriuose knygynuose: cenz奴ruoti nereik臈t懦. In LRT television programme 鈥淟aba diena, Lietuva鈥�, 27 July 2022,
4. Vai拧nys, A. K膮 rodo Lietuvos 啪iniasklaidos laisv臈s indekse pakilimas 寞 9 viet膮? 5 May, 2022. Available at:
5. Vai拧nys, A. Spaudos atgavimo, kalbos ir knygos diena: kaip kei膷iasi laisvas 啪odis? 鈥炁絠ni懦 radijo鈥� radio programme 鈥濵es tikriname鈥�. 5 May, 2022. Available at:
DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
9 Saul臈tekio ave, block 1, LT-01222 Vilnius
Tel. (8 5) 219 3168
E-mail:
Head 鈥� Prof. Dr Renata Matkevi膷ien臈
STAFF
Professors: Dr R. Matkevi膷ien臈, Dr A. Mikalauskien臈 (part-time), Dr A. Novelskait臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: M. E. 膶ernikovait臈 (part-time), Dr E. Jani奴nien臈 (part-time), Dr I. Michailovi膷 (part-time), Dr D. Siudikien臈, Dr M Sueldo, Dr M. Stonkien臈, Dr L. Stund啪臈, Dr D. 艩臈poraityt臈-Vismant臈.
Teaching assistants: Dr I. Girnien臈 (part-time), Dr B. Grebliauskien臈, Dr S. Jok奴bauskien臈, Dr S. Preidys (part-time), Dr D. Petr臈nait臈, Dr E. Plat奴kyt臈.
Research assistants: R. Adomaitien臈, J. Gribovskis (part-time).
Doctoral students: D. Borovik, V. Beniu拧is, L. Jaku膷ionien臈, A. Tely膷臈nait臈, R. 沤emait臈.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥� Theoretical and empirical analysis of tendencies of organisation communication, focusing on the changing discourse (participants, context, narrative) of communication. Analysis of the communication of social enterprises, NGOs, and public sector institutions with research orientated towards the investigation of competencies of communication specialists working at all levels of the organisation.
鈥� Investigation of organisational communication and information management from international and intercultural perspectives, focusing on changes in organisational communication content, forms, channels, and legislative processes. Information services in public sector institutions.
鈥� Stakeholders鈥� communication and engagement in organisational communication: focus on sustainability and CSR strategies, reputation and branding communication, organisational culture, and knowledge management strategies.
鈥� Changes in communication professions and competencies in a digital global society
鈥� Sociology of gender: gender in different social institutions. Gender manifestation in internal corporate communication.
鈥� Information and communication context of academic/research activities: scholarly communication, science communication, open access, ethics in HE/research institutions and academic/research activities.
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2022
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Information and Communication Organisational Infrastructures and Activities in the Context of the Network Society. Prof. Dr R. Matkevi膷ien臈. 2020鈥�2023. The project aims to research communication and information infrastructures and activities in organisations. As planned, scholars of the department organised the international conference on information and communication practices, 鈥楨xpressions of information and communication theory and practice 2022鈥�, the event took place on 28-29 April 2022. ().
鈥� The conference 鈥楪ender studies and activism 2022: (re-/de-/?-) institutionalization in changing realities鈥� on gender studies at 91桃色 was organised on 24 November 2022 ().
鈥� A series of publications to disseminate the results of these conferences was submitted for publication in the scientific journal 鈥濱nformation and Media鈥�.
The year 2022 was marked by Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine which impacted the scientific research of the department. Some projects on the communication analysis of social enterprises in Lithuania that had already been started were postponed, while some collaborative projects with foreign universities and NGOs began in order to investigate the changing situation in the media environment because of the war.
Researchers from the department joined the research led by Tel Aviv University on community and societal resilience (as part of the Faculty鈥檚 financed grant for small initiatives), and the joint publication of participants of this project from Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, and Estonia was submitted for publishing. Scholars from the department joined a number of research projects and other kinds of activities in spreading knowledge on disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda.
During the year 2022, the longitudinal research on Lithuanian identity was carried out by scholars of the department with funding from the small grants of the Faculty. The results of this research were presented at the scientific conference at the University of Iceland, and a publication based on the presentation was prepared and submitted for publishing.
Main publication:
1. Stonkien臈, M., Ma啪yl臈, J., Jani奴nien臈, E. (2022). Legal and ethical aspects of social media user provision of information to the public regulation: the view of media regulatory and self-regulatory bodies in Lithuania. Media studies and applied ethics, 3(1), p. 115-126. doi:10.46630/msae.1.2022.08
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Lithuanian Communication Association
Lithuanian Social Enterprise Association
Sustainable Business Association of Lithuania
Tartu University (Estonia)
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia)
Tel Aviv university (Israel)
Sodertorn University (Sweden)
Jyvaskyla University (Sweden)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Adomaitien臈
鈥� member of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference 鈥淕ender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities鈥�, 24 November 2022, 91桃色, ,
鈥� member of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Jani奴nien臈
鈥� member of the scientific committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
鈥� member of the scientific committee of the international conference ,,Communication and Media in the 21st Century: Educational and Professional Challenges鈥�, 27th 鈥� 28th October, 2022, Sofia University 鈥淪t. Kliment Ohridski鈥�, International Scientific Conference 鈥淐ommunication and Media in the 21st century: Educational and Professional Challenges鈥� 27th and 28th of October 2022 | Faculty of journalism and mass communication (uni-sofia.bg)
Asist. Dr S. Jok奴bauskien臈
鈥� member of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
Prof. Dr R. Matkevi膷ien臈
鈥� board member of the Nordic network for intercultural communication,
鈥� member of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
鈥� member of editorial board of Scientific journal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences 鈥淧roceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences鈥�.
Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Michailovi膷
鈥� member of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference 鈥淕ender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities鈥�, 24 November 2022, 91桃色,
Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈
鈥� member of the scientific committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
Prof. Dr A. Novelskait臈
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Information & Media
鈥� member of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference 鈥淕ender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities鈥�, 24 November 2022, 91桃色,
Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Platukyt臈
鈥� member of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference 鈥淕ender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities鈥�, 24 November 2022, 91桃色,
Asist. Dr S. Preidys
鈥� member of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Siudikien臈
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Information & Media ,
鈥� chair of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28-29 April 2022, 91桃色,
Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Stonkien臈
鈥� member of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28鈥�29 April 2022, 91桃色,
鈥� member of the scientific committee of the international conference ,,Communication and Media in the 21st Century: Educational and Professional Challenges鈥�, 27th 鈥� 28th October, 2022, Sofia University 鈥淪t. Kliment Ohridski鈥�, International Scientific Conference 鈥淐ommunication and Media in the 21st century: Educational and Professional Challenges鈥� 27th and 28th of October 2022 | Faculty of journalism and mass communication (uni-sofia.bg)
Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Stund啪臈
鈥� member of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference 鈥淕ender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities鈥�, 24 November 2022, 91桃色, ,
鈥� member of the organising committee of the international conference 鈥淚nternational Scientific Conference Expressions of Information and Communication Theory and Practice 2022鈥�, 28-29 April 2022, 91桃色,
Assoc. Prof. Dr D. 艩臈poraityt臈-Vismant臈
鈥� member of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference 鈥淕ender Studies and Activism 2022: (Re-/De-/-?) Institutionalization in Changing Realities鈥�, 24 November 2022, 91桃色,
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Matkevi膷ien臈, R. Populist actors and their communication strategies: case study of misinformation campaign on anti-Covid regulations. The ECREA鈥檚 Science and Environment Communication Section鈥檚 pre-conference on Misinformation, science populism and the role of citizens (online), 17 Oktober, 2022.
2. Matkevi膷ien臈, R. The community identity as the baseline for the identity of the small country: how identity of Nordic countries supports search for an identity in Lithuania. International scientific conference. Nordic Intercultural Communication Conference 2022. Vigdis, Icelanding, 24鈥�26 November, 2022.
3. Jaku膷ionien臈, L. The competencies of communication professionals as a determining factor in proving the value for business. 9th European Communication Conference 鈥濺ethink Impact. Aarhus (Denmark), 19鈥�22 Oktober, 2022.
4. Jok奴bauskien臈, S. Digital Tranformation Challenges of Transversal Competences of Information Society: The Case of Martynas Ma啪vydas National Library of Lithuania. Communication and Media in the 21 Century: Educational and Professional Challenges. Sofia, Bulgaria (on line), 27 Oktober, 2022.
5. Novelskait臈, A. Pleneray preesentation 鈥淓ntrenchment of gender equality in R&I sector in Lithuania. Case of 91桃色 in national, institutional and individual contexts鈥�. International conference 鈥淕ender Equality. Global Challenges and Perspectives鈥�. Dimitire Cantemir Christian University, Bucharest, Romania 12-14 May 2022.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈
鈥� member of the International Energy Economic Association,
鈥� technical committee member of Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Stonkien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Commission under the Ministry of Culture,
鈥� expert of Lithuanian Council for Culture, Ekspertai - Lietuvos kult奴ros taryba (ltkt.lt)
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
1. Matkevi膷ien臈, R. 鈥濸R Impact Awards鈥� komisijos nariai atsako, kas atne拧a s臈km臋 komunikacijos konkursuose. In Delfi.lt, 28 April, 2022. Available at:
2. Novelskait臈, A. Lygios galimyb臈s moksle 鈥� kaip spr臋sti giluminius i拧拧奴kius, su kuriais moterys susiduria Lietuvoje. In Delfi.lt, 17 February, 2022. Available at:
3. Novelskait臈, A. Remote conference 鈥濴yder臈 kalba: Moter懦 寞galinimas moksle. Ko reikia 拧iandien?鈥�. In Delfi.lt, 15 Ferbruary, 2022. Available at:
DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL CULTURES AND COMMUNICATION
9 Saul臈tekio鈥痑ve,鈥痓lock 1, LT-01222 Vilnius鈥�
Tel. 236 6111, 236 6112, 236 6116
E-mail: ;
Head 鈥� Prof. Dr Elena Macevi膷i奴t臈
STAFF
Professors: Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈.
Associate professors: Dr J. Bla啪i奴nas (part-time), Dr V. Grigas, Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius (part-time), Dr M. Petrikas, Dr R. Rep拧ien臈, Dr A. 艩uminas.
Teaching assistant: Dr J. Rud啪ionien臈.
Assistant professors: Dr I. Kelp拧ien臈.
Doctoral students: D. Armakauskait臈, N. Charapan, J. Janu拧kevi膷i奴t臈, I. Jovai拧ait臈-Bla啪evi膷ien臈, N. Latvyt臈, J. Paltanavi膷i奴t臈, A. 艩ileris.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥� Digital and social inequalities in the production, distribution, and usage of cultural and entertainment services
鈥� Movement, expression, and usage of cultural activities and industries in digital environments
鈥� Relation between digital cultures and digital inequality
鈥� Role of digital cultural entertainment in diminishing the digital divide.
Aspects of cultural services and their consumption in reducing the digital and social divide
鈥� Reading and navigating texts on screens
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2022
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Manifestation of Digital Inequalities in Entertainment Cultures. Prof. Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈. 2020鈥�2023. The project aims to analyse the differences in consumption of digital entertainment cultural services caused by digital and other social inequalities, and to study their manifestations, as well as the potential to increase social and digital inclusion.
Main publications:
1. Nonthacumjane, P., Maceviciute, E., Wilson, T. D. (2022). Organizational aspects of collaboration on local information management by Thai provincial university libraries.鈥疛ournal of Library Administration 62(6), 771鈥�792. doi:10.1080/01930826.2022.2102380.
2. Wilson, T. D., Maceviciute, E. (2022). Information misbehaviour: Modelling the motivations for the creation, acceptance and dissemination of misinformation.鈥疛ournal of Documentation.鈥痙oi:10.1108/JD-05-2022-0116. [Article in Press]
3. Macevi膷i奴t臈, E., & Kepalien臈, F. (2022). Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers鈥� use of open access repositories as a publishing channel. Information research 27, 1鈥�17. doi:10.47989/irisic2210
The Impact of Text Navigation on Text Perception and Recall When Reading on a Screen. Assoc. Prof. Ar奴nas Gudinavi膷ius. 2022-2023. The research aims to determine and contribute to the knowledge of whether the way of navigating the text while reading on the screen affects the perception and recall of the text.
National Research Projects
Publishing Lithuanian Scientific Periodicals From a Science Communication Perspective. (P-MIP-22-20). Funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius. Team: Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas, Assoc. Prof. Dr T. Petreikis. 2022鈥�2024. The aim of the project is to systematise and analyse the publication of Lithuanian scientific periodicals from 1907 to 2020 as a means of formal documentary communication in the context of science communication as a whole. The project will quantitatively summarise the chronological and geographical characteristics of scientific periodical publishing, identify the regularities of the publishing dynamics, systematise information on the Lithuanian scientific periodical publishing strategies and publishers, on the formats of publishing, methods of dissemination, and the structure of the metadata.
Connective Digital Memory in Borderlands: A Mixed-Methods Study of Cultural Identity, Heritage Communication and Digital Curation on Social Networks. (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-17-0027). The European Social Fund. Project leader 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr C. Dallas. Team: Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis, Assist. Dr I. Kelp拧ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Murinien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Denisenko, Assist. Dr T. Bo啪erocki, Assist. Dr J. Gribovskis, doctoral student D. Armakauskait臈, Assist. Dr R. Stonyt臈, Assist. Dr O. Sushkevych. 2020鈥�2023. The aim of the project is to reveal how memory practices on Lithuanian Social Network sites that are mediated by contested heritage shape cultural identities at the transnational, national, and intersectional levels, advancing digital curation knowledge to save Lithuanian social digital memory from future obsolescence.
Main publications:
1. Kelp拧ien臈, I., Armakauskait臈, D., Denisenko, V., Kirtiklis, K., Lau啪ikas, R., Stonyt臈, R., Murinien臈, L., & Dallas, K. (2022). Difficult heritage on social network sites: An integrative review. New media & society, 00, 1-28. doi:10.1177/14614448221122186.
2. Lau啪ikas, Rimvydas; Armakauskait臈, Donata. (2022). 鈥濱拧memorialinti鈥�, u啪daryti ar palikti: Venclov懦 nam懦-muziejaus veikimas interneto erdv臈je. Tiltai. Klaip臈da : Klaip臈dos universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1392-3137. eISSN 2351-6569. 2022, Nr. 2(89), p. 140-158.
Automated Heritage Monitoring of Urbanised Areas Implementing 3D Technologies. (No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-01-0043). European Regional Development Fund. Head of the project: Prof. Dr Habil. Vladislav V. Fomin (since July 2020). Project participants: Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Dr T. 沤i啪i奴nas, R. 艩migelskas. 2018鈥�2022. The aim of the project is to develop knowledge-based computer software and a methodology for automatic monitoring of urban heritage by implementing three-dimensional (3D) technologies and artificial intelligence platforms (AI).
Main publications:
1. Fomin, V., Lau啪ikas, R., & 沤i啪i奴nas, T. (2022). Digital urban heritage preservation practices: framing a new European standart. In EURAS proceedings 2022: standardisation and open source, 8 - 10 June 2022, Glasgow University (pp. 125-142). Glasgow: Glasgow University.
2. Fomin, V., Putrimas, M., 沤i啪i奴nas, T., & Lau啪ikas, R. (2022). Reference architecture for AI-based urban heritage preservation risks monitoring tool. Baltic journal of modern computing, 10(2), 142-158. doi:10.22364/bjmc.2022.10.2.04.
3. Lau啪ikas, R., 沤i啪i奴nas, T., & Fomin, V. (2022). Novel technologies as potential catalyst for democratizing urban heritage preservation practices: the case of 3D scanning and AI. Information & media, 93, 93-115. doi:10.15388/Im.2022.93.64.
International Research Projects
Transforming data rE-use in ARCHaeology (TEtrARCH). CHANSE European Humanities and Social Sciences Collaboration project, funded by the Lithuanian Science Council. Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Dr Ingrida Kelp拧ien臈, doctoral student Indr臈 Jovai拧ait臈-Bla啪evi膷ien臈. 2022-2025. The project embraces three scales of data collection in archaeology 鈥� landscape, site, and artefact 鈥� exploring them via four increasingly ubiquitous technologies for data capture: airborne LiDAR, 3D scanning, digital field drawing, and photography. Alongside novel workflows for field, post-excavation, and archival practice, TEtrARCHs will produce the world鈥檚 first controlled vocabulary for cultural heritage storytelling, the first assessments of data reuse effectiveness following ISO Standard 25022: Measurement of Quality in Use, and the first best practice recommendations for trusted digital repositories to optimise archaeological data for re-use.
Identity on the Line (I-ON). (No. EACEA 34/2018). Project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and Research Council of Lithuania. Project manager: doctoral student N. Latvyt臈. Project administrator: doctoral student D. Armakauskait臈. Experts: Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Bla啪i奴nas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Rep拧ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Murinien臈, Dr T. Bo啪erocki. 2019鈥�2023. (I-ON) is a large-scale cooperation project between six cultural history museums and one university, working together to explore the long-term consequences of different migration processes, forced or voluntary, which have taken place in Europe over the last 100 years. In March 2022, a travelling exhibition in Lithuanian and English, 鈥楬ealing the Wounds of the Soul,鈥� opens at the 91桃色 Library Scientific Communication and Information Center (MKIC). The exhibition was subsequently exhibited at the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History, the Vilna Sholom Aleichem Orthodox Gymnasium, the Tel拧iai Alka Museum, the Museum of Wooden City Architecture, and the Faculty of Communication of 91桃色. In November, the exhibition will be on display at the National M. Ma啪vydas Library and the Tuskul臈nai Rimties Park Memorial Complex. It is also very important to note that Identity on the Line has been nominated for an EMA award this year. A travelling exhibition prepared by all project partners will also be on display in Vilnius at the end of November.
Reclaimed Avant-garde. (No. 11H 17 0144 85). Project funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland. Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Petrikas. 2018鈥�2023. International research and this artistic project were initiated by the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute on the occasion of the Avant-garde Year 2017. It refers directly to theatre projects of the first half of the 20th century in Central and Eastern Europe as a source of inspiration for contemporary artists, redefining at the same time a phenomenon of the historical avant-garde from the present perspective developed by the historians and practitioners of culture from this region. The core of the project is an international team of experts from Central and Eastern Europe. The main goal of the team is to create a permanent international and transnational platform of cooperation between institutions and organisations interested in theatre, including defining the common features of theatre culture in this part of the continent. The task of the team is to prepare an anthology and a lexicon presenting a panorama of the theatrical avant-garde of Central and Eastern Europe, which takes into account its diversity in the international context as well as the interdisciplinary dimension of this phenomenon.
Main publication:
1. Petrikas, M. (2022). Mapping theatre (I): Polish theatre in Vilnius. In A history of Polish theatre (pp. 147-160). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108619028.006
Saving European Archaeology from the Digital Dark Age. CA COST Action CA18128. Funded by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020. Prof. Julian Richards (University of York Archaeology Data Service, UK). Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Asist. Dr I. Kelp拧ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius. 2019鈥�2023. The main aims and objectives of the Action are to mitigate the loss of primary archaeological data by developing common understandings around the stewardship of digital archaeological data, building new best-practice networks to support the preservation and open dissemination of archaeological data, as well as the creation of more inclusive research partnerships. Making archaeological data open and freely accessible is a priority across Europe; however, the domain lacks appropriate, persistent repositories. Due to the fragility of digital data and the non-repeatable nature of most archaeological research, the domain is poised to lose a generation of research to the Digital Dark Age. The aim of the network is to bring archaeologists and data management specialists together to share expertise and create resources that allow them to address problems in the most appropriate way.
Main publication:
1. Lau啪ikas, R., Enquist, J., Luengo, P., 艩o拧i膰-Klind啪i膰, R., & Toumpouri, M. (2022). Discussing archaeology and the nation in six European countries: a discourse analysis. Journal of community archaeology & heritage, 9(3), 161-174. doi:10.1080/20518196.2021.1988210.
Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representations. COST Action CA18230. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the Management Committee (MC) 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas, MC substitute 鈥� doctoral student J. Janu拧kevi膷i奴t臈. 2019鈥�2023. The aim of this COST action is to build a network for the interdisciplinary study of the potential interactive digital narrative as a means of addressing complexity as a societal challenge by representing, experiencing, and comprehending complex phenomena and thus also addressing the issue of 鈥榝ake news鈥�. The challenge, therefore, is to change the current status of interactive digital narratives (IDNs) from the 鈥榮ingular achievement鈥� of a small group of 鈥榠nitiated鈥� practitioners to the 鈥榞eneral practice鈥� of many media companies. The INDCOR project (Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representations) addresses this challenge by means of a coordinated effort in analysing and generalising the design and production methods of stand-out IDN works with a particular focus on the representation of complex issues.
Main publication:
1. 艩uminas, A., Pri膷ins, M., Toode, 脺., Janu拧kevi膷i奴t臈, J. (2022). Similar Aims, Different Approaches: An Analysis of Campaign Video Ads in the Baltic States. In: The 2019 European Electoral Campaign: in the Time of Populism and Social Media, p. 219鈥�239.
Multidisciplinary Innovation for Social Change. COST Action CA18236. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the Management Committee (MC): Prof. Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈. 2019鈥�2023. The aim of this Action is to demonstrate, through the adoption of Multi-Disciplinary Innovation (MDI) methods, how we can respond to social problems with a design-led approach which has a problem-oriented ethos, supporting positive social change and the development of international public policy discourse. It will be achieved through the establishment of a Pan-European Public Sector Innovation (ePSI) lab. It will prepare students for roles in employment by integrating education programmes into the lab's operations. It will also support agencies that have a role in responding to and developing public policy.
Investigation of Comics and Graphic Novels in the Iberian Cultural Area. COST Action CA19119. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the Management Committee (MC): Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius, MC substitute: Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas. 2020鈥�2024. The iCOn-MICS Action aims to carry out an Investigation on Comics and Graphic Novels from the Iberian Cultural Area (Spain, Portugal, and Latin America). Today, Iberian comics are struggling to position themselves on the global scene, particularly because of past political and economic crises and a strong lack of recognition. Moreover, research works are very scattered, leading to redundant initiatives and sources that are not easily accessible. iCOn-MICS will address this issue by structuring an international federated network of researchers, professionals, and end-users on Iberian comics to gather research and improve access to it and to the sources; to strengthen its dissemination and preservation; and improve practices for using comics as an educational tool to highlight and improve the image of this medium. The network has integrated 11 European countries, including seven ITCs and three countries of Latin America (IPCs) to achieve those objectives.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)
Toronto University, Toronto (Canada)
University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
University of Stavanger (Norway)
University of York (UK)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas
鈥� editorial team member of non-serial scientific journal Bibliotheca Lituana,
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Information & Media,
鈥� president of the Association of Lithuanian Serials,
Assoc. Prof. Ar奴nas Gudinavi膷ius
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Information & Media,
Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas
鈥� editor-in-chief of Acta Museologica Lithuanica,
鈥� editorial board member of the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology,
鈥� editorial board member of the Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage,
鈥� editorial board member of Historical and Cultural Studies,
Prof. Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈
鈥� deputy editor-in-chief, regional editor, reviews editor of Information Research (UK),
鈥� deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
鈥� editorial board member of the Serials Librarian (USA),
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Information & Media
Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Petrikas
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Bulletin of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts,
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Rep拧ien臈
鈥� editor-in-chief of Lietuvos kult奴ros tyrimai (Lithuania Culture Studies),
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Culture Crossroads,
Dr J. Rud啪ionien臈
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Kni啪nica,
Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Parlamento studijos (Studies of Parliament),
鈥� editorial board member of the journal Journal of Comparative Politics,
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Gudinavi膷ius, A., Grigas, V. Two decades of ebook publishing in a small language market: publishers vs pirates. International conference of the European Publishing Studies Association 鈥淏y the Book 7. Publishing in the 21th Century鈥�. Paris, 20鈥�21 June, 2022.
2. Kepalien臈, F., Macevi膷i奴t臈, E. Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers鈥� use of open access repositories as a publishing channel. The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference. Berlin, 26鈥�29 September, 2022.
3. Oles, K., Lau啪ikas, R. Together for Ukrainian Heritage! Remote digital heritage documentation and preservation based on a crowdsourcing platform. ICAMT Annual Conference 2022. Praha, 20鈥�28 August, 2022.
4. Fomin, V., Lau啪ikas, R. Digital Urban Heritage Preservation Practices: Framing A New European Standard. EURAS 2022 Conference. Glasgow, 8鈥�10 June, 2022.
5. 艩uminas, A. The Parliamentary Election in COVID-19 Pandemic Times: Campaigning Strategies of Lithuanian Parties and Politicians. International conference 鈥淎ABS Conference 鈥淏altic Studies at a Crossroads鈥�. Seattle (USA) 27鈥�29 May, 2022.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Library Council under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania,
Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius
鈥� chairman of the Sectoral Professional Committee for Printing, Publishing, Television and Radio Production, Broadcasting, Information Services, Advertising and Market Research in Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre,
鈥� the board member of Lithuanian Publishers鈥榮 Association,
鈥� the board member of Association of European University Presses,
Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas
鈥� member of Lithuanian Council for Culture,
鈥� chairman of the Lituanian committee of UNESCO Memory of the World programme,
Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Petrikas
鈥� member of Professional Performing Arts Jury,
Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas
鈥� member of the Media Council under the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania,
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
1. Grigas, V. Kult奴rin臈s 啪iniasklaidos kokyb臈, Audriaus Plioplio neuromenas ir oficialiai ukrainieti拧ki bar拧膷iai. LRT radio show 鈥淜ult奴ros savait臈鈥�, Lrt. lt, 2 July, 2022, Available at:
2. Latvyt臈, N. Keliaujan膷ioje ekspozicijoje 鈥� Holokaust膮 i拧gyvenusi懦 moter懦 ir mergai膷i懦 patirtys, In Lrt.lt, 7 March, 2022.
3. Lau啪ikas, R. Discussion "Lithuania and UNESCO: how do we make the most of membership opportunities?" Participant. Lithuanian National Martynas Ma啪vydas Library, 19 September, 2022.
4. Petrikas, M. Perkraunant civilizacij膮. Ar 啪mon臈s pasiruo拧臋 evakuotis, jei prireikt懦? LRT radio show 鈥淧erkraunat civilizacij膮鈥�, 21 Oktober, 2022. Available at:
5. 艩uminas, A. Socialiniai tinklai 鈥� jaunimo kelrodis ar klystkelis? In Delfi plius, 6 September, 2022.