VU Faculty of Communication - Arūnas Gudinavičius

ABOUT

Vice-dean for science

Professor, Doctor
Department of Digital Cultures and Communication

Faculty of Communication
Saulėtekio ave. 9, building III, room 408

Tel. +370 5 219 3020
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Personal webpage

0000-0002-2643-5171

Research interests

Digital books
Digital publishing
Human-computer interaction

PUBLICATIONS

Scientific publications (eLABa)

Peer-reviewed articles indexed in Web of Science / Scopus

Gudinavičius, A., Grigas, V., Šuminas, A., Petreikis, T. (2023). Scholarly Journal Publishers in a Small-Language Country: The Case of Lithuania. Publishing Research Quarterly, 39(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-023-09968-8
Maceviciute, E., Manžuch, z., Gudinavičius, A. (2023). The role of curiosity triggers and features in digital literacy training. Library & Information Science Research, 45(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2023.101268
Grigas, V., & Gudinavičius, A. (2023). Book Publishing and Print Disabilities: The extent of book famine in Lithuania. Logos, 34(1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1163/18784712-03104059
Gudinavičius, A., Grigas, V. Two Decades of E-Book Publishing in a Small Language Market: Publishers Lag Behind Pirates. Publishing Research Quaterly, 38, 490–502 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-022-09894-1
Gudinavičius, A. and Grigas, V. (2022). Causes and consequences of unauthorized use of books: readers, authors, and publishers' perspective. Online Information Review, Vol. 46 No. 5, pp. 886-903. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-03-2021-0133
Grigas, V., Gudinavičius, A. (2021). Stakeholders’ perceptions of book piracy’s benefits to society in Lithuania. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, Vol. 71 No. 6/7, pp. 605-618. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-08-2020-0118
Gudinavičius, A. (2020). Changing taxpayers’ beliefs with information that enables to make sense of taxes: the case of Lithuania. Proceedings of ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference Pretoria, South Africa, 28th September to 1st October, 2020. Information Research, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2019
Gudinavičius, A., Markelevičiūtė, G. (2020). Using Augmented Reality in Book Publishing from a Small Language Market Perspective. Publishing Research Quarterly, 36(1), 43–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-019-09704-1
Gudinavičius, A., Šuminas, A. (2018). Choosing a book by its cover: analysis of a reader’s choice. Journal of Documentation, 74(2), p. 430–446. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2016-0111 [backup PDF http://InformationR.net/ir/22-3/paper762.html
Gudinavičius, A., Šuminas, A., Macevičiūtė, E. (2015). E-book publishing in Lithuania: the publisher‘s perspective. Information Research, 20(2), paper 672. Retrieved from http://InformationR.net/ir/20-2/paper672.html
Gudinavičius, A. (2015). Ebooks in Lithuania. Logos, 26(1), p. 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1163/1878-4712-11112060 [backup PDF]

Peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus

Grigas, V., Gudinavičius, A., Petreikis, T., Šuminas, A. (2023). An Exploratory Study into Professional Scholarly Journals Publishing Software Adoption in Lithuania. Information & Media, 96, 179–201. https://doi.org/10.15388/Im.2023.96.73
Grigas V., Gudinavičius A., & Černevičiūtė E. (2021). Nelegaliai platinamų knygų naudojimas Lietuvoje. Informacijos mokslai, 91, 83-99. https://doi.org/10.15388/Im.2021.91.53
Kovač M., Gudinavičius A. (2020). Publishing under COVID-19 in small book markets. Knygotyra, 75, 17-37. https://doi.org/10.15388/Knygotyra.2020.74.58
Gudinavičius A. (2020). Knygynai Lietuvoje 2013–2018 metais: mažiau fizinių knygynų, mažiau knygų pasirinkimo. Knygotyra, 75, 162-198. https://doi.org/10.15388/Knygotyra.2020.75.65
Šuminas, A., Gudinavičius, A., ALEKSANDRAVIČIUS, A. (2018). Skaitmeninės atskirties požymiai ir lygmenys: Lietuvos atvejo analizė. Informacijos mokslai, 81, p. 7–17. https://doi.org/10.15388/Im.2018.0.11937
Manžuch, Z., Gudinavičius, A., Šuminas, A. (2018). Skaitmeninės atskirties mažinimo priemonės Lietuvoje: tikslai, auditorijos ir taikymo rezultatai. Public Policy And Administration, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.17.1.19789

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Research Projects

Leading research projects

The Research Group Project "Publication of Lithuanian Science Periodicals from the Perspective of Science Communication" funded by the Lithuanian Science Council (2022-2024). Project manager.
Research project "Methods of protection of electronic books against piracy and their effectiveness" funded by the Lithuanian Council of Culture. Applied research and recommendations for practical application for publishers", 2023. Project manager.
Research project "Analysis of illegal and legal Lithuanian e-book assortments" funded by the Lithuanian Culture Council, 2021. Project leader.
Project "Technological and Ethical Causes of Book Piracy" funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, 2017-2018. Project leader.
Research project Towards understanding differences between reading on paper and screen: measuring changes in brain activity funded by Lithuanian Council of Sciences. Cyprus Interaction Lab at the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 1-14 November 2015.
Project "Study on the situation of digital publishing in Lithuania", 2014, funded by the Culture Support Fund in the priority area "General research in the field of culture: artistic, social, applied, interdisciplinary". Project leader. Project website: leidyba.kf.vu.lt.

Participation in research projects

COST Action CA16204 Distant Reading for European Literary History, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme, 2017-2021. Member of the COST Management Committee (MC).
COST Action IS1404 Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (E-READ), 2014-2018, funded by the European Union's 7th Framework Programme. Alternate organisation representative on the COST Operational Steering Committee.
Lithuanian Science Council funded National Science Programme "Gerovės visuomenė" project "The Stimulation of Digital Reading as a Means of Reducing the Digital Divide" (SDR), 2017-2018. Project budget 105 509 €, Contract No GER-002/2017. Project promoter.
Applied Research Project "Analizės, modeliavimo ir rizikos valdymo kompetencijų centro (i.MAMC) įkūrimas (i.MAMC)", 2016-2019. Project promoters - Vilnius University together with Kaunas University of Technology under partnership agreement No. (1.11-04-2)-23-26 with the State Tax Inspectorate. The project is funded by the European Union Structural Funds and the project value is EUR 2.763 million. Project promoter and curator of the Behavioural Axis tasks.
Research project "Lietuvos nacionalinių muziejų patrauklumo didinimo ir virtualių prieigų optimizavimo tyrimas" (LitMus-Web), funded by the Lithuanian Science Council, 2013-2014. Project promoter. Project website: litmusweb.kf.vu.lt.
Research project funded by the Lithuanian Science Council: support for the scientific event "Tarptautinė knygotyros konferencija. Tradicinė ir skaitmeninė leidyba mažoje šalyje. Patirtys ir perspektyvos" (No MOR-025/2013/LSS-160000-1063), 2013. Project promoter (member of the conference organizing committee).
Project "Humanitarinių ir socialinių mokslų specialistų rengimo tobulinimas skatinant ūkio plėtrą (HSM NQF Studies)", Priority 2 "Mokymasis visą gyvenimą" of the Operational Programme for Human Resource Development 2007-2013, Measure VP1-2.2-ŠMM-09-V "Development of Study Programmes in the National Integrated Programmes", No VP1-2.2-ŠMM-09-V-01-012. Project participant.

Reports

GRIGAS, Vincas; GUDINAVIČIUS, Arūnas. Nelegalių knygų naudojimas Lietuvoje. Skaitytojų, autorių ir leidėjų požiūris. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2019. 32 p. ISBN 9786090703380. Prieiga per internetą: <https://www.vu.lt/leidyba/images/eknygos/Nelegaliu_knygu_naudojimas_Lietuvoje_Ataskaita.pdf>.
MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E.; GUDINAVIČIUS, A.; ŠUMINAS, A. (2017). Skaitmeninė leidyba Lietuvoje 2014 metais. Mokslinio tyrimo ataskaita. Vilnius: Leidykla TEV. http://www.leidyba.kf.vu.lt/SLST/ataskaitos/SLST_ataskaita.pdf
VAN MENSCH, P.; GUDINAVIČIUS, A.; ŠUMINAS, A., Lietuvos nacionalinių muziejų patrauklumo didinimo ir virtualių prieigų optimizavimo tyrimo ataskaita Lietuvos mokslo tarybai (2014).

Researchers' supervision

Presentations in scientific conferences

Two decades of ebook publishing in a small language market: publishers vs pirates. International conference of the European Publishing Studies Association “By the Book 7. Publishing in the 21th Century”. Paris, 20–21 June, 2022.
‘Frankly, my dear, I don`t give a damn’: accessibility of books in Lithuania. By the Book 7. 20-21 June 2022. Paris, France.
Changing taxpayers’ beliefs with information that enables to make sense of taxes: the case of Lithuania. Tarptautinė konferencija The Information Behaviour Conference (ISIC2020). University of Pretoria, South Africa. September 28 - October 1, 2020.
From Book Smuggling in the 19th c. to Modern Digital Piracy: The Driving Factors Behind the Illegal Downloading of Books. Tarptautinė konferencija Indigeneity, Nationhood, and Migrations of the Book (The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) Annual Conference 2019). University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. July 15–19, 2019.
Illegal book usage from the point of view of readers, publishers and authors. Tarptautinė konferencija By the Book 6: Power Dynamics in Publishing. Villa Finaly, Florencija, Italija, 2019 m. birželio 26–27 d.
Digital Reading of Online Book Covers: Analysis of a Reader’s Choice. Tarptautinė konferencija From First to Last Texts, Creators, Readers, Agents (The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) Annual Conference 2018). Western Sydney University. Sydney, Australia, 10–12 July, 2018.
The New Stage in the History of Reading: The Stimulation of Digital Reading as a Means of Reduction the Digital Divide (su Andriumi Šuminu). Tarptautinė konferencija From First to Last Texts, Creators, Readers, Agents (The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) Annual Conference 2018). Western Sydney University. Sydney, Australia, 10–12 July, 2018.
The Challenge of Creating A Book Cover For A Bestseller. Tarptautinė konferencija By the Book 5. Publishing in a changing media environment (2018). European Publishing Studies Association (EuroPub), Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Ljubljana, Oxford Brookes University. Florencija, Italija. 2018 m. birželio 13–15 d.
How much cheaper e-books are? The analysis of e-book prices statistics in small language e-book markets. 5th International Conference on Publishing Trends and Contexts. Research and teaching: status, prospects, networking. University of Zadar. Zadaras, Kroatija, 2017 m. spalio 20–21 d.
Trends and Contrasts in Book Cover Design (su Angus Phillips, Zoran Velagić ir Andriumi Šuminu). Tarptautinė konferencija Books and Screens and The Reading Brain. European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action “Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (E-READ)”, Network Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), Vilniaus universiteto Komunikacijos fakultetas, 2017 m. rugsėjo 17–29 d.
Digital Reading for Reduction of Inequality (su Andriumi Šuminu). Tarptautinė konferencija Books and Screens and The Reading Brain. European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action “Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (E-READ)”, Network Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), Vilniaus universiteto Komunikacijos fakultetas, 2017 m. rugsėjo 17–29 d.
Publishing an e-book in EPUB format as a key assignment in Digital Publishing course: a case study. Tarptautinė konferencija By the Book 4. What is curation now? (2017). European Publishing Studies Association (EuroPub), Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Ljubljana, Oxford Brookes University. Florencija, Italija. 2017 m. birželio 21–23 d.
E-books in Lithuanian libraries: finding the role in the digital environment. Tarptautinė konferencija By the Book 2016. Building Audiences for the Book in an Age of Media Proliferation. Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Ljubljana, Oxford Brookes University. Florencija, Italija. 2016 m. birželio 23–24 d.
Book Cover Colors: The Reader’s Choice. Fourteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, USA, 8–10 June 2016.
Towards understanding differences between reading on paper and screen: measuring changes in brain activity. 3nd International Conference on Publishing Trends and Contexts. University of Zadar. Zadar, Croatia, 19–20th of November, 2015. Atsisiųsti PDF.
The analysis of online bookshop consumer groups behavior differences (with Andrius Šuminas). International Book Science Conference "The minority book: historical experiences and modern expressions in the global world". Vilnius University, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, SHARP, HIBOLIRE. Vilnius, 24–25 September 2015. Atsisiųsti PDF.
The Publisher’s Need for Training in a Time of Digital Transformation: the Case of Lithuania. Tarptautinė konferencija By the Book 2015. Books and reading in an age of media overload. Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Ljubljana, Oxford Brookes University. Florencija, Italija. 2015 m. birželio 18–19 d. Atsisiųsti PPT.
Is Self-publishing a Salvation for Authors? The case of Lithuanian printed bestseller in the digital environment. Tarptautinė konferencija “2nd International Conference On Publishing Trends And Contexts”. Zadaro universitetas, Osijeko universitetas. Pula, Kroatija, 2014 m. gruodžio 8–9 d. Atsisiųsti PPT.
Evaluating the Usability of Lithuanian National Museums Websites Using Eye-Tracking (su Andriumi Šuminu). Tarptautinė mokslinė konferencija "Methods and tools in the research of digital writing and its readers/users". Vroclavo universitetas, Vroclavas, Lenkija, 2014 m. gruodžio 3–4 d.
User Experience Evaluation Aspects of Lithuanian National Museums Websites (su Andriumi Šuminu). Tarptautinė mokslinė konferencija "Social Technologies‘14 (SOCTECH)". Mykolo Romerio universitetas. Vilnius, 2014 m. spalio 23–24 d. Atsisiųsti PPT.
An overview of the digital publishing market in Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). Tarptautinė konferencija “International Conference On Publishing Trends And Contexts”. Zadaro universitetas, Osijeko universitetas. Pula, Kroatija, 2013 m. gruodžio 6–7 d. Atsisiųsti PPT.
Digital Books in Lithuanian Language: is there Anything to Read? Tarptautinė knygotyros konferencija „Tradicinė ir skaitmeninė leidyba mažoje šalyje. Patirtys ir perspektyvos“. Vilniaus universiteto Komunikacijos fakulteto Knygotyros ir dokumentotyros institutas. Vilnius, 2013 m. rugsėjo mėn. 26–27 d. Atsisiųsti PPT.
Knygynų geografija Lietuvoje: šiandienos situacija (su Gintare Nagyte). Tarptautinė knygotyros konferencija „Tradicinė ir skaitmeninė leidyba mažoje šalyje. Patirtys ir perspektyvos“. Vilniaus universiteto Komunikacijos fakulteto Knygotyros ir dokumentotyros institutas. Vilnius, 2013 m. rugsėjo mėn. 26–27 d.
Lietuvos rankraštinio paveldo publikavimas skaitmeninėje erdvėje: suskaitmenintų ir viešai prieinamų rinkinių analizė techniniu požiūriu. Tarptautinė knygotyros konferencija „Lietuvos raudonoji knyga: reti ir vertingi leidiniai“. Vilniaus universitetas, Lietuvos mokslų akademija, 2009 m. spalio 22–23 d.

STUDY & SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Academic Qualification

Qualification Advancements

Traineeships, research work in other research institutions/centres

Scientific workshop Reading and publishing research methodology, University of Zadar, 21 November 2015, Zadar, Croatia.
Short term scientific mission (STSM), COST IS1404 E-READ) Methods and techniques of researching big media and constructing opinion surveys, University of Borås, SOM-Institute at Gothenburg University, Buros, Gothenburg, Sweden, 5-9 October 2015.
Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing (www.ccsp.sfu.ca), Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 1-6 June 2014.
Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies (publishing.brookes.ac.uk), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom, 27-30 May 2014.
Media Lab Helsinki (mlab.taik.fi), Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, 11-15 March 2013.
Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig (Leipcigo universitetas), Leipzig, Germany, 11-13 April 2011.
Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand (HITLab NZ, www.hitlabnz.org), University of Canterbury, Kraistčerčas (Christchurch), New Zealand, 1 January - 5 March 2011.
NORSLIS seminaras „Theories in information studies“, Riga University, Riga, Latvia, 22-26 November 2010.
Interactive Systems Research Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA, 4-28 June 2010.
NORSLIS seminaras „Theories, Methodologies and Research Methods in Information Studies“, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia, 23-27 November 2009.

Participation in refresher courses

Methods and Tools of Distant Reading Adapted to Multiple European Languages. Training school. National University of Ireland, Galway, 5-7 December 2018.
Eye-tracker use for reading data collection. Training School. Lutin Userlab, Université Paris 8, Paris, France, 14-16 June 2017.
Empirical Methods for Humanities scholars. IGEL/E-READ Training School. Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt, Germany, 22-24 September 2016.
Eye tracking models, methods and data analysis. Dahlem Institute for Neuroimaging of Emotion (Freie Universität Berlin), Berlin, Germany, 9-12 September 2015.
Introduction to eye tracking. Tobii Eytracking, Tobii Technology AB (www.tobii.com), Stockholm, Sweden, 10-11 March 2014.
EU-MAGIC Effective Use of Modern Technology And Games In Classrooms, Comenius Refresher Course, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), Istanbul, Turkey, 4-10 April 2012.
Coursework and thesis writing, guidance and supervision. Teaching experience and master development training. Vilnius University, Vilnius, 5 December 2011.
FP7 Specific Programme "People". International Competence Development Training Workshop for Researchers. Agency for International Science and Technology Development Programmes, Vilnius, 2 March 2010.
Project Management. Training on enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the information and communication technology sector by strengthening the special skills of employees. EKT Group, Vilnius, 22-23 September 2009.
3D modelling and visualisation with Autodesk VIZ and 3ds MAX. Autodesk authorised and certified training courses. AGA Ltd., Vilnius, 2005.

Attendance at conferences for the advancement of science and studies as an audience member

LATIN 2012: Theoretical Informatics. 10th Latin American Symposium. Universidad Catolica San Pablo, Arekipa, Peru, 16-20 April 2012.
WINBIS 2012: 4th International Conference on Wireless Information System & Business Information System. Kathmandu, Nepal, 27-28 February 2012.
Digital Media Asia 2011 (WAN-IFRA). Hong Kong, China, 22-25 November 2011.
ENRICH: European Networking Resources and Information concerning Cultural Heritage. National Library of Spain, Madrid, Spain, 5-6 November 2009.
CAER-Conference: ‘Un Ewrop’ History Training. Caernarfon, Wales, United Kingdom, 29 November-1 December 2007.

Science Promotion

Diskusija „Knyga kaip medija ir informacijos laikmena nūdienos pasaulyje“ (vedėjas dr. V. Grigas) laidoje „LRT kultūros akademija“ per LRT kultūros TV kanalą. 2016-04-20
Lietuvos skaitmeninės leidybos situacijos tyrimas (2014). Oficiali projekto svetainė: leidyba.kf.vu.lt/SLST/
Giedrės Baltrušytės ir Gedimino Zaliecko reportažas "Skaitmeninės leidybos plėtra lėta" laidoje Panorama (nuo 23 min) Lietuvos nacionalinėje televizijoje. 2014-12-18
Rubrika "Svečias", laidoje Labas rytas (nuo 53 min) Lietuvos nacionalinėje televizijoje. Vedėja Eglė Daugėlaitė. 2014-12-19
Kas stabdo ir kas skatina skaitmeninę leidybą Lietuvoje? Laida Aktualioji valanda, Žinių radijas. Vedėjas Ridas Jasiulionis. 2014-12-15 (nuo 16 minutės)
Prospektas. Radijo stotis Laisvoji banga. Vedėjas Ginas Dabašinskas. 2014-12-18
Ieva Kazlauskaitė. Kas trukdo elektroninei knygai Lietuvoje? Balsas.lt. 2014-12-15
MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena, GUDINAVIČIUS, Arūnas. Possibilities of use of the Apple App Store platform and tablet computers for book publishing in Lithuania. The e-books research project, 2013.
GUDINAVIČIUS, Arūnas. The quality of e-books. The e-books research project, 2013.
Lietuvos leidybos politika: diskusija. Dalyvavo vyriausioji LR Prezidentės patarėja švietimo, mokslo, kultūros ir nevyriausybinių organizacijų klausimais Virginija Būdienė, Seimo narė prof. habil. dr. Marija Aušrinė Pavilionienė, kultūros ministro patarėja dr. Erika Furman, kultūros viceministras Darius Mažintas, Lietuvos leidėjų asociacijos prezidentas Remigijus Jokubauskas, Vilniaus dailės akademijos leidyklos direktorius dr. Marius Iršėnas, R. Paknio leidyklos vadovas Raimondas Paknys, Vilniaus universiteto Komunikacijos fakulteto dėstytojai prof. dr. Remigijus Misiūnas, dr. Arūnas Gudinavičius, spaustuvės „Kopa“ direktorius Saulius Mudėnas. Diskusiją vedė žurnalistas Andrius Tapinas. Antras Vilniaus knygų festivalis. Vilnius, 2013 m. rugsėjo 15 d. (Bernardinai.lt reportažas).
Savaitės tema: leidybos verslo ateitis ir ar ateityje vartysime tradicines bei skaitmenines knygas laidoje „Knygos per „Penki TV“. Vedėja Ainė Kirdulienė. 2013 m. spalio 1 d.
Skaitmeninėms knygoms kelią pastoja ir piratai. Kalbino Milda Kniežaitė. Lietuvos žinios, 2012 m. rugsėjo 11 d., Nr. 207.

Publications for studies

Taught Subjects

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Participation in scientific conferences committees

International Scientific Conference "Komunikacijos ir informacijos mokslai tinklaveikos visuomenėje: patirtys ir įžvalgos. IV". Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, 14-15 June 2018. Member of the Organizing Committee.
International Conference By the Book 5. Publishing in a changing media environment (2018). European Publishing Studies Association (EuroPub), Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Ljubljana, Oxford Brookes University. Florence, Italy. 13-15 June 2018. Member of the Programme Committee.
International Scientific Conference "Books and Screens and The Reading Brain". European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action "Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (E-READ)", Network Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, 17-29 September 2017. Member of the Organising and Programme Committees.
International Scientific Conference "Komunikacijos ir informacijos mokslai tinklaveikos visuomenėje: patirtys ir įžvalgos. III". Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, 9-10 June 2016. Member of the Organizing Committee.
20th International Conference on Electronic Publishing. Players, Agents and Agendas (Elpub2016)". University of Göttingen, Germany, 7-9 June 2016.
19th International Conference on Electronic Publishing (Elpub2015). The University of Malta, 1-2 September 2015. Member of the Programme Committee.
International Book Studies Conference "Mažumų knyga: istorinės patirtys ir šiandienos raiškos globaliame pasaulyje (IBSC 2015)". Society for the History of Authorship Reading and Publishing (SHARP), Institute of Book and Documentary Studies, Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, 24-25 September 2015. Member of the Organizing Committee.
International Book Studies Conference "Tradicinė ir skaitmeninė leidyba mažoje šalyje. Patirtys ir perspektyvos". Institute of Book and Documentary Studies, Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, 26-27 September 2013. Member of the Organizing Committee.

Expert and other activities

Vilnius University award for the best 2017 scientific article in the direction of social sciences (together with Prof. Dr. Elena Macevičiūte and Assoc. Dr. Andrius Šuminas)
Chairman of the sectoral professional committee for printing, publishing, television and radio program production and broadcasting, information services, advertising and market research (since 2018)
Expert of the Science, Innovation and Technology Agency
Expert in the fields of culture and art of the Lithuanian Council of Culture (2015–2017; 2021–2023)
Database expert "Lituanistika".
Research project expert of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (European Structural and Investing Funds Operational Program Research, Development and Education)
Member of the New Directions in the Humanities Research Network (https://thehumanities.com)
Member of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) (https://www.sharpweb.org)
Member of the European Publishing Studies Association (EuroPub) (http://europub.org)
Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Publishers Association (since 2022)
Association of European University Presses board member (2021-2023)
Expert in the fields of culture and art, Lithuanian Council for Culture
Member of Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed scholarly journal Information & Media (https://www.journals.vu.lt/IM)

Prof. dr. Arūnas Gudinavičius

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed articles indexed in Web of Science / Scopus

Peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus

Other peer-reviewed articles

Peer-reviewed book parts

Research reports