Prof. dr. (HP) Elena Macevičiūtė

Books and book parts

• BERGSTRÖM, A.; HÖGLUND, l.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E.; NILSSON, K.; WALLIN, B.; WILSON, T. D. Books on screens: Players in the Swedish book market. Göteborg: Nordicom, 2017. 237 p. (Autorės  indėlis: p. 93–116; p. 137–158; p. 159–180; p. 209–218.)
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Theoretical approaches in Russia and Eastern Europe. In Theory in Information Behaviour Research / ed. T. Wilson. Sheffield: Eiconics Ltd, 2013, p. 159–182.
• Maceviciute, E., & Wilson, T. D. Introducing information management: an Information Research reader. London: Facet publishing, 2005.
• Maceviciute, E. & Wilson, T.D. The development of the information management research area. In E. Maceviciute & T. D. Wilson (Ed.), Introducing information management: an Information Research reader. London: Facet, 2005. P. 18-30.
• Maceviciute, E. Edukacja dla potrzeb bibliotek cyfrowych i informacji. In M. Kocojowa (Ed.), Profesjonalna informacja w internecie (pp. 26-34). Krakow: Wydawnictwo universitetu Jagiellonskiego, 2005. P. 26-34.

Research articles in SCOPUS / Web of Science databases

• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; KEPALIENĖ, Fausta. Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers’ use of open access repositories as a publishing channel // Information research: Proceedings of ISIC: the information behaviour conference, Berlin, Germany, 26 - 29 September, 2022. Sheffield : University of Sheffield. ISSN 1368-1613. 2022, vol. 27, spec. iss., art. no. 2210, p. [1–17]. DOI: 10.47989/irisic2210.
• NONTHACUMJANE, Pussadee; MACEVICIUTE, Elena; WILSON, Thomas D. Organizational aspects of collaboration on local information management by Thai provincial university libraries. Journal of Library Administration. 2022, Vol. 62, Issue 6, p. 771–792. doi:10.1080/01930826.2022.2102380.
• WILSON, Thomas D.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Information misbehaviour: modelling the motivations for the creation, acceptance and dissemination of misinformation // Journal of documentation. Cambridge : Emerald Publishing Limited. ISSN 0022-0418. eISSN 1758-7379. 2022, first published online, p. [1–21]. DOI: 10.1108/JD-05-2022-0116.
• OLSON, Nasrine; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Information worlds of people with deafblindness // Information research-an International electronic journal: Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 28-30 September, 2020. Sheffield : University of Sheffield. ISSN 1368-1613. 2020, vol. 25, no. 4, p. [1–10]. DOI: 10.47989/irisic2012.
• ILAKO, Caroline; MACEVICIUTE, Elena; MUWANGUZI, Joyce Bukirwa. Creating inclusive library spaces for students with disabilities (SWDs): Perceptions and experiences. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2020, Vol. 12051 LNCS, p. 487–494. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_39.
• MANŽUCH, Zinaida; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. A life goals perspective on the information behaviour of elderly adults // Information research: vol. 25. no 4: Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 28 September - 01 October, 2020. Sheffield : University of Sheffield. eISSN 1368-1613. 2020, vol. 25, no. 4, p. [1–18]. DOI: 10.47989/irisic2005.
• MANŽUCH, Zinaida; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Digital comics reading program for reducing the digital exclusion of people with hearing impairments // Sustainable digital communities: 15th international conference, iConference 2020, Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020 : proceedings. Cham : Springer, 2020. ISBN 9783030436865. eISBN 9783030436872. p. 456–469. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 12051). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_36.
• MANŽUCH, Zinaida; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Getting ready to reduce the digital divide: scenarios of Lithuanian public libraries // Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 2330-1635. eISSN 2330-1643. 2019, first published online, p.  [1–13]. DOI: 10.1002/asi.24324.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; MANŽUCH, Zinaida. Conceptualising the role of digital reading in social and digital inclusion // Information research. Sheffield : University of Sheffield. ISSN 1368-1613. 2018, Vol. 23, no. 4, paper isic1805, p. [1–20].
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E.; WILSON, T. D.; GUDINAVIČIUS, A.; ŠUMINAS, A. (2017). E-books in academic libraries: results of a survey carried out in Sweden and Lithuania. Information Research, 22(3), paper 762. http://InformationR.net/ir/22-3/paper762.html 
• JANIŪNIENĖ, E.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E. (2016). Information sharing between doctoral students and supervisors: fixed roles and flexible attitudes In: Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Zadar, Croatia, 20–23 September, 2016: Part 1. Information Research, 21(4), paper isic1607. http://InformationR.net/ir/21-4/isic/isic1607.html
• WILSON, T. D.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E. (2016). Publishers' responses to the e-book phenomenon: survey results from three 'small language' markets. Information Research, 21(4), paper 725. http://InformationR.net/ir/21-4/paper725.html 
• MANŽUCH, Z.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E. (2016). Performance evaluation as a tool for strategic decisions about serving visually impaired users: The case of the Lithuanian Library for the Blind. Library & Information Science Research, 38(2), 161–169. DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2016.05.002.
• GUDINAVIČIUS, A.; ŠUMINAS, A.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E. (2015). E-book publishing in Lithuania: the publisher‘s perspective. Information Research, 20(2), paper 672. http://InformationR.net/ir/20-2/paper672.html

Scientific articles

• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; WILSON, Thomas Daniel; MANŽUCH, Zinaida. Assessing the graphic questionnaire used in digital literacy training // Issues in informing science and Iiformation technology. Santa Rosa : Informing Science Institute. ISSN 1547-5840. eISSN 1547-5867. 2019, vol. 16, p. 113–126. DOI: 10.28945/4301.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; WILSON, Thomas Daniel. Digital means for reducing digital inequality: literature review // Informing science: the international journal of an emerging transdiscipline. Santa Rosa : Informing Science Institute. ISSN 1547-9684. eISSN 1521-4672. 2018, vol. 21, p. 269–287. DOI: 10.28945/4117.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. How libraries create value and help diminishing the digital divide // Qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries : ISAST. ISSN 2241-1925. 2018, vol. 7, no. 33, p. 399–405. Prieiga per internetą: <http://www.qqml-journal.net/index.php/qqml/article/view/487/480>.
• WILSON, Thomas Daniel; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Overcoming the digital divide through the promotion of digital reading // Qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries. Athens : ISAST. ISSN 2241-1925. 2018, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 193–203. Prieiga per internetą: <http://www.qqml-journal.net/index.php/qqml/article/view/469/463>.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Elektroninių knygų platinimas per Švedijos fizinius knygynus ir viešąsias bibliotekas. Knygotyra. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2016, t. 66, p. 231–246.
• NILSSON, S.K.; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; WILSON, T.D.; BERGSTRÖM, A.; HÖGLUND, L. The tensions of e-book creation and distribution in a small-language culture. Northerns Lights: Film & Media Studies Yearbook, 2015, 13, p. 29–47.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. The Library sector in Lithuania at the Beginning of the twenty-first century. Library Trends, 2014, 63(2), p. 252–266.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; NILSSON, K.; WILSON, T.; BERGSTRÖM, A.; HÖGLUND, L. The case of the e/book in “small language” culture: media technology and the digital society. Knygotyra, 2014, 62, p. 73–93.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; WILSON, T.D. Institutional repository and publication of university research results: a case of a Swedish regional university. Knygotyra, 2013, 61, p. 101–129.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Theoretical approaches in Russia and Eastern Europe. In Theory in Information Behaviour Research / ed. T. Wilson. Sheffield: Eiconics Ltd, 2013, p. 159–182.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena, BORG, M. The current situation of e-books in academic and public libraries in Sweden. Libellarium, 2013, 6(1-2), p. 13–28.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Knyga – žavingoji sena dama // Knygotyra / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2009, t. 53, p. 252–260. ISSN 0204-2061.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. From a review to a foreword : invitation to self-reflection and visualization // Managing information for research: practical help in researching, writing and designing dissertations / Elizabeth Orna, Graham Stevens. Second edition. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2009. p. 7–11. ISBN 9780335221431.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Lithuania: libraries and librarianship // Encyclopedia of library and information sciences. 3rd edition. Vol. 5 / edited by Marcia J Bates, Mary Niles Maack. New York : CRC press, 2009. p. 3492–3506. ISBN 9780849397127.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2007). The activity approach in Soviet library and information science research. Annual review of information science and technology / ed. B. Cronin. Medford (NJ) Information Today. 42: 141-144.
• Elena Maceviciute, Pieta Eklund, et al. (2006). "EURIDICE project: The evaluation of image database use in online learning." Education for Information24(4): 177 - 192.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2006). "Information needs research in Russia and Lithuania, 1965-2003." Information Research11(3): paper 256.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2006). ""Knygotyra": pastovumas ir permainos." Knygotyra47: 297-306.
• Höglund, L., E. Maceviciute, et al. (2004). "Trust in health care: an information perspective." Health Informatics Journal10(1): 37-48.
• Maceviciute E. & Janonis O. (2004) "Conceptions of bibliography in the Russian Federation: the Russian phenomenon of bibliographic theory." Libri54(1): 30–42. – Angl. – Bibliogr.: p. 41–42. – Taip pat išėjo atskiru atspaudu ir prieiga per internetą. URL:http://www.librijournal.org/pdf/2004_1pp30-42.pdf

Other publications

• MANŽUCH, Zinaida; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Kodėl ir kaip senjorai ieško informacijos: žvilgsnis iš gyvenimo tikslų perspektyvos // Tarp knygų. Vilnius : Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka. ISSN 0868-8826. 2021, Nr. 2, p. 5–9.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, E. (2021). Mokslo ir pedagogikos novatorius. Osvaldo Janonio atminimui. Knygotyra, t. 76, p. 309–314.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; MANŽUCH, Zinaida. Kaip įžiebti smalsumą ir paversti jį ilgalaikiu susidomėjimu: skaitmeninių komiksų skaitymo ir kūrimo atvejis. Tarp knygų. Vilnius: Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka. 2020, Nr. 3, p. 13–17. ISSN 0868-8826.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; MUHEBERA, Bizimana. Ruandos mokyklų bibliotekos: trumpo apsilankymo įspūdžiai. Tarp knygų. Vilnius: Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka. 2018, Nr. 10, p. 32–36. ISSN 0868-8826.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Nepaisyti ribų. Tarp knygų. Vilnius: Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka. 2018, Nr. 4, p. 1–3. ISSN 0868-8826.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2007). "Editor's preface." Svensk Biblioteksforskning16(1): 1.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2007). "Knygotyra – a scholarly journal of Vilnius University." Svensk Biblioteksforskning16(1): 1-9.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2007). "Švedijos bibliotekų mokslinio tyrimo žurnalo "Svensk Biblioteksforskning" naujienos." Knygotyra48: 311-314.
• Wilson, T.D. and E. Macevičiūtė (2006). " Conference Report: Third Nordic Conference on Scholarly Communication, Lund 24-25 April, 2006 " Information Research11(3).
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2006). "Knygotyra – a scholarly journal of Vilnius University." Svensk Biblioteksforskning16(1): 1-9.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2006). Komunikacijos ir informacijos mokslai. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. T. X: Khmerai-Krelle. Vilnius, Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas: 446.
• Macevičiūtė, E. (2006). "„Svensk Biblioteksforskning“ – Švedijos bibliotekų tyrimo žurnalas." Knygotyra46: 275-278

Research Projects

• Project „MuseIT“ (funded by EU – Horizon Europe) researcher. Project coordinator – University of Borås, Sweden. Project duration: 1 October 2022 – 30 September 2025.
• Project „SILVANUS“ (funded by EU Horizon 2020) researcher. Project coordinator – University of Borås, Sweden. Project duration: 1 October 2021 – 31 March 2025.
• Project „Central Library Programme Strengthening the capacity to access and use of scientific information resources in Mozambique“ (funded by SIDA) researcher. Projekct duration: 1 November 2017 – 30 June 2022.
• Project „SUITCEYES“. University of Borås, Sweden (project coordinator). Project duration: 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020. Project researcher.
• Project „Skaitmeninis skaitymas kaip socialinės nelygybės mažinimo priemonė“, funded by Research Council of Lithuania (project duration: 2017–2019 m.), project leader. 
• 2014-2018 COST action IS1404 Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (E-READ), funded by the European Union's 7th Framework Programme. Representative of Lithuania on the COST Operational Management Committee.
• 2008-2009 Švedijos bibliotekų mokslo tyrimo reikmės – Delfi tyrimas.
• 2008-2010 SHAMAN - Sustaining Heritage Access through Multivalent ArchiviNg. ES IST project.
• 2006-2008 Project „Nacionalinio tapatumo išsaugojimas globalizacijos sąlygomis: socialinių humanitarinių mokslų doktorantūros studijų programų atnaujinimas ir podiplominių studijų modelio sukūrimas" (BPD2004-ESF-2.5.0-03-05/0058) Vilnius.
• 2006-2007 Creating a personal scientific network of departed researchers.
• 2005-2007 EURIDICE - EUropean Recommended materIals for Distance learnIng Courses for Educator. ES eTen project.
• 2005 LIS Education in Europe: Joint Curriculum Development and Bologna Perspectives. The project was funded under the ES Socrates programme.
• 2002-2003 ALF project „Socialinių lyčių stereotipų formavimas žiniasklaidoje“.
• 2001 NORDINFO BALDER (Baltic Development of Education and Research): informacijos išteklių vadybos tyrimo tinklas.
• 1998-1999 TEMPUS project „Education for International Communication in Lithuania“, project leader.

Presentations in scientific conferences

• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; KEPALIENĖ, Fausta. Factors influencing Lithuanian researchers’ use of open access repositories as a publishing channel. The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference. 26–29 September 2022, Berlin, Germany.
• OLSON, Nasrine; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Information worlds of people with deafblindness. ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference 2020 (virtual conference), 28 September 2020 – 1 October 2020, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
• MANŽUCH, Zinaida; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. A life goals perspective on the information behaviour of elderly adults. ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference 2020 (virtual conference), 28 September 2020 – 1 October 2020, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; WILSON, Tom; MANŽUCH, Zinaida. Assessing the graphic questionnaire used in digital literacy training. An Informing Science Institute Conference. 30 June – 5 July 2019, InSITE, Jerusalem, Israel.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; MANŽUCH, Zinaida. Conceptualising the role of digital reading in social and digital inclusion. International scientific conference ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference. 9–11 October 2018, Krakow, Poland.
• MANŽUCH, Zinaida; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Back to the Future: The Roles of Public Libraries in Diminishing Digital Divide in Scenarios by 2023. International scientific conference LIDA: Libraries in the Digital Age. 13–15 June 2018, Zadar, Croatia.
• JANIŪNIENĖ, Erika; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Information sharing between doctoral students and supervisors: fixed roles and flexible attitudes. ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference, Zadar, Croatia, 20–23 September 2016.
• GUDINAVIČIUS, Arūnas; MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena; ŠUMINAS, Andrius. E-books in Lithuanian Academic Libraries: Finding the role in the digital environment. International conference 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. Florence, Italy. 23–24 June 2016.
• Macevičiūtė E.; Walin B. (2015). E-Book distribution in Sweden. "Mažumų knyga: istorinės patirtys ir šiandienos raiškos globaliame paaulyje". International book science conference. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vilnius, 24–25 September 2015.
• Maceviciute E. & Wilson T.D. (2007) Re-located scholars network building in Sweden. Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication: Annual Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania, 29 November – 1 December, 2007.
• Pieta Eklund, Maria Lindh, et al. (2006). EURIDICE project: the evaluation of image database use in online learning. Motesplats infor framtiden, Boras, Sweden, Hogskolan i Boras.
• Maceviciute (2004). "Education for Digital Library and Education : an invited paper." International Conference "Professional information on the internet: design and development, access, quality, ethics in cyberspace and intellectual property".
• Maceviciute, E. (2004). To be or not to be together: is there a choice? : A key-note paper. The 25th Annual IATUL Conference "Library management in changing environment", Krakow, Poland.

Academic Qualification

• The doctoral dissertation in social sciences "The Influence of UNESCO Librarianship Programs on International Library Cooperation" was defended in 1989. The habilitation commission formed by the councils of the faculties of Communication and Philosophy of Vilnius University in 2004. December 22 decided that E. Macevičiūtė meets the requirements of habilitation in the field of communication and information in the field of humanities. She was awarded a habilitation certificate and was awarded the title of professor.

Researchers' supervision

• Indrė Jovaišaitė-Blaževičienė (Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication), dissertation topic: „Žaismo vaidmuo muziejuose didinant šeimų dalyvavimą kultūroje“ = The role of play in enhancing engagement of visitors of different ages in cultural heritage museums. Dissertation successfully defended on 17 December 2024. 
• Birgitta Wallin (University of Borås, Sweden), dissertation topic: „Selling and lending e-books: Changes in the Swedish literary field“. Dissertation successfully defended on 22 February 2019.
• Emma Kristina Forsgren (University of Borås, Sweden), dissertation topic: „Enterprise Social Media in Project-based Knowledge Work: A Contextualized View through the lens of activity theory“. Second supervisor. Dissertation successfully defended on 5 October 2018.
• Jenny Lindberg (University of Borås, Sweden), dissertation topic „Bibliotekariernas informationssokning som yrketsidentitets utvecklingsverktyg“. Second supervisor. Dissertation successfully defended in 2015.
• Since 2015 – Pieta Eklund (University of Borås, Sweden), dissertation topic: “Developing library research services: the changing role of librarians”.
• Since 2014 – Pussadee Nonthacumjane (University of Borås, Sweden), dissertation topic: “Local information in Thailand provincial university libraries”.
• Since March 2016 – Bizimana Muhebera (University of Borås, Sweden).
• Since June 2018 – Caroline Ilako (Makerere University, Uganda), second supervisor.
• Since November 2013 – Sayed Rahmat Ullah Shah (University of Borås, Sweden).
• Since November 2013 – Ameera Mansour (University of Borås, Sweden). Assistant supervisor. 
• Simona Petraitytė, dissertation topic: „Lietuvos akademinių bibliotekų vaidmenų konstravimas (diskurso analizė)“. Dissertation successfully defended on 13 December 2013.
• Jolanta Mažylė, dissertation topic: „Teisės ir etikos problemos Lietuvos regioninėje periodikoje (2000–2010)“. Dissertation successfully defended on 19 June 2012.
• 2006–2007, Zinaida Manžuch, dissertation topic: „Atminties komunikacija archyvuose, bibliotekose ir muziejuose: ES strateginio požiūrio analizė“. Dissertation successfully defended on 6 December 2007.
• Renata Matkevičienė, dissertation topic: „Politiko tapatybės raiška žiniasklaidoje: kandidatų į LR Prezidentus tapatybė Lietuvos žiniasklaidoje (2002 m.)“. Dissertation successfully defended on 21 June 2006.

Participation in the activities of doctoral committees

• 5 February 2024, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Rūta Kupetytė, dissertation „Propagandinio Lietuvos SSR radijo diskurso išeivijai dekodavimas JAV lietuvių spaudoje“. 
• 14 April 2023, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Arūnas Šileris, dissertation „Socialinio skaitymo skaitmeninėje aplinkoje motyvacijos ir elgsenos ypatumai“.
• 20 December 2022, the chair of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Justina Zamauskė, dissertation „Socialinių medijų įtaka naujienų gavimo procesui“.
• 21 April 2021, the chair of the Board of Dissertation defence, Fausta Kepalienė, dissertation „Lietuvos mokslininkų atvirosios prieigos leidybinė elgsena ir ją lemiantys veiksniai“.
• 3 July 2020, the chair of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Austė Valinčiūtė, dissertation „Visuomenės nuomonė ir internetinės naujienų žiniasklaidos reprezentacijos skiepų tema Lietuvoje“.
• 6 January 2020, the chair of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Arnas Aleksandravičius, dissertation „Politinė komunikacija internete kaip lėšų rinkimo būdas“.
• 11 May 2017, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Kristina Jakutytė-Ancienė, dissertation „Elektroninis dalyvavimas įgyvendinant trečiojo sektoriaus veiklas: Lietuvos nevyriausybinių organizacijų atvejis“.
• 9 December 2016, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Kšištof Tolkačevski, dissertation „Epigrafinio įrašo kultūra ir komunikacija: XIX a. Vilniaus memorialinių įrašų pagrindu“.
• 20 December 2013, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Daiva Siudikienė, dissertation „Gyvenimo stiliaus įtaka auditorijos laisvalaikio medijų naudojimui“.
• 13 December 2013, the opponent of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Vincas Grigas, dissertation „Bibliotekininko edukatoriaus ugdymo modelis besimokančioje visuomenėje“.
• 21 December 2012, the chair of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Jūratė Kuprienė, dissertation „Informacijos organizavimo principų taikymas elektroninėje erdvėje: strateginių krypčių nustatymas mokslinėms skaitmeninėms bibliotekoms“.
• 18 December 2012, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Arūnas Gudinavičius, dissertation „Skaitmeninės knygos kokybė vartotojo požiūriu“.
• 23 December 2011, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Jelena Konieczna, dissertation „Lietuvos akademinių bibliotekų reputacijos formavimas ir valdymas“.
• 18 December 2009, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Ugnė Rutkauskienė, dissertation „Viešųjų bibliotekų socialinis ir ekonominis poveikis vartotojams“.
• 2 July 2008, the opponent of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Žibutė Petrauskienė, dissertation „Elektroninių informacijos išteklių licencijuojamų duomenų bazių valdymas Lietuvos akademinėse bibliotekose“.
• 14 December 2007, the opponent of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Janina Pupelienė, dissertation „Akademinių bibliotekų vystymosi strateginės kryptys žinių visuomenėje“.
• 6 December 2007, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Zinaida Manžuch, dissertation „Atminties komunikacija archyvuose, bibliotekose ir muziejuose: ES strateginio požiūrio analizė“.
• 21 June 2006, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Renata Matkevičienė, dissertation „Politiko tapatybės raiška žiniasklaidoje: kandidatų į LR Prezidentus tapatybė Lietuvos žiniasklaidoje (2002 m.)“.
• 19 June 2006, the member of the Board of Dissertation Defence, Rimvydas Laužikas, dissertation „Archeologija ir muzeologija: komunikacijos skaitmeninėje erdvėje taikomasis modelis“.

Publications for studies

• Macevičiūtė, Elena. Nacionalinių bibliotekų skaitmeninių fondų valdymas. Vilnius, 2015. 31 p.

Taught Subjects

• Information management
• Intercultural communication

Doctoral study level

• Culture Communication
• Research Methodology
• Theory of Communication
• Theories of Visual Communication
• Theories and Research of Digital Inequality

Expert and other activities

• 1998 – Expert in quality assessment of higher education in Latvia.
• 1998–2000 Lithuanian coordinator of the CECUP project.
• 2000 – Lithuanian coordinator of CELIP project.
• 2001 Member of the Council of the Publishing Association "Valfrid" (Sweden).
• 2003 Member of the Council of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication (NIC).
• 2014–2018 Lithuanian representative for the COST Action IS1404 E-READ: Reading in the Digital Age.
• International conference „Communication and information sciences in network society: experiences and insights. IV“, Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication. Vilnius, 14–15 June 2018. Member of the organizing committee.
• 2012–2016 m. International conference "Information Seeking in Context", secretary of the permanent committee.

Memberships

• Since 1994 – Member of the editorial board of “The Serials Librarian” (USA)
• Since 1999 – editor of the international electronic journal "Information Research" (UK), member of the management group.
• Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journal „Knygotyra“.
• Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journal „Informacijos mokslai“; since 2021 – "Information & Media", member of the editorial board.
• Member of the editorial board of Encyclopedia "Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science" (publisher: Taylor and Francis).
• 2004 – Conference ISIC (Information seeking in context), member of the permanent committee.
• 2005 – Member of the editorial board of SvenskBiblioteksForskning

• 1998–2021 – Member of the Communication and Information Doctoral Studies Committee.