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| NOVA Information Management School | |
|---|---|
| Name | NOVA Information Management School |
| Native name | Escola Superior de Gestão de Informação de NOVA |
| Established | 1978 |
| Type | Public polytechnic |
| Parent | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa |
| City | Lisbon |
| Country | Portugal |
NOVA Information Management School NOVA Information Management School is a Portuguese higher education institution focused on information management, information systems, library science, and archival studies, located in Lisbon and associated with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa and Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. The school traces development through collaborations with national ministries and European Commission initiatives and participates in networks such as Association of European Schools of Information Studies and Open Access consortia; it contributes to projects involving UNESCO, World Bank, Council of Europe, and European Research Council.
Founded in 1978 amid reforms following the Carnation Revolution and influenced by policies from the Ministry of Education, the school evolved via partnerships with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto Camões, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, and Direção-Geral do Livro e das Bibliotecas. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s it engaged with the European Commission, Council of Europe, UNESCO, and World Bank on programs linked to Bologna Process implementation and Erasmus exchanges with University of Bologna, University of Salamanca, University of Leiden, and University College London. In the 2000s the institution expanded through collaborations with Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Banco Português de Fomento, and the European Research Council to develop master's and doctoral programs aligned with standards from the European Higher Education Area, and later partnered with Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Fundação Luso-Americana for Development on digital library, open data, and archival digitization projects.
The school offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in areas such as information management, library science, archival studies, records management, data science, and information systems, with curricula referencing standards from International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, International Council on Archives, and Association for Computing Machinery. Degree pathways include joint and dual programs with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Universidade de Coimbra, Universidade do Porto, University of Sheffield, and University of Barcelona, and vocational tracks linked to Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and Society of American Archivists competencies. Continuing education and professional development courses feature collaborations with British Library, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Library of Congress, and European Library network.
Research centers and labs include units focused on digital preservation, semantic web, information retrieval, archival description, and knowledge organization that work with Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, European Research Council, Horizon Europe consortia, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The institution's research outputs have interfaced with projects led by CERN, European Space Agency, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, and Centro de História de Além-Mar, contributing to journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and participating in conferences such as ISKO International Conference, iConference, JCDL, and ECDL/TPDL.
Admissions follow national procedures administered through Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior and Concurso Nacional de Acesso, with international applicants applying via Erasmus+, DAAD exchange, Fulbright Commission, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian scholarships, and Erasmus Mundus consortia. The student body includes Portuguese nationals, Erasmus students from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Université Paris-Sorbonne, University of Edinburgh, and visiting scholars from Columbia University, Yale University, and University of Toronto, reflecting partnerships with entities like Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and Banco Santander for mobility and scholarships.
Faculty comprise professors and researchers holding affiliations with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade de Évora, and international appointments at University of Michigan, University of Washington, King's College London, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; administrators liaise with Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Ordem dos Bibliófilos, and Federação Portuguesa de Associações de Bibliotecários. Leadership has engaged with bodies such as European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Conselho Nacional de Cultura, and Comissão Europeia on policy for digital libraries, intellectual property, and open science.
Facilities include specialized libraries, digitization labs, archival repositories, computer laboratories, and multimedia studios located near Lisbon landmarks such as Praça de Espanha, Campo Grande, and Avenida de Berna, and maintain cooperative collections with Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Torre do Tombo, Arquivo Municipal de Lisboa, Gulbenkian Library, and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Campus infrastructure supports research clusters connected to Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia grants and houses seminar rooms used for events with the British Council, American Embassy cultural programs, European Union delegations, and municipal cultural services.
Alumni hold positions at Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Deloitte, KPMG, Instituto dos Registos e Notariado, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, and United Nations agencies such as UNESCO and UNDP; notable career trajectories include roles in parliamentary archives, national libraries, university faculties, and cultural heritage NGOs. The school sustains industry ties through memoranda with Microsoft Research, Google Research, IBM Research, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Banco Português de Investimento, European Digital Library initiatives, and participates in advisory boards convening representatives from Biblioteca Nacional de España, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Library of Congress.
Category:Higher education in Lisbon