Prof. dr hab. Wiesław Babik

profesor zwyczajny

telefon: 012-664-57-00

e-mail: w.babik@uj.edu.pl

Dyżury

•    Expert in information science and linguistics, especially of indexing and retrieval systems.
•    Received Master of Arts degree from the Department of Information and Library Science of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 1986. From 1986 to 1994, research worker at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Certified Information Specialist (1991). Doctor of Philosophy (Linguistics), majoring in the Theory of Indexing and  Retrieval Languages (wrote his dissertation on "The Use of the Faceted Conception of the Organization of the Indexing and Retrieval Language for the Construction of a Classification System for Cartographic Materials," Faculty of Neophilology of the University of Warsaw, 1991). Since 1994, a scholar at the Institute of the Information and Library Science of the Jagiellonian University. Received the degree of Associate Professor in Linguistics, majoring in Indexing and Retrieval Languages and Systems, published his second dissertation (habilitation) on "Generating Indexing and Retrieval Languages from Terminological Dictionaries," Faculty of Neophilology of the University of Warsaw, 1996. In 2011 published the book “Keywords” and received from the President of Poland the title of Professor. Professor of Jagiellonian University in Cracow. From 1999 to 2003 and in 2010 Professor of the Silesia University in Katowice and Pedagogical University in Cracow (2011), too.
•    Founder, co-founder and consultant of many library and bibliographical systems and database structures designed primarily for use with the Micro CDS/ISIS software package (UNESCO). Participated actively in dozens of national and international conferences. Reviewer of many Polish and foreign publications and grants on information and library science.
•    Since 2006 is the head of the Department of Information Management, since 2009 is the Representative of INFOTERM in Poland, since 2006 is the National Coordinator ISKO in Poland;  2010-2012 - the Member of Scientific Advisory Council ISKO; since 2012 the Member of Executive Board ISKO.
•    Conducts classes at the Jagiellonian University on the analysis, designing and evaluation of indexing and retrieval systems, knowledge organization, information ecology and logistics as well as M.A. and Ph.D. seminars on information science, and at the University of Silesia on indexing and retrieval languages, computerization of libraries and modern information retrieval systems.

Member:
•    International Society for Knowledge Organization (since 1995)
•    International Specialized Terminology Organization (1995- 2006)

Languages: English, German, Russian

Publications: more than 280, including a considerable number on international area.

Scholarly Interests:
•    Information science: terminology, research, trends and organization
•    linguistic foundations of indexing and retrieval systems
•    theory of indexing and retrieval languages
•    knowledge organization and representation systems
•    modern information technologies and logistics
•    information and knowledge management
•    ecologies of information and knowledge
•    problems of sustainable development of the information society