Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. PhDr. Jela Steinerová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Steinerová
I.2 - Name
Jela
I.3 - Degrees
prof., PhDr., PhD.,
I.4 - Year of birth
1961
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Arts, Department of Library and Information Science, Comenius Universtiy Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
jela.steinerova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4115
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Media and Communication studies, Library and Information Science
I.11 - ORCID iD
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6360-0519

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Library and Information Science
II.b - Year
1983
II.c - Study field and programme
Scientific information and Librarianship, English language
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Library and Information Science
II.b - Year
1992
II.c - Study field and programme
Library and Information Science, Auxiliary Historical Sciences
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts,
II.b - Year
1997
II.c - Study field and programme
Library and Information Science
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Library and Information Science
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Information officer, Librarian Central Library, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University Bratislava 1983-1985
Methodological advisor Slovak National Library, Bratislava 1985-1988
Researcher in library automation Slovak Technical Library Bratislava 1988-1992
University teacher, professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts 1992 -

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
State examination in English language Language School, Bratislava 1988
First Cambridge Certificate, English language, FCE British Council Bratislava 1992
Library of Congress Professional Development Program, Certificate Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA 1994
TOEFL examination Open Society Foundation Bratislava 1994

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Information Behaviour Information Studies 2nd level (mgr.) Media and communication studies
Development of Information Products Information Studies 2nd level (mgr.) Media and communication studies
Theory of Information Science Information Studies 2nd level (mgr.) Media and communication studies
Research Methodology in Information Science Library and Information Science 3rd level (PhD.), 2nd level Media and communication studies
Introduction to Information Science Information Studies 1st degree (bc.) Media and communication studies
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Media and Communication Studies 3rd (PhD.) Media and communication studies
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Media and Communication Sciences (Information Science) Media and communication studies
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
38
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
12
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Information Retrieval Information studies 1st, bachelor Media and Information studies
Methodology of Media and Communication Studies Media and Communication Studies 3rd, (PhD.) Information Science
Methodology of Information Science Information studies 2nd, Master Information Science
Information Behaviour Information studies 2nd, Master Media and Communication Studies
Theory of Information Science Information studies 2nd, Master Media and Communication Studies
Development of Information Products Information studies 2nd, Master Media and Communication Studies
Introduction to Information Science Information studies 1st, Bachelor Media and Communication Studies

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
235
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
60
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
17
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
470
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
135
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
131
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
36
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
32
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Steinerová, J. and Šušol, J. (2007). Users' information behaviour - a gender perspective. In Information Research, 12(3) paper 320. Dostupné na: http://InformationR.net/ir/12-3/paper320.html

2

Steinerová, Jela (2018). Perceptions of the information environment by researchers : a qualitative study. In: Information Research . Roč. 23, č. 4 (2018)- ISSN (online) 1368-1613. [The Information behaviour conference. Krakov, 09.10.2018 - 11.10.2018], URL: http://www.informationr.net/ir/23-4/isic2018/isic1812.html

3

 Steinerová, J. (2008). Seeking relevance in the academic information use. In Information Research, 13, (4), 1-11. Dostupné na: http://www.informationr.net/ir/13-4/paper380.html

4

Steinerová, J. (2010). Ecological Dimensions of Information Literacy. In Information Research. Vol. 15, No. 4. Paper CoLIS 719. Dostupné na: http://informationr.net/ir/15-4/colis719.html

5

Steinerová, Jela. (2018). Informačné prostredie a vedecká komunikácia: informačné ekológie / Information environment and scholarly communication: information ecologies.. Bratislava: Vyd. UK 2018. 262 s. ISBN978-80-223-4445-6.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Steinerová, J. (2019). The societal impact of information behaviour research on developing models of academic information ecologies. In Proceedings of CoLIS, The Tenth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 16-19, 2019. Information Research, 24(4), paper colis1905. Retrieved from http://InformationR.net/ir/24-4/colis/colis1905.html (Archived by the Internet Archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20191216153846/http://informationr.net/ir/24-4/colis/colis1905.html)

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2 cit.

2

Steinerová, Jela. (2023). Ethical Issues of Human Information Behaviour and Human Information Interactions. In: Open Information Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 2023, pp. 20220155. https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2022-0155

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1 cit.

3

Fázik, Jakub – Steinerová, Jela. (2021). Technologies, knowledge and truth: the three dimensions of information literacy of university students in Slovakia. In: Journal of Documentation, vol. 77, No 1 (2021), p. 285-303. ISSN (print) 0022-0418 ISSN (online) 1758-7379

Registered in WoS, 17 citations 

4

Steinerová, J., & Ondrišová, M. (2024). Information Ethics in Light of Bibliometric Analyses: Discovering a Shift to Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Acta Informatica Pragensia, 13(3), 433-459. https:// doi: 10.18267/j.aip.237

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Steinerová, Jela. (2024). Informačná etika vo vzťahoch človeka a informácie v informačnej vede. / Information ethics in relations of a man and information in information science. Bratislava, vyd. UK 2024.251 p. ISBN 978-80-223-5772-2.https://stella.uniba.sk/texty/FIF_JS_inf_etika_clovek-informacie_inf_veda.pdf

6

Steinerová, Jela (ed.) (2025). Informačná tvorivosť a umelá inteligencia. Zborník KIV 31. Bratislava: vyd. UK 2025.URL: https://stella.uniba.sk/texty/FIF_kiv-31_inf_tvorivost_umela_inteligencia.pdf

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Steinerová, Jela - Šušol, Jaroslav (2005). Library users in human information behaviour. In: Online Information Review. - Vol. 29, No. 2 (2005), 139-156. - ISSN 1468-4527. Citations (24). 

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[o1] 2011 - Bawden, D. - Robinson, L. - In: New directions in information behaviour, vol. 1 . - Bingley : Emerald group publ., 2011 ; S. 158 ; BKCI-SSH

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2

Steinerová, Jela - Šušol, Jaroslav ( 2007). Users´information behavior: a gender perspective. Information research [elektronický zdroj]. - Roč. 12, č. 3 (2007), s. 1-16. - ISSN 1368-1613. URL: http://informationr.net/ir/12-3/infres123.html. Indikátor časopisu:

IF (JCR) 2008=1,000 [2012-0,520], SNIP (SCOPUS) 2008=0,702 [2012-0,724], SJR (SCOPUS) 2008=0,394 [2012-0,486]

Citations (54). 

[o1] 2015 - Paul, A. - Thompson, K. M. - Heinström, J. - After access: An inquiry into ICT use factors for Indian women. - In: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2015 ; 1-10 ; SCOPUS

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Steinerová, Jela: (2008). Seeking relevance in the academic information use. In: Information research. - Roč. 13, č. 4, (2008), s. 1-11. - ISSN 1368-1613

IF (JCR) 2008=1,000 [2012-0,520], SNIP (SCOPUS) 2008=0,702 [2012-0,724], SJR (SCOPUS) 2008=0,394 [2012-0,486].

Citations (20).

[o3] 2017 - Cossham, A. F. - An evaluation of phenomenography. - In: Library and Information research, Vol. 41, No. 125, 2017 ; 31

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Steinerová, J. (2010). Ecological Dimensions of Information Literacy. In Information Research. Vol. 15, No. 4. Paper CoLIS 719. Dostupné na: http://informationr.net/ir/15-4/colis719.html   

SJR (SCOPUS) 2010=0,555 [2012-0,486],SNIP (SCOPUS) 2010=1,058 [2012-0,724],IF (JCR) 2010=0,822 [2012-0,520] .

Citations (21).

[o1] 2018 - Fourie, I. - Maungwa, T. - Anderson, T. D. - Subject domain expertise of ISIC2018 reviewer community : a scoping review. - In: Information research-an international electronic journal, vol. 23, No 4, 2018 ; SSCI

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Widén, G., Steinerová, J. and Voisey, P. (2014). Conceptual modelling of workplace information practices: a literature review. In Information Research, Vol. 19, No.4. Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Leeds, 2-5 September, 2014: Part 1, (paper isic08). Retrieved from http://InformationR.net/ir/19-4/isic/isic08.html (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/...)

SJR (SCOPUS) 2010=0,555 [2012-0,486],SNIP (SCOPUS) 2010=1,058 [2012-0,724],IF (JCR) 2010=0,822 [2012-0,520] .

Citations (5).

[o1] 2017 - Haugen, I. - Mastel, K. - Pfander, J. - Librarians at land-grant universities working with extension : three case reports. - In: Library trends, Vol. 65, No. 3, 2017 ; p. 394 ; SSCI

6

Fázik, Jakub – Steinerová, Jela. 2021. Technologies, knowledge and truth: the three dimensions of information literacy of university students in Slovakia. In: Journal of Documentation, roč. 77, č. 1 (2021), s. 285-303. ISSN (print) 0022-0418 ISSN (online) 1758-7379

WoS, Citations (17)

Cibangu, Sylvain K. (2023). The origins and informed uses of the terms phenomenography phenoenomenology. In Journal of Documentation. Vol. 79, No 3 (2023), p. 641-669. DOI 10.1108/JD-10-2021-0219. SCO ; CCC ; WOS CC.

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Steinerová, Jela (2019). The societal impact of information behaviour research on developing models of academic information ecologies.  In: Information Research [elektronický dokument] : an International Electronic Journal. – Sheffield (Veľká Británia) : Professor Tom Wilson of the Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield. – ISSN (online) 1368-1613. Roč. 24, č. 4 (2019), p. [1-23]. ID: 162153 [reviewed]. SSCI ; CPCI-SSH ; CCC ; WOS CC

IF - JCR: IF 0.763 - 2019,SJR - SCOPUS: 2019 - 0,454,SNIP - SCOPUS: 2019 - 0,9,CiteScore - SCOPUS: 2019 - 1,9

Citations (2)

Given, Lisa, Case, Donald, Willson, Rebekah (2023). Looking for information: examining research on how people engage with information. 5th ed. Bingley (U.K.), Emerald 2023. 376 s. - SCO

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Project APVV 15-0508-11. HIBER. Human Information behavior in Digital Space / Inforrmačné správanie sa človeka v digitálnom priestore (2016-2020), FIIT STU, responsible researcher for Department of LIS, Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kkiv/veda-a-vyskum/granty-a-projekty/, https://hiber.fiit.stuba.sk/project /, principal researchers for Department of LILS

2

Project VEGA 1/0360/21 Social representations of ethical challenges of digital revolution / Sociálne reprezentácie etických výziev digitálnej revolúcie (2021-2023), main researcher, https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kkiv/veda-a-vyskum/granty-a-projekty/, principal researcher

3

EU NextGeneration EUthrough the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia, the project No. 09I03-03-V04-00239“, InCreDE, Information Creativity in Digital Environment, principal researcher, (2024-2026)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the board of APVV for social sciences APVV, Agency for support of research and science/ board on social sciences 2014 - 2018
Reviewer of the study program Charles University Prague, Czech Republic 2019 - 2020
Reviewer of the study program Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic 2018
Member of the Central Library Board Ministry of Culture of the SR 2014 - 2018
Chair of the Department of Library and Information Science Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts 2016 - 2020
Chair / main responsible person for doctoral programme Media and Communication Studies Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts 2021-

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Oxford University, U.K. Jesus College, Oxford, U.K. 1.8.- 23.8. 1991 Open Society Scheme / Visiting Scholar
Library of Congress Washington, D.C., USA September - December 1994, 1.9.-10.12. 1994 LoC Scheme for East European Scholars / Professional Development Program
Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium May 1996 Tempus Scheme / Visiting Scholar
European University Institute Florence, Italy 1996, April Tempus Scheme / Visiting Scholar
Masaryk University Brno Faculty of Arts, KISK, A. Nováka, Brno, Czech Republic 2014, 2016 / invited series of lectures Visegrad Fund Project
Charles University Prague Prague, Czech Republic 2015, 2016 Infodays 2014 / invited series of lectures
Silesian University Opava Opava, Czech Republic, Institute of Informatics April 2016 Erasmus invited lecture
Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Arts, Department of LIS Brno, Czech Republic 2023, 2024 invited lectures (online)

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Chair of the Editorial board of Annual Review in LIS (published regularly by Comenius University Bratislava), member of editorial boars of international and national research journals (Information Research, Mousaion, ProInFlow, Open Information Science, etc.), member of boards of international conferences and societies (ECIL, CoLIS, ELAG, ISIC, ECDL, ISKO, ASIST). Reviews of papers for international research journals (J Doc, JASIST, Inf. Research, J. of Inf. Science, JASIST, ZIN, ProInFlow etc.), reviews of foreign publications for publishing houses (Elsevier, Facet). Chair of committes for final examinations and responsible person for the Master Program of Information Studies (2011-2021), chair of the committes for PhDr. examinations, member of the commission for PhD. information studies, supervisor of doctoral students. A member of international projects ENWI (Sweden), DELOS European), ICIMSS (Poland), EUCLID (European), Open Society Foundation in SR, Mellon Foundation, etc. Participation in international projects of IFLA, ESF, UNESCO. Development of study programs, international curricula (Information Retrieval), 2005. Main responsible person for PhD. program Media and Communication Studies (2021-). Co-ordinator of international cooperation of the Department of LIS and the program Erasmus, professional reviews of projects and disseration theses. Organization of international conferences and methodological workshops: Information Interactions (2006, 2011, 2013-2024). Memorial letters from the Rector of the CUB (2015, 2019), a medal from the Faculty of Arts, CUB (2022)).

Date of last update
2025-03-19