1. Doing research on research: synergies, connections and multidisciplinary approach to Olympic studies Emilio Fernández Peña Director Centre d’Estudis Olímpics (CEO-UAB) Sport Libraries in the Arab World: Growing, Learning, Co-operating 16 th and 17 th February 2011 at Qatar University
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3. ceo.uab.cat CEO-UAB website, an Olympic Studies Portal: a window to the academic Olympic studies world OLYMPIC CLOUD Digital library on the Olympics. A selection of electronic full text resources to learn more about the Olympics. OLYMPICSTUDIES NET Network of university experts and research groups working in the area of Olympic studies. OLYMPICSTUDIES SERIES Digital repository of CEO-UAB academic contributions (preprints, conference papers, etc.) OLYMPICSTUDIES BYTES Academic awareness services (events, releases…) - RSS & Social media
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5. ceo.uab.cat Olympic Barcelona project Joint initiative of CEO-UAB and the Barcelona Olympic Foundation Aims: coordinate access to the documental collection on the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games and the Olympics in Barcelona LIBRARY Library at the Olympic Museum in Barcelona integrating the Olympic and sport book collection donated by President Samaranch BARCELONAOLIMPICA.net E-knowledge centre on the Barcelona Olympics SERVICES Reference service for international users, Barcelona’92 seminars…
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8. ceo.uab.cat CEO-UAB activity matrix: interconnection of different activities EDUCATION Postgraduate programmes BCN’92 TOK programme Professional training RESEARCH R&D projects PhD programme International Chair UAB Research stages DOCUMENTATION Research library Barcelona’92 archive OlympicStudies Net Olympic Barcelona memory DIFUSSION Event organisation Scientific contributions Internet & Social Media OLYMPIC STUDIES PORTAL
9. ceo.uab.cat General reseach lines on Olympic studies History Ethics (doping) Olympic Movement Impact and legacy International relations (Politics) Games management Arts and culture Environment Olympic sport Paralympic movement Communication and media Legal aspects Olympism/Olympic values Information management Education Workforce (volunteers) Economics Genre Marketing ( Source: CEO-UAB Olympic Studies International Directory, 2005)
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12. ceo.uab.cat CEO-UAB general research lines Relationship between mass media, sport and the Olympic Games , with special attention to the coverage of the Olympic ceremonies and the impact of new media . Impacts and legacy of the Olympic Games in the host city, in particular the Barcelona’92 Olympic Games . Sporting practice in a multicultural context and the role of sport in society as a tool for disseminating values and integration .
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15. ceo.uab.cat Research feeds the other activities: teaching and diffusion Multidisciplinary from two key concepts: culture and communication Creativity and observation of the spirit of the times in order to develop new research lines Take advantage of the power of social networking and new media Conclusions