Paula Ochôa

Paula Ochôa is professor of Information Science and Information management at NOVA FCSH (NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal).

She has over 25 years’ experience of working in libraries and is an expert in quality management programes that use sustainability as a driver of libraries change As a research Associate at CHAM – Center of Humanities, she currently develops two projects interrelating libraries sustainability assessment and librarians transition roles.

Other key research areas are libraries impacts assessment, sustainability transition management, digital transition, librarians careers and competencies. She has a particular interest in future studies and prospective scenarios. She received an Msc in Information Management from University of Sheffied (UK) in 1994 and a Phd in Documentation from Universidad de Alcalá (Spain) in 2012.