The aim of the study is to delve deeper into how the press portrays the librarian profession through two different time periods and take a closer look at the discourses related to work tasks represented in the media to see how the profession has changed and why. The empirical material is from Biblioteksbladet, published in 1923 and 2023, and the st...
Sweden has a growing population of individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, many of whom belong to minority groups. Public libraries serve the mission of being accessible to everyone, regardless of background, origin, or identity. Amongst Swedish library institutions, there is an evident desire and goal to become more relevant to the diverse ...
Att vara bibliotekarie vid ett lärosätesbibliotek är ett spännande, varierande ochdynamiskt arbete. Arbetsuppgifterna och arbetssätt förändras i takt med tekniskutveckling, förändringar i det omgivande samhället så som öppen vetenskap,upphovsrätts- och datasäkerhetsfrågor och ökade möjligheter till distansarbete, iforsknings- och utbildningspolitik...
Introduction: The first aim of this study is to gain more knowledge about why public libraries choose to organize reading groups for adults. The second aim is to shed light on the possible transformative potential of public libraries’reading groups for adults. Method: Semi-structured interviews with six librarians at Bibliotek Uppsala were conducte...
The aim of this thesis is to gain insights into which competencies librarians working at public libraries with makerspaces consider important to possess in order to perform their work, and how and from where they acquire these competencies. The study also examines whether the Swedish Library & Information science education has prepared the libraria...
This qualitative study examines how librarians at public libraries in a municipality with one of Sweden largest cities reflect on their professional role in relation to policy documents. The purpose is to generate knowledge about how librarians reflect on their professional role in relation to policy documents. The research questions are: How do li...
The aim of this study is to increase knowledge on how librarians in Sweden can use the method “barnlitterära vandringar” (children literary walks, editor’s translation) for literacy and reading promotion for children and youth. The method hasn’t earlier been investigated in a library context. The study explores the experiences of librarians partici...
Artificial intelligence has gone from simply being a theoretical thought to rapidly affecting different areas of our lives. AI has in different ways been discussed in the library field, but mostly in regards to academic writing or different ways AI-technology can be used in library work. What has not been studied in depth is the views and opinions ...
For a person who has been diagnosed with a disability at some point in their life, their ability to be an active democratic citizen in our information society changes. This thesis examines what kind of challenges the Swedish public libraries and librarians faces in their day-to-day work connected to the specific group of users with vision-related d...
This master thesis explores Swedish public libraries and their practices in relation to welcoming Ukrainian refugees following the Russian invasion in 2022. A qualitative study drawing on semi-structured interviews with librarians (n=9) from various parts of Sweden forms the empirical foundation. A theory of practice framework influenced by Kemmis ...
