Landgren, Rebecka Nykänen, Jennifer
This study aims to acquire knowledge about the concept of drag storytimes in public libraries. It addresses research questions regarding their relation to the libraries' mission, as well as associated experiences with and perceptions of these events. The study adopts a qualitative approach, utilizing interviews with different stakeholders, alongsid...
Olson, Anna
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 ...
Lindsköld, Linnéa Hedemark, Åse
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Lundgren, Tabita
The purpose of this master’s thesis is to give knowledge about the reading habits and library usage of Swedish for Immigrants students. The research questions focus on the students’ reading habits, their motives and obstacles when it comes to reading and the role of the public library regarding the students’ reading. Ten qualitative interviews were...
Isaieva, Elvira Ivarsson, Mikaela
Foreign visitors to libraries often face cultural barriers when using the library. This study shows how librarians see the library as a meeting place in terms of intercultural and multicultural aspects. In previous studies, the focus has mostly been on library users, but there is a need to complete the gap regarding the role of library employees. T...
Tingsdal, Elin Dyrell Englin, Sandra
According to the Swedish library law from 2013 it is the duty of the library to prioritize diverse groups. These minorities include people who speak other first languages than Swedish, the Swedish national minorities, children and adolescents and people with disabilities. People with disabilities is the focus of this study. A big difficulty with th...
Clementz, Frida
Changes in society are reflected in librarians' daily work which means they have to continue to develop their competencies after their education in library and information science. Continuing professional development (CPD) via digital resources is a contemporary form of CPD that comes with both opportunities and limitations. The aim of the study is...
Corso, Sebastian Ljusberg, Tora
Purpose: Our main task is to find out how the Swedish government deals with media and information literacy (MIL) among the general public, and which key actors it identifies in this process. More specifically we want to know whether public libraries are considered to be such key actors – which is the common view within library and information scien...
Yrjälä, Lisa
The aim of this study is to contribute with knowledge on how Swedish children's librarians work with children's creation in libraries and how they motivate it based on the library's mission. The result of the study was gathered using semistructured interviews and then analyzed through thematic analyze. The result of the interviews were then categor...
Levin, Johanna
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what’s written about how libraries treat people with disabilities, in this case communication and/or language disabilities and if there is something written about library and Alternative and Augmentative Communication. (AAC). The design of the investigation is a so-called scoping review. A life in the ro...