Social Reading and the Public Sphere in Nordic Public Libraries: A Comparative Study: Information Research, vol. 27 Special Issue
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Social Reading and the Public Sphere in Nordic Public Libraries: A Comparative Study : Information Research, vol. 27 Special Issue. / Jochumsen, Henrik; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Johnston, Jamie; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa ; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Vårheim, Andreas; Audunson, Ragnar; Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard.
2022. paper colis2234 Paper præsenteret ved Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Oslo, Norge.Publikation: Konferencebidrag › Paper › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Social Reading and the Public Sphere in Nordic Public Libraries: A Comparative Study
AU - Jochumsen, Henrik
AU - Rydbeck, Kerstin
AU - Johnston, Jamie
AU - Pálsdóttir, Ágústa
AU - Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood
AU - Vårheim, Andreas
AU - Audunson, Ragnar
AU - Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard
N1 - Rydbeck, K., Johnston, J., Pálsdóttir, Á., Khosrowjerdi, M., Vårheim, A., Audunson, R., Hvenegaard Rasmussen, C., & Jochumsen, H. (2022). Social reading and the public sphere in Nordic public libraries: a comparative study. In Proceedings of CoLIS, the 11th. International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Oslo, Norway, May29 - June 1, 2022. Information Research, 27(Special issue), paper colis2234. Retrieved from http://InformationR.net/ir/27-SpIssue/CoLIS2022/colis2234.html https://doi.org/10.47989/colis2234
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Introduction This paper presents research on how public librarians in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden view the importance of social reading and related professional roles. Method Previous research findings from a questionnaire administered to public librarians are analysed in depth in order to identify trends that can be further investigated in a subsequent qualitative study.Analysis The previous findings broadly show variation in the importance of social reading activities and related professional roles at the country level. A detailed understanding of the variations are elicited through a more comprehensive analysis at the country and community levels.Results Social reading is more important in larger communities in Iceland and Sweden and smaller communities in Denmark and Norway. The role of literary mediator appears to correspond highly to librarians' professional role across all countries and community sizes whereas that of literary critic somewhat less. Conclusion The results establish a need for further research on social reading in public libraries and provide a basis and direction for continued research, specifically to gain insight into the types and nature of activities generally included in social reading and the extent digital solutions are used.
AB - Introduction This paper presents research on how public librarians in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden view the importance of social reading and related professional roles. Method Previous research findings from a questionnaire administered to public librarians are analysed in depth in order to identify trends that can be further investigated in a subsequent qualitative study.Analysis The previous findings broadly show variation in the importance of social reading activities and related professional roles at the country level. A detailed understanding of the variations are elicited through a more comprehensive analysis at the country and community levels.Results Social reading is more important in larger communities in Iceland and Sweden and smaller communities in Denmark and Norway. The role of literary mediator appears to correspond highly to librarians' professional role across all countries and community sizes whereas that of literary critic somewhat less. Conclusion The results establish a need for further research on social reading in public libraries and provide a basis and direction for continued research, specifically to gain insight into the types and nature of activities generally included in social reading and the extent digital solutions are used.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Libraries
KW - Reading
KW - Social Reading
U2 - 10.47989/colis2234
DO - 10.47989/colis2234
M3 - Paper
SP - paper colis2234
Y2 - 29 May 2022 through 1 June 2022
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