Sökning: "Library and Information Services"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade orden Library and Information Services.

1. 1. Att utvärdera i praktiken : The practice of evalutation - a retrospective study for local change and development in public libraries

   Författare :Angela Zetterlund; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Evaluation; Evaluation Practice; Program; Project; Public Library; Library Management; Institutional Theory; Library and Information Science; Library and Information Services;

   Sammanfattning : The study is placed within the area of library and information science (LIS) known as ”evaluation research” and in particular, the area that relates to theory of evaluation practice. An analysis of previous research reveals that there is a need for conceptualising evaluation activities in the real life of libraries and information services and to reflect further on the conditions for evaluation in various institutional contexts. LÄS MER

3. 2. Merger and management : University of Rwanda libraries in a transitional context

   Författare :Berthilde Uwamwezi; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; University merger; resource sharing; library management; academic libraries; academic library merger; University of Rwanda; Rwanda; University of Rwanda libra;

   Sammanfattning : With a focus on management of libraries, this study is set in the context of a merger of the University of Rwanda with multi-sites and campuses. The study explores how librarians, library directors and representatives for university management understand and conceive of the libraries in relation to the merger. LÄS MER

4. 3. The information seeking behaviour of distance students : a study of twenty Swedish library and information science students

   Författare :Gudrún Thórsteinsdóttir; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; informationssökning; distance education; information science; användarundersökningar; sverige; distansundervisning; högskola;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract Information seeking is an object of learning and therefore an essential part of the educational content, rather than simply a means to an end. The objective of the thesis is to gain a thorough understanding of the information seeking behaviour of distance learners in library and information science. LÄS MER

5. 4. Den nya stadens bibliotek : Om teknik, förnuft och känsla i gestaltningen av kunskaps- och upplevelsestadens folkbibliotek

   Författare :Hanna Carlsson; Olof Sundin; Jenny Johannisson; Nanna Kann-Rasmussen; digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap Avdelningen för ABM; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; experience economy; creative economy; cultural policy; digital media; digital technology; ethnography; practice-theory; public libraries; actor-network theory; urban development; information studies; public libraries; Library and Information Science;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores how perceived challenges and changing conditions for public libraries are translated and enacted in a local library setting. In 2008, Malmoe City Library, a public library situated in the third largest city of Sweden, initiated an ambitious strategy for renewal and change of their services. LÄS MER

7. 5. Selling and lending e-books : Changes in the Swedish literary field

   Författare :Birgitta Wallin; Frank Huysmans; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; E‐books; Swedish book market; e‐book lending; Public libraries; e‐book selling; booksellers; subscription services; aggregators; bookshops; online booksellers; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This study explores the actors distributing e-books in the Swedish book market. The focus was on public libraries and booksellers, which included aggregators, subscription services, online booksellers and physical bookshops. LÄS MER