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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade ordet librarians.

1. 16. Betydelsen av kvalitet : en studie av diskursen om statens stöd till ny, svensk skönlitteratur 1975-2009

   Författare :Linnéa Lindsköld; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; support scheme for literature; literature policy; quality; legitimacy; discourse; library and information science; cultural policy; policy analysis; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore the conceptions of aesthetic quality used in Swedish literature policy through a study of the discourse of the state support to new, Swedish fiction 1975-2009. This support scheme is a quality-based retrospective grant, introduced in 1975, aiming to guarantee the quality and versatility of book publishing. LÄS MER

3. 17. Folkbildning för delaktighet : En studie om bibliotekets demokratiska uppdrag i en digital samtid

   Författare :Lisa Olsson Dahlquist; Kultur och Samhälle Informationspraktiker: Kommunikation; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; folkbibliotek; demokrati; delaktighet; folkbildning; medie- och informationskunnighet; digitalisering; etnografi; praktikteori; mänskliga rättigheter; nyinstitutionell teori; Identitet;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores the public library’s democratic and popular educational role in a time when knowledge- and cultural institutions are affected by changes related to digitalisation. The purpose of the study is to examine how library activities, which in various ways are intended to increase individuals’ digital skills, information literacy and participation in society can be understood and problematized from theoretical perspectives on participation, democracy and citizenship. LÄS MER

4. 18. The Privilege to Select : Global Research System, European Academic Library Collections, and Decolonisation

   Författare :Nora Schmidt; Kultur och Samhälle Informationspraktiker: Kommunikation; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Scholarly communication; Critlib; Collection management; Academic libraries; Decolonialism; Scientometrics;

   Sammanfattning : A large part of the literature published in the ‘Global South’ is barely covered by bibliographic databases. Institutional policies increasingly require researchers globally to publish in ‘international’ journals, draining local infrastructures. The standard-setting power of ‘Global South’ scholars is minimised further. LÄS MER

5. 19. Som isolerade öar : De lagerkransade kvinnorna och akademin under 1900-talets första hälft

   Författare :Hanna Markusson Winkvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; Swedish Modern History; University History; Gender History; Academic Women; Female Post-Graduates; Academic Labor Market; Gender and Academia; “Frozen Ideology” [frusen ideologi]; Identity; Historia; History subjects; Historieämnen;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is, from a gender perspective, to illuminate and analyze the position of female post-graduates, within and in relation to the male dominated state universities and private university colleges in Sweden during 1883-1949. Hence, this is the telling of the story of a minority within a majority, with an emphasis on the analysis of different perceptions of this elite. LÄS MER

7. 20. 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