• Improving the presentation of library data using FRBR and Linked data 

      Westrum, Anne-Lena; Rekkavik, Asgeir; Tallerås, Kim (Code4Lib Journal;(16), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-03)
      When a library end-user searches the online catalogue for works by a particular author, he will typically get a long list that contains different translations and editions of all the books by that author, sorted by title ...
    • Information-rich, but time-poor: exploring Members of Parliament’s approaches to information in relation to Chatman’s ‘small world’ conception 

      Galtrud, Åse Garten; Byström, Katriina (Journal of Documentation;Vol. 76 No. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-20)
      Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse how elite politicians in opposition in the Norwegian parliament use information when responding to government propositions and investigate if Chatman’s small world conception ...
    • «Jeg gikk i ingen Skole, havde min Frihed hele Dagen og Nøglen til hans Bogskab» - kvinners lesning på 1700-tallet 

      Byberg, Lis (Historisk tidsskrift;90 (2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Oftest var det mannen som representerte familiens boksamling i møte med offentligheten. Noen ganger trer imidlertid også kvinner frem, både som kjøpere og som selgere på bokauksjoner, eller fordi de skrev om egen lesning. ...
    • Libraries and return on investment (ROI): A meta-analysis 

      Aabø, Svanhild (New Library World;110, (7/8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Purpose of this paper: The need to communicate the value of libraries is growing, and especially now during the global financial crisis. As a response library valuation research is expanding and there is now a need for a ...
    • Local studies collections, librarians and the Norwegian local history wiki 

      Sveum, Tor (New Library World;111 (5/6), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevance of local studies collections and contributions from local studies librarians to a Norwegian local history wiki. Design/methodology/approach – The paper will ...
    • Med viten som verktøy referansebibliotekaren i det digitale skiftet 

      Evjen, Sunniva; Olsen, Heidi Kristin (Samle, formidle, dele: 75 år med bibliotekarutdanning;, Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2015-12)
      Idé og tittel til artikkelen har bakgrunn i prosjektet «Viten som verktøy», som på mange måter illustrerer denne overgangsfasen. Det startet i 1987, da online-søk i referansearbeid var forbeholdt de store universitetsbibliotekene. ...
    • Mellom tradisjonen og weben: katalogisering, metadata og bibliotekarutdanning 

      Dahl, Tor Arne; Knutsen, Unni; Tallerås, Kim (Krysspeilinger: Perspektiver på bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    • Mind the Gap: Mellom oppsøkende bibliotektjenester og det universelt utformede bibliotek 

      Berget, Gerd; Moseid, Tone (Krysspeilinger: Perspektiver på bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    • Norwegian public libraries and governmental reports: visions and economic realities 

      Sveum, Tor; Tveter, Frøydis (New Library World;113 (7), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss visions and realities in recent Norwegian governmental reports on libraries. How realistic are the government's plans? Do the commitments in the reports comply with the ...
    • OAUC's participation in the CLEF2015 SBS Search Suggestion Track 

      Fugleberg, Joachim; Preminger, Michael (CEUR Workshop Proceedings;1391, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      In this article we describe the OAUC's participation in the CLEF 2015 SBS Search Suggestion track. We are trying to represent appeal elements, used in readers' advisory theory and practice, to see if they can be used in ...
    • OUC's Participation in the 2011 INEX Book Track 

      Preminger, Michael; Nordlie, Ragnar (Lecture Notes in Computer Science = Focused Retrieval of Content and Structure;7424, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      In this article we describe the Oslo University College’s participation in the INEX 2011 Book track. In 2010, the OUC submitted retrieval results for the “Prove It” task with traditional relevance detection combined with ...
    • Perceived outcomes of public libraries in Finland, Norway and the Netherlands 

      Vakkari, Pertti; Aabø, Svanhild; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Huysmans, Frank; Oomes, Marjolein (Journal of Documentation;70(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the perceived benefits of public libraries and their structure in the major areas of life between Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. Design/methodology/approach – ...
    • Privacy protection throughout the research data life cycle 

      Kvale, Live Håndlykken; Darch, Peter Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction. The sharing and reuse of research data is gradually becoming best practice in research. However, multiple frictions exist between realising stakeholders’ ambitions for research and research data sharing and ...
    • Produksjon og innovasjon. Kunnskapsbasert praksis i norske folkebibliotek. 

      Høivik, Tord (Dansk biblioteksforskning;6 (2-3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Artiklen omhandler anvendelsen af kunnskapsbasert bibliotekpraksis (KBP) i den norske folkebibliotekssektor. KBP svarer i Norge til EBP i Danmark og EBLIP i Sverige. Den sætter fokus på det både spændende og anspændte ...
    • Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Evjen, Sunniva; Jochumsen, Henrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rasmussen, Casper Havnegaard; Vårheim, Andreas; Johnston, Jamie; Koizumi, Masanori (Journal of Documentation;Volume 75, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)
      Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review. Design/methodology/approach: In order to ...
    • Public libraries, social capital, and low intensive meeting places 

      Audunson, Ragnar; Vårheim, Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Dokk Holm, Erling (Information research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)
      Introduction. This paper presents a research project aiming at eliciting the potential of public libraries in building social capital, and promoting generalized trust in today's multicultural society. Method. Two approaches ...
    • Public libraries: places creating social capital? 

      Vårheim, Andreas (Library hi tech;27(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show why studies of public libraries, regarding their possible contribution in creating social capital, are important for social capital research in general, and are important for ...
    • Scandinavian cooperation in teaching a joint Master’s course on e-books 

      Dahl, Tor Arne; Dahlström, Mats; Doracic, Alen; Macevičiūtė, Elena (Chapter, 2018)
      Purpose. The aim of the paper is to share the experience of collaboration among Scandinavian iSchools in creating and implementing a joint course. Methodology.The authors explore their own activity and ...
    • Search Transition as a Measure of Effort in Information Retrieval Interaction 

      Nordlie, Ragnar; Pharo, Nils (Proceedings of the ASIS annual meeting;(50), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      In this article we introduce the concept of search transitions as a unit for measuring the effort invested by searchers in information retrieval interaction. The concept is discussed and compared to traditional measures ...
    • Seven years of INEX interactive retrieval experiments – lessons and challenges 

      Nordlie, Ragnar; Pharo, Nils (Lecture Notes in Computer Science = Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence;(7488), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      This paper summarizes a major effort in interactive search investigation, the INEX i-track, a collective effort run over a seven-year period. We present the experimental conditions, report some of the findings of the ...