• Cultural Patterns of Information Source Use: A Global Study of 47 Countries 

      Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Sundqvist, Anneli; Byström, Katriina (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-17)
      The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between national culture and information source use (ISU) on a global level. A secondary analysis was carried out on three different data sets. They were (a) ...
    • LAM professionals' roles and attitudes to user participation in Norway and Sweden 

      Johnston, Jamie; Huvila, Isto; Jochumsen, Henrik; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Mierzecka, Anna; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Recent studies provide insights into library, archive and museum (LAM) professionals' attitudes toward user participation, yet they do not address how the diversity of roles LAM professionals assume may influence their ...
    • Librarians, archivists, and museum professionals’ role perceptions and cross sectoral collaboration – Signs of convergence? 

      Toth, Mate; Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard; Vårheim, Andreas; Johnston, Jamie; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Public libraries, archives, and museums have identifiable differences related to their founding missions and play many roles in today’s cultural sector and broader society, yet LAM institutions’ professional activities ...
    • National Culture and Trust in Online Health Information 

      Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood (Skriftserien;Nr. 35, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This dissertation investigates the role of the cultural background of individuals in their trust formations towards public information sources and online health information. The dissertation encompasses five articles, ...
    • Professional identity of public librarians, archivists, and museum professionals in five European countries 

      Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Johnston, Jamie; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Vårheim, Andreas; Huvila, Isto; Tóth, Máté; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa; Mierzecka, Anna (Journal of Documentation;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Purpose: To investigate the professional identity of Public Library, Archive, and Museum (LAM) professionals in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Norway, and Sweden by administering three questionnaires. Methodology: The data ...
    • Public libraries as public sphere institutions: A comparative study of perceptions of the public library’s role in six European countries 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Hobohm, Hans Christoph; Jochumsen, Henrik; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Mumenthaler, Rudolf; Schuldt, Karsten; Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Toth, Mate; Vårheim, Andreas (Journal of Documentation;Publication date 26 September, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the ...
    • Public libraries’ role in supporting Ukrainian refugees: A focus on Hungary and Poland 

      Johnston, Jamie; Mierzecka, Anna; Tóth, Máté; Paul, Magdalena; Kisilowska-Szurmińska, Małgorzata; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Vårheim, Andreas; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Jochumsen, Henrik; Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa; Olson, Anna; Skare, Roswitha; Mathiasson, Mia (Journal of Librarianship and Information Science;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to Europe’s largest displacement of people since World War II, with significant substantial numbers of Ukrainian refugees seeking shelter in neighbouring countries. ...
    • Students’ Trust Formation and Credibility Judgements in Online Health Information – A Review Article 

      Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Sundqvist, Anneli (Tidsskriftet Arkiv;VOLUM 8-1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-17)
      Health information is a frequent subject for online information seeking. Research on the phenomenon has to a certain extent included students. This review, based on an analysis of 61 articles, shows the current state of ...