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Public libraries as public sphere institutions: A comparative study of perceptions of the public library’s role in six European countries
(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, social capital, and low intensive meeting places
(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?
(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 ... -
The Public Library Metadata Landscape, the Case of Norway 2017–2018
(Cataloging & Classification Quarterly;Volume 58, 2020 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)The aim of this paper is to gauge the cataloging practices within the public library sector seen from the catalog with Norway as a case, based on a sample of records from public libraries and cataloging agencies. Findings ... -
Public Library Programming and Events for Overcoming Social Divisions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Increasing and persistent social divisions are a global challenge that threaten the stability of our societies and soundness of our democracies. Public libraries can potentially play an ameliorative role in reducing ... -
Public policy on career education, information, advice and guidance: Developments in the United Kingdom and Norway
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-22)This chapter considers the role of career education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) services. On the one hand, it looks at public policy in England, where such services have a 20-year record of instability; on ... -
Public sector audit in contemporary society: A short review and introduction
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Public sector unions’ ideas about employee-driven development: Restricted conceptualization of representative participation in workplaces
(Economic and Industrial Democracy;, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-28)This article explores unions’ ideas about representative participation in employee-driven development in the Norwegian public sector, using key documents from two unions for professionals and one general union. By means ... -
The public sphere and Habermas: Reflections on the current state of theory in public library research
(Journal of Documentation;Volume 77, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)Purpose: This article addresses a recent debate in this journal between Buschman and Widdersheim and Koizumi on public libraries and public sphere theory in library and information science (LIS). The article moves beyond ... -
Public user innovation: exploring the support mechanisms and user roles in a public organisation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: This article expands literature on user innovation by exploring the mechanisms that support user innovations in the context of a public organisation. Research has hitherto documented support mechanisms for user ... -
Publisering om dansekunst (moderne dans og samtidsdans) i norsk papirpresse 1990-2017
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Dansefeltet er et relativt snevert felt. Selv om det er mange som driver med dans i en eller annen form, på ett eller annet tidspunkt i løpet av livet, er profesjonell dansekunst – og da særlig samtidsdans – fremdeles lite ... -
Publishing and using record-keeping structural information in a blockchain
(Records Management Journal;Volume 30, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-20)Purpose: To examine the role blockchain can play for record-keeping by exploring what information from a record-keeping system it is possible to publish to a blockchain. A credible approach is presented, followed by a ... -
Pudendalblokade og fødselsforløp - En deskriptiv retrospektiv kohortstudie av førstegangsfødende kvinner
(Master thesis, 2023)Hensikt: Hensikten med denne studien er å øke kunnskapen om pudendalblokade (PNB) i fødsel, gjennom å beskrive fødselsforløpet, med hensyn til varighet og hvilke tiltak som iverksettes, hos førstegangsfødende kvinner med ... -
The pull and push factors in the acceptability and use of contraceptives among women in the Kwabre-east district of Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2018)This study explores why some women are able to use contraceptives and why others are not able to use contraceptives in relation to pregnacies in the Kwabre East District of Ghana. The study employs the qualitative method ... -
Pulseless electrical activity: A misdiagnosed entity during asphyxia in newborn infants?
(Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition;104(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-12)Background The 2015 neonatal resuscitation guidelines added ECG as a recommended method of assessment of an infant’s heart rate (HR) when determining the need for resuscitation at birth. However, a recent case report raised ... -
Punktpraksis - brobygging mellom teori - praksis
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013-12)Fleire av profesjonsutdanningane i høgskolesektoren har ein historie som fortel om overgang frå praktisk retta etats- eller intern praksisopplæring til teoretisk retta høgskolestudium. For slike utdanningar kan teorifokuset ... -
Pupil's perspectives on female genital cutting abandonment in Harari and Somali regions of Ethiopia 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
(BMC Women's Health;2018, 18:167, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-17)Background: Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is a harmful traditional practice that affects the physical and mental health of girls and women in many ways. In Ethiopia, although both governmental institutions and None-Govern ... -
Purchase of ultra-processed foods in Norway: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of food sales in 2013 and 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: A dietary pattern dominated by ultra-processed foods has been associated with non-communicable diseases in several studies. A previous study from 2013 found a high share of ultra-processed foods in Norwegian ... -
Purchasing Policy or Purchasing Police? The Influence of Institutional Logics and Power on Responses to Purchasing Formalization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-18)Seeking to benefit from higher levels of purchasing maturity, many organizations strive to formalize their purchasing practices. Why these practices are not adopted by certain organizations or for ... -
Purchasing Power Parity in Scandinavian Countries: Multi-Period Approach
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper investigate the idea of PPP for Scandinavian countries for the period 1946-2015. The dynamic properties of PPP is examined by graphical analysis and ADF test. Johansen test is applied to asses the long-run ...