Browsing Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) by Author "Berget, Gerd"
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Bibliografier, baser og brukere: 70 år med referanseundervisning
Berget, Gerd; Holter, Jofrid (Krysspeilinger: Perspektiver på bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012) -
Bok til alle? : En undersøkelse av bibliotekarers formidlings-praksiser rettet mot personer med dysleksi
Gulvik, Annie Honiahaka (Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan bibliotekarer, definert som ansatte i folkebibliotek, formidler litteratur til personer med dysleksi. Hovedtema er dysleksi og litteratur, sett i et universell utformings-perspekti ... -
Can access be accessible? Facilitating digital access to information for everyone
Rambø, Thomas Hanssen (Bachelor thesis, 2017)This thesis evaluates two norwegian library websites with regards to universal design. The research question guiding the thesis is, "How can two Norwegian library websites improve how they facilitate digital access to ... -
The Development and Production of Literature Within an Easy Language and a Universal Design Perspective
Berget, Gerd; Bugge, Hanna (Publishing research quarterly;Volume 38, issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-08)Finding suitable books for pleasure reading is difcult for many people with reading challenges. Consequently, authors and publishing houses must consider user diversity when developing books. Easy Language comprises an ... -
Experimental methods in IIR: The tension between rigour and ethics in studies involving users with dyslexia
Berget, Gerd; MacFarlane, Andrew (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)Designing user studies in the interactive information retrieval (IIR) paradigm on people with impairments may sometimes require different methodological considerations than for other users. Consequently, there ... -
Hva kjennetegner norske systematiske oversikter? En tverrsnittundersøkelse av årene 2015 og 2020
Saltveit, Vibeke (Master thesis, 2022)Denne studien er muligens den første tverrsnittundersøkelsen over systematiske oversikter produsert helt eller delvis av forfattere fra ett land. Målet var å se hva som kjennetegner norske systematiske oversikter fra årene ... -
Information needs of the end users have never been discussed: An investigation of the user-intermediary interaction of people with intellectual impairments
Berget, Gerd (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)Many people with intellectual impairments experience challenges searching for information. Consequently, they rely on intermediaries (e.g. caregivers) to solve their information needs. In the field of IIR, little is known ... -
“I’m not Stupid”: Attitudes towards adaptation among people with dyslexia
Berget, Gerd; Fagernes, Siri (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;vol 10901, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)A significant portion of the population have dyslexia, which is commonly associated with reading and writing difficulties. In the context of developing materials well-suited for user s with reading ... -
"Jeg søker ikke, jeg leter" En kvalitativ undersøkelse av afasi og informasjonsadferd
Kvikne, Birgit (Master thesis, 2020)Afasi er en ervervet språksvikt etter hjerneskade. Diagnosen fører til vansker med å bruke og/eller forstå muntlig språk, i tillegg til lese- og skrivevansker. Afasi er forbundet med stor variasjon, der benevningsvansker ... -
Making health information accessible for all: The impact of universal design in public libraries
Berget, Gerd (Advances in Librarianship;Volume 47, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-30)On a world basis, 15% of the population has a disability. Having a disability can result in a higher frequency of health-related information needs than other users might experience. The Web represents a widely used source ... -
Making research more inclusive: Is universal design of research the answer?
Berget, Gerd; Kvikne, Birgit (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)Researchers typically declare in the methods section of scientific papers that the study included a representative sample. A closer look at the composition of participant groups, however, reveal that these samples are ... -
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) -
Modelling the information seeking and searching behaviour of users with impairments: Are existing models applicable?
Berget, Gerd; Pharo, Nils; MacFarlane, Andrew (Journal of Documentation;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)Purpose A substantial number of models have been developed over the years, with the purpose of describing the information seeking and searching of people in various user groups and contexts. Several models have been ... -
"My words were completely gone." A qualitative study of the information seeking behaviour of people with aphasia
Kvikne, Birgit; Berget, Gerd (Information research;Vol. 27, No. 1, March, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired language impairment, which affects the production and comprehension of speech, reading and writing. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive variation, but a common marker is impaired ... -
Only as Special as Necessary: Adapted Books in a Universal Design Perspective
Berget, Gerd (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics;Volume 282: Universal Design 2021: From Special to Mainstream Solutions, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Providing access to high quality books for all types of readers is a premise for cultural democracy. Many people, however, have challenges reading mainstream books. There might be diverse reasons why people find reading ... -
Reading experiences and reading efficiency among adults with dyslexia: An accessibility study
Berget, Gerd; Fagernes, Siri (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;12769, Conference object, 2021-07-03)Dyslexia is a common reading disorder that typically affects reading, concentration and short-term memory. Consequently, for people with dyslexia, reading fictional books might be challenging. Several studies have addressed ... -
Reorienting information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective
Berget, Gerd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction. In studies of information searching, people are often characterised with perpetual physical, sensory and cognitive abilities. Situational factors that may affect human abilities are less considered, although ... -
Søkefunksjonalitet i bibliotekenes databaser : En brukertest av bibliotekansattes søking i bibliotekkataloger
Evensen, Anita Hvarnes (Master thesis, 2021)Jeg har gjennom denne oppgaven undersøkt hvordan søketjenesten i biblioteksystemet brukes av bibliotekansatte når de søker etter bøker og andre medier. Målet var å identifisere denne brukergruppens behov for funksjonalitet ... -
To Bento or Not to Bento? A usability study of prototypes of Oria and Bento Box
Mogensen, Fay Chen (Master thesis, 2020)This study focuses on a usability test conducted on two prototypes of the websites — Norwegian Primo (Oria of the University of Oslo Library) and a Bento box (the Princeton University Library). I conducted a virtual ... -
Universal design as a premise for making public libraries into low-intensive meeting places
Berget, Gerd (2020: Skriftserien; Rød mix: Ragnar Audunson som forsker og nettverksbygger, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-15)In the paper “The public library as a meeting-place in a multicultural and digital context”, Professor Ragnar Audunson (2005) emphasized the role of public libraries as low-intensive meeting-places, promoting a variety of ...