Browsing Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) by Subject "Democracies"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Theorizing Public Libraries as Public Spheres in Library and Information Science
(Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence;Volume 12051, Conference object, 2020-03-19)During the 21st century, library and information scholars have set out to theorize the role of public libraries as public spheres. Most of this research is engaging with Habermas’ early work on the structural transformation ... -
Universal design as a premise for making public libraries into low-intensive meeting places
(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 ...