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dc.contributor.authorVårheim, Andreasen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-03T13:22:49Z
dc.date.available2013-12-03T13:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.citationVårheim, A. (2009). Public libraries: places creating social capital? Library hi tech, 27(3), 372-381en_US
dc.identifier.issn0737-8831en_US
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 353182en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/1704
dc.description.abstractPurpose – 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 library practice in particular. Design/methodology/approach – Building on the latest theoretical developments and empirical findings of social capital research, the role of the public library as a potential creator of social capital is discussed. Findings from both quantitative and qualitative empirical research are discussed, and also the need for further studies is presented. Findings – The paper reports quantitative macro-level results concerning whether public library expenditure can contribute in explaining social trust patterns in the OECD countries. However, to be able to ascertain this, numerous qualitative studies revealing the mechanisms actually generating generalized trust are needed. Preliminary qualitative interviews suggest that this approach can prove fruitful. Research limitations/implications – The implications for further research into public libraries and the building of generalized trust are twofold: one the one hand, more specific research questions on the role libraries can be asked regarding accommodating diversity and increasing trust among diverse groups, e.g. immigrants. On the other hand, the suitability of the public library for investigating these questions makes the results relevant for social capital research in general. Practical implications – The library profession points to the importance of libraries for social capital and maintain that libraries have been overlooked in this matter. Strong sentiments like this should be ideal for implementation of research based library policies, strategies and activities for creating social capital. Originality/value – What is new in this research is that studies of public libraries may contribute in resolving the impasse within contemporary social capital research where neither institutional nor societal perspectives seem to be able to verify how social capital is createden_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLibrary hi tech;27(3)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320en_US
dc.subjectPublic librariesen_US
dc.subjectSocial capitalen_US
dc.subjectFolkebiblioteken_US
dc.subjectSosial kapitalen_US
dc.titlePublic libraries: places creating social capital?en_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionPostprinten_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378830910988504


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