• Patafysikk for begynnere - Øyvind Torseters bildebøker Mister Random, Avstikkere og Koblinger 

      Ridderstrøm, Helge (Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift;Volume 12, No. 1-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-01)
      Artikkelen ser Øyvind Torseters Mister Random (2002), Avstikkere (2007) og Koblinger (2013) i lys av patafysikk, en filosofisk retning som oppstod med den franske forfatteren Alfred Jarry på slutten av 1800-tallet og ...
    • Patterns of perceived public library outcomes in five countries 

      Vakkari, Pertti; Aabø, Svanhild; Audunson, Ragnar; Huysmans, Frank; Kwon, Nahyun; Oomes, Marjolein; Sin, Sei-Ching Joanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the perceived benefits of public libraries between five culturally different countries: Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, South Korea and the USA. Design/methodology/ ...
    • Perceived outcomes of public libraries in Finland, Norway and the Netherlands 

      Vakkari, Pertti; Aabø, Svanhild; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Huysmans, Frank; Oomes, Marjolein (Journal of Documentation;70(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the perceived benefits of public libraries and their structure in the major areas of life between Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. Design/methodology/approach – ...
    • Perspectives on salutogenesis of scholars writing in norwegian 

      Bull, Torill; Espnes, Geir Arild; Nordsteien, Anita; Santora, Lidia (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-03)
      Salutogenesis has been an increasingly used theoretical framework for health research in Norway during the last years, with an increase in literature in Norwegian. In spite of this, the majority of research from Norway is ...
    • Preparing students for an evidence-based health service – a collaboration between the University Library and faculty 

      Kalland, Kari; Johannessen, Lilja Marlen (Nordic Journal of Information Literacy in Higher Education, NORIL;Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022): Creating Knowledge X - Special issue, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-17)
      The Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet (Oslo Metropolitan University), first launched the joint course ‘Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care’ in the fall semester 2020, with University Librarians as ...
    • Privacy protection throughout the research data life cycle 

      Kvale, Live Håndlykken; Darch, Peter Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction. The sharing and reuse of research data is gradually becoming best practice in research. However, multiple frictions exist between realising stakeholders’ ambitions for research and research data sharing and ...
    • Private kunstdonasjoner og lokal politikk: Kontroversene rundt etablering av skulpturpark på Ekeberg i Oslo 

      Larsen, Håkon; Stokstad, Sigrid; Christensen-Scheel, Boel; Berg, Ida Uppstrøm (Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift;Årgang 24, nr. 2-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)
      Private donasjoner har blitt utpekt som en av de underliggende mekanismene som former den politiske dynamikken i kultursektoren, og det er i Norge en lang historie for at privatpersoner donerer eller finansierer kunst som ...
    • Private taste and public space: the heated media debate about a privately initiated sculpture park in Oslo 

      Larsen, Håkon (The International Journal of Cultural Policy;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-28)
      In 2003, billionaire and art collector Christian Ringnes launched an idea to fund a sculpture park in the Ekeberg area of Oslo, based around his private collection of female sculptures. The idea spurred heavy criticism for ...
    • Produksjon og innovasjon. Kunnskapsbasert praksis i norske folkebibliotek. 

      Høivik, Tord (Dansk biblioteksforskning;6 (2-3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Artiklen omhandler anvendelsen af kunnskapsbasert bibliotekpraksis (KBP) i den norske folkebibliotekssektor. KBP svarer i Norge til EBP i Danmark og EBLIP i Sverige. Den sætter fokus på det både spændende og anspændte ...
    • Public art and private wealth: the controversial collaboration between the national museum in Norway and Fredriksen Family Art Company Ltd 

      Berg, Ida Uppstrøm; Larsen, Håkon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      There has been much discussion in the US and European media about the evolving relationship between wealthy private art collectors and underfunded public art museums. This paper examines the public debate regarding the ...
    • Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Evjen, Sunniva; Jochumsen, Henrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rasmussen, Casper Havnegaard; Vårheim, Andreas; Johnston, Jamie; Koizumi, Masanori (Journal of Documentation;Volume 75, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)
      Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review. Design/methodology/approach: In order to ...
    • 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, social capital, and low intensive meeting places 

      Audunson, Ragnar; Vårheim, Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Dokk Holm, Erling (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? 

      Vårheim, Andreas (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 

      Preminger, Michael; Rype, Ingebjørg; Ådland, Marit Kristine; Massey, David; Tallerås, Kim (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 

      Igarashi, Tomoya; Koizumi, Masanori; Johnston, Jamie (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 ...
    • The public sphere and Habermas: Reflections on the current state of theory in public library research 

      Larsen, Håkon (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 ...
    • Publishing and using record-keeping structural information in a blockchain 

      Sødring, Thomas; Reinholdtsen, Petter; Ølnes, Svein (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 ...
    • Qualification requirements in Norwegian public libraries - an analysis of job advertisements 

      Bjørklund, Beate; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas (Information research;Vol. 26, No. 1, March, 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Introduction: For some years practitioners have observed a tendency that local government authorities advertising vacant professional positions in public libraries do not specify an educational background from library and ...
    • Quality information on the internet: Norwegian library students on the search 

      Sveum, Tor (New Library World;107 (7/8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)
      Purpose In the autumn of 2006, two groups of students from the Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science at Oslo University College participated in a cooperative project with the Norwegian online reference ...