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    • Biblioteket som motor i å skape lokalsamfunn med sammenhengskraft i en flerkulturell storbykontekst 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild (Nordisk Tidsskrift for Informationsvidenskab og kulturformidling;2 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11)
      Er bibliotekfeltets nye ideer om bibliotekene som møteplasser i lokalsamfunnet og motorer for integrasjon og bygging av lokalsamfunn med sammenhengskraft i samsvar eller i konflikt med holdninger i omgivelsene? Med ...

    • Folkebibliotekets bidrag til sosial integrasjon: Foreløpige funn fra Place-prosjektet 

      Vårheim, Andreas; Audunson, Ragnar; Aabø, Svanhild (Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift;11 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)

    • From collections to connections: building a revised platform for library and information science 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild (Information research;18(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Introduction. The paper discusses the often-repeated assertion that digitization makes libraries and librarians redundant by giving everyone access to the information they need without having to rely upon librarians as ...

    • How do public libraries function as meeting places? 

      Aabø, Svanhild; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Vårheim, Andreas (Library & Information Science Research;32, (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)
      How are libraries used as meeting places, and by whom? Through survey data, six categories of places are identified: the library as a "square," as a place for meeting diverse people, as a public sphere, as a place for joint ...

    • The information practices of business PhD students 

      Bøyum, Idunn; Aabø, Svanhild (New Library World;116(3/4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to investigate how PhD students discover, choose and use information and literature for their research. Design/methodology/approach – Eight PhD students at the Norwegian Business ...

    • Libraries and return on investment (ROI): A meta-analysis 

      Aabø, Svanhild (New Library World;110, (7/8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Purpose of this paper: The need to communicate the value of libraries is growing, and especially now during the global financial crisis. As a response library valuation research is expanding and there is now a need for a ...

    • 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 – ...

    • 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 ...

    • The value of public libraries : a socio-economic analysis 

      Aabø, Svanhild (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)