dc.contributor.advisor | Nordlie, Ragnar | |
dc.contributor.author | Adu, Esther | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-07-20T12:52:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-07-20T12:52:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/868 | |
dc.description | Joint Master Degree in Digital Library Learning (DILL) | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Libraries are adopting and implementing portals to promote their visibility and meet the demands
of their users. The Deichmanske Public library has adopted a portal focused on immigrants’
population referred as Bazar portal. This research is focused on the usage of this portal through
the opinions of the librarians.
This study attempts to investigate librarians use and non use of the Bazar library portal and what
they expect from a library portal of this kind. Accordingly the study investigates and analyses
user request problems and the library portal system. The study also highlights some challenges
faced by librarians in their use of the Bazar portal even though this was not the primary focus of
the study.
The study has surveyed and interviewed librarians from the various branches of Deichmanske
library to know their perception and use of the Bazar portal. A total of six librarians participated
in the interview and 18 librarians took part in the online survey. The findings of this research
shed light on the understanding of library portal use among librarians. One thing that became
clear was the fact that the portal is not widely publicized, hence not popular among the librarians.
It also identified some quality characteristics of the Bazar library portal and the kinds of users
and content to expect. This study concludes with some practical suggestions on improving and
enhancing the use of the Bazar library portal. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Høgskolen i Oslo. Avdeling for journalistikk, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap | en_US |
dc.publisher | Universitetet i Tallinn | en_US |
dc.publisher | Universitetet i Parma | en_US |
dc.subject | Portal | en_US |
dc.subject | Library portals | en_US |
dc.subject | Librarians | en_US |
dc.subject | Quality | en_US |
dc.subject | Information needs | en_US |
dc.subject | Norway | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320 | en_US |
dc.title | Librarians Perception and Use of a Library Portal : A Case Study of the Bazar Library Portal (Oslo Public Library) | en_US |
dc.type | Master thesis | en_US |