• Academic information searching and learning by use of Keenious and Google Scholar: a pilot study 

      Johansen, Jesper Solheim; Borlund, Pia (Information research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction. This paper reports a pilot study on academic information searching and learning by use of Keenious and Google Scholar. The pilot study aims to evaluate the test design, and to learn about participants’ ...
    • Avoiding negative information as a strategy for emotion regulation 

      Heinström, Jannica; Nikou, Shahrokh; Sormunen, Eero (Information research;Volume 27 - 2022, Special issue, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10)
      Introduction: The aim of the paper is to investigate whether the personality trait negative emotionality and sense of coherence influence emotionally motivated information avoidance, i.e., avoidance of negative information ...
    • From readers’ advisory to literary advocacy – a conceptual exploration 

      Skjerdingstad, Kjell Ivar; Oterholm, Knut (Information research;Vol. 27, Special issue - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, May 29 - June 1, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction. This article departs from an observation that current practices of readers advisory (litteraturformidling) in public libraries tend to prioritize readers’ demands, taste, or contextual matters on the expense ...
    • "My words were completely gone." A qualitative study of the information seeking behaviour of people with aphasia 

      Kvikne, Birgit; Berget, Gerd (Information research;Vol. 27, No. 1, March, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired language impairment, which affects the production and comprehension of speech, reading and writing. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive variation, but a common marker is impaired ...
    • 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 ...
    • Reorienting information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective 

      Berget, Gerd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction. In studies of information searching, people are often characterised with perpetual physical, sensory and cognitive abilities. Situational factors that may affect human abilities are less considered, although ...
    • Teenagers in the library: participatory mediation practices 

      Kaasa, Janicke S.; Tveit, Åse Kristine (Information research;Vol. 27 no. Special issue - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, May 29 - June 1, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10)
      Introduction: In their efforts to reach out to teenagers, libraries facilitate different literary activities where youth come together, socialize and interact. In what ways do these practices contribute to the building of ...