Essays about: "Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the words Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap.
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1. The Magical Library and the Symbolic Representation : Library representation in The Librarian and The Librarians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis aims to answer the question of how the library is represented in the Librarian franchise, not only focusing on the films/tv-series but also how it is represented in print. The analysis of the library representation uses a background of the theory and method found in semiotics and iconography, as well as qualitative content analysis, to examine not only the literal/denoted representation, but also the symbolic/connoted, and then compar-ing these findings to the representation of libraries and librarians (with a focus on the stereotypes) found in former research on the subject. READ MORE
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2. Academic library instruction on critical evaluation of sources and information : A content analysis of Swedish university library websites
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This master thesis examines how Swedish university libraries are instructing their students on topics related to the critical evaluation of sources and information. The method of analysis was a quantitative and qualitative content analysis of the external websites of Sweden’s public university libraries to determine what modes of instruction are being offered, and how these services are being described and made accessible to their users. READ MORE
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3. Readers, there's a lesbian in my book! : An exploration of the lesbianliterature mediating possibilitiesof BookTube
University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis I look at five YouTube videos recommending lesbian literature within the YouTube sub community known as BookTube, with the purpose of exploring how BookTube creators mediate lesbian literature and stimulate a reading desire among lesbian readers through their recommendation videos. Using a deductive content analysis, I analysed the BookTube videos to gain an understanding of why and how the video creators recommend lesbian literature to their viewers. READ MORE
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4. More than just Rodent Control : A Transdisciplinary Study on Library Cats and their Impact on the Library as Third Place
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : Introduction. The traditional purpose of library cats has been to keep rodents away. Today most resident library cats can be found in the United States where they even seem to serve other purposes. The aim of this study is to analyze how library cats affect the library’s role as third place in its local community. READ MORE
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5. Knowledge Organisation and Contemporary Art : Cataloguing Practices in two Libraries in Sweden, Umeå universitetsbibliotek and Konstbiblioteket
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This master thesis examines the cataloguing practices of two art libraries in Sweden in relation to contemporary art. The aim of this study is to show how classification systems and other forms of controlled vocabulary correspond to contemporary art and reveal the factors that influence the everyday practice of cataloguing. READ MORE
