Essays about: "bibliotekarier"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word bibliotekarier.

1. 1. “One can imagine one’s making a conscious choice” : AI and algorithmic awareness among Swedish public librarians

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

   Author : Ben Hogan; [2023]
   Keywords : Library; Information; Library and Information Studies; algorithms; AI; algorithmic awareness; algorithmic imaginary; infrastructure theory; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis I provide insight into how librarians at public libraries perceive, understand, and interact with algorithms and AI in relation to their profession. My main focus lies in how librarians’ perceptions of algorithms and AI ultimately shape their actions. READ MORE

3. 2. The Magical Library and the Symbolic Representation : Library representation in The Librarian and The Librarians

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Karolina Hermansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Library representation; Librarian representation; Libraries; Librarians; Symbolism; Iconography; Semiotics; The Librarian; The Librarians; Library environments; Biblioteksrepresentation; Bibliotekarierepresentation; Symbolik; Ikonografi; Semiotik; The Librarian; The Librar-ians; Biblioteksmiljö; Bibliotek; Bibliotekarier;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. Sexy Women and Unmanly Men : Representations of Librarians Onscreen

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Camille Nampetch; [2023]
   Keywords : librarian representation; hegemonic masculinity; the male gaze;

   Abstract : This study investigates the representations of librarians in movies spanning from the years 2012 to 2022 from a gender perspective using thematic analysis. Being a female-dominated profession with an increasing use of technology, the goal is to see how librarians are being portrayed today and how that might affect the perceptions of librarianship. READ MORE

5. 4. Catalogue across languages? : The opportunities and challenges of the multilingual Online Public Access Catalogue as an interface between librarians and end-users

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Maud Guichard -Marneur; [2023]
   Keywords : Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC ; multilingual; users and end-users; interface; access;

   Abstract : There exist two assumptions that may well be connected. The first is that in an increasingly global and technological world, language barriers have fallen. Online machine translation services are monetarily free for everyone to use. READ MORE

6. 5. More than just a room full of books: Swedish school libraries during distance education

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Claire Shove; [2021]
   Keywords : School libraries; High school libraries; High school librarians; Distance education; COVID-19 Pandemic; 2020-; Skolbibliotek; gymnasiebibliotek; skolbibliotekarier; distansundervisning; Covid-19;

   Abstract : Thus far the research on how schools have managed the sudden transition to distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic has mainly focused on the experiences of teachers, and the voices of school librarians have gone unexplored. This study aims to explore the transition to distance education from the perspectives of secondary school librarians in Sweden. READ MORE