Essays about: "lending libraries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words lending libraries.

1. 1. Embracing the Digital Shift : An Empirical Analysis of Attitudes towards E-books among Pupils in Swedish Upper Secondary School

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

   Author : Sebastian Stålnacke; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital books; E-books; E‐book lending; School libraries; Upper secondary schools; Young adults; Reading preferences;

   Abstract : As digital reading has become ubiquitous in society it is reasonable to expect it in schools. Digital reading has not been without its controversies though. Using a sociocultural perspective this thesis examines attitudes, perceptions, and access to digital books among Swedish upper secondary school pupils, focusing on e-books. READ MORE

3. 2. What is in a book? : A critical discourse analysis of the e-book debate between 2012 and 2016

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   Author : Maria Lund; [2017]
   Keywords : E-books; E-book debate; Discourse analysis; Norman Fairclough; Public libraries; Publishers; Media;

   Abstract : The main objective with this Master’s thesis is to, through a critical discourse analysis, explore the overall discourses on e-books appearing in general Swedish media. The texts chosen for analysis consist of articles and debate entries published in four of Sweden’s largest newspapers during a five-year period. READ MORE

4. 3. A conceptual framework for building trust on a gig platform : An qualitative study of which factors make customers trust giggers in knowledge sharing

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

   Author : Elsa Landberg; [2017]
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   Abstract : The development of information technology through Internet is disrupting the ways that people share and receive knowledge. Traditional communication channels, such as face to face-communication is to an increasing extent accompanied by knowledge sharing through digital communication channels. READ MORE

5. 4. Borrowed practices : renew or hold : examining the potential for the spreading of libraries of things in Mexico City through social practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Gabriela Duhart Herrera; [2017]
   Keywords : libraries of things; collaborative economy; practice theory; Mexico City; consumption; lending libraries; sustainability science; bibliotecas de cosas; economía colaborativa; teoría de la práctica; consumo; Ciudad de México; ciencias de la sustentabilidad; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Libraries of things, non-for-profit physical spaces where people borrow objects they would otherwise buy, have spread over Europe, the U.S., and Canada and have now emerged in Mexico City, where challenges to sustainability such as increased consumption levels and insufficient waste management abound. READ MORE

6. 5. Cross-border Copyfight : European libraries re-thinking the InfoSoc Directive

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Karolina Andersdotter; [2015]
   Keywords : copyright; eu copyright; libraries and copyright; infosoc directive; libraries; information policy; collective rights management; upphovsrätt; upphovsrätt i eu; bibliotek och upphovsrätt; infosoc-direktivet; bibliotek; informationspolitik; avtalslicenser;

   Abstract : This master's thesis focuses on the argumentation of library organisations and European national libraries in their contributions to the European Commission's public consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules. This study aims to explain how the debate around copyright limitations and exceptions is constructed in library stakeholders' contributions. READ MORE