Essays about: "Library and Information Studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 62 essays containing the words Library and Information Studies.

  1. 21. Change or Die : A study on the phenomenon of Library UX at two academic libraries in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Sabina Lundberg; [2017]
    Keywords : User Experience; UX; Actor-network Theory; academic libraries;

    Abstract : A recent phenomenon within the library sector is that of User Experience (UX). Library and information practitioners are increasingly leaning towards letting their users help guide and organise library services by using UX methods to both evaluate existing services and to create new ones. READ MORE

  3. 22. Making space for reading : a study of rural reading rooms in Yunnan Province, PRC

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

    Author : Maria Ulrika Löfblad; [2017]
    Keywords : ALM; Library- and Information Studies; reading rooms; the People’s Republic of China; Yunnan Province; rural areas; New Socialist Countryside; development; grounded theory; the General Administration for Press and Printing; village politics; policy implementation; guerrilla fieldwork; governmentality; Michel Foucault; spatial planning.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the meanings behind rural reading rooms (tushushi) in Yunnan Province, PRC. Rural reading rooms are small libraries attached to the village Party compound in Chinese villages; for the past decade 600 000 reading rooms have been established in administrative villages in China, and now benefit more than 1 billion farmers in what is arguably the world’s most important developing nation. READ MORE

  4. 23. 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 ABM

    Author : Silvana Lotz; [2017]
    Keywords : Library cats; Human–Animal relationships; Animals – Therapeutic use; Libraries and society; Children and animals; Katter; Bibliotek och samhälle; Djur – sociala aspekter; Djur och människor; Barn och djur;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 24. Knowledge Organisation and Contemporary Art : Cataloguing Practices in two Libraries in Sweden, Umeå universitetsbibliotek and Konstbiblioteket

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Elsa Avraam; [2017]
    Keywords : Subject cataloging; Classification; Subject headings; Contemporary art; Art libraries; Domain analysis; katalogisering; klassifikation; ämnesord; konst; bibliotek; domänanalys;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 25. Digital Library evaluation in Swedish academic libraries : A critical study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Hayri Dündar; [2016]
    Keywords : Digital Libraries; Virtual Libraries; Digitization; Academic Libraries; User Environments; Digital environments; Digitala bibliotek; virtuella bibliotek; digitalisering; vetenskapliga bibliotek; användarmiljöer; digitala miljöer;

    Abstract : This master thesis aims to critically analyze the state of digital libraries in Swedish academic libraries. With the branching theory of sense-making and the methodology of DELOS and IFLA/UNESCOs digital library manifestos, this thesis hopes to bring to light how far Swedish academic libraries have progressed. READ MORE