Essays about: "development of public libraries"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words development of public libraries.
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1. A Comparison Between Implementations of Cryptographic Algorithms and Their Efficiency in Smartphone Computing Environments : Exploring the Performance Trade-offs of Performing Cryptographic Work in Different Smartphone Development Frameworks
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : In the recent decade concern for privacy has massively increased in the public consciousness. As a result of this development, demand for end-to-end secure communications in all manner of applications has also seen a rapid increase. This development can however often be at odds with other consumer demands. READ MORE
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2. Digital Solutions and Library Outreach : Exploring the Use and Perceptions of new digital solutions in library outreach activities
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och ITAbstract : As public libraries increasingly turn to digital solutions to enhance their outreach activities, it is important to understand the use and perceptions of these new solutions. This thesis explores how new digital solutions are being used and perceived by library employees when working with library outreach activities. READ MORE
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3. The Role of Public Libraries in the Promotion of Sami Rights in Sweden : A Normative Perspective
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : According to 2§ of the Swedish Library Act, libraries shall work towards the development of a democratic society by spreading knowledge and providing people with the possibility to form their own opinions (SFS, 2013:801). It’s a natural consequence that Sweden’s national minorities are not provided with the same amount of services as the majority community, however the extent of how much space the minorities ought to be given in public libraries is a relatively unexplored research topic. READ MORE
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4. Storytime at Irish Libraries : How public libraries can boostearly literacy through reading promotion events
University essay fromAbstract : The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to explore how libraries’ storytime for babies and toddlers can be construedas a reading promotion event which boosts early literacy, by ways of a multiple-case study of storytime at four public libraries in western Ireland. The study will also explore how the different libraries design these events and include different elements of traditional reading and storytelling, multimodal reading and technology, participation, and accessibility and inclusion through a sociocultural lens. READ MORE
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5. Welcome to Makers' Utopia? A Sociological Discourse Analysis of Professional Communications on Public Library Makerspaces in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskapAbstract : Focusing on Swedish text-based, public library professional communications, this study investigates how discursive constructions in relation to library makerspaces represent and endorse certain institutional values, librarian praxis, and development strategies. The analysis highlights characterisation patterns that emerge through the discursive constructions of making, makers, and makerspaces. READ MORE
