Essays about: "libraries role"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 50 essays containing the words libraries role.

1. 11. The Use of Assistive Technology by Croatian Elementary School Teachers with Pupils with Reading Disabilities : a Survey Study

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

   Author : Kristina Tolic; [2022]
   Keywords : reading disability; dyslexia; elementary school teachers; pupils; audiobooks; talking books; assistive reading and writing apps; libraries; Croatia; cognitive authority theory; cognitive load theory;

   Abstract : Reading affects everything we do in life. Sometimes it is difficult to determine how many people have a reading disability, and what tools can be used to overcome it. READ MORE

3. 12. Libraries of Things: Exploring business model configurations and dominant archetypes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Emily Silva; [2022]
   Keywords : libraries of things; sharing economy; social economy; business models; sustainable consumption; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As part of both the sharing and social economies, libraries of things (LoTs) can play a role in reducing consumption in a socially sustainable way. They have the potential to overcome key sustainability and service shortcomings of other circular and sharing business models (BMs), but research on LoTs is sparse. READ MORE

4. 13. The adaption of cultural activities : A qualitative study on families with young children during a pandemic

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

   Author : Ann-Sofie Eliasson; [2021]
   Keywords : Pandemic; libraries; cultural activities; young children; photovoice; four spaces; environmental anthropology; Covid-19;

   Abstract : Libraries play an important role in society by offering cultural activities to families with younger children. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the libraries had to restrict their services. Due to the restrictions, families have lost many of the opportunities that the library offered. READ MORE

5. 14. 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)

   Author : Elin Lundin; [2021]
   Keywords : Public library; Sami minority; Sweden; minority language rights; minority culture rights;

   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

6. 15. SAVE KORTEDALA LIBRARY Gendering Practices in Urban Activism

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Magdalena Myhreld; [2020-01-07]
   Keywords : Urban movemenst; Gender performativity; Neoliberalism; Neighborhood activism; Libraries;

   Abstract : The aim of the study was to discuss conditions for urban activism, through looking at the interest group Save Kortedala Library and its gendering practices. The aim was furthermore to examine the role Kortedala Library plays for the community as well as to relate Save Kortedala Library to a larger context of resistance to neoliberalism. READ MORE