1.
Höglund, Lars, et al.
(author)
Trust in health care : an information perspective
2003
In: iSHIMR 2003 : the eighth International Symposium for Health Information Management Research : research of health and social care information management, Borås, Sweden, 1-3 June 2003 : proceedings. - : Borås : University College of Borås, Swedish School of Library and Information Science ; Sheffield : University of Sheffield, Centre for Health Information Management Research. - 9163137879 ; , s. 102-115
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
2.
Bergström, Annika, 1964, et al.
(author)
Books on Screens : Players in the Swedish e-book market
2017
Book (other academic/artistic) abstract
The music and film industries have long come to terms with the digital, and now the traditional printed book is challenged by digital formats. The e-book has become established in most countries, but is still a small part of the book industry. In this book a group of researchers follow the actors involved in the Swedish e-book market, from authors and publishers to libraries, booksellers and readers during 2012-2016. Using surveys, interviews and other sources the main actors were researched and it is shown how they act and react towards the e-book and towards each other. While the main focus in on Sweden as a small language country, several international comparisons are made. Are printed books disappearing soon? How are reading habits changing when the book becomes digital? Which forces are driving radical change and which are holding it back? The book discusses these and related questions and shows that after a period of rapid increase in the production and use of e-books, several factors slow down the rate of adoption, but digitisation of the book is an ongoing process and the current e-book is not the end of the story.
3.
Bergström, Annika, 1964, et al.
(author)
E-books: In the shadow of print
2020
In: Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. - : SAGE Publications. - 1354-8565 .- 1748-7382. ; 26:4, s. 895-911
Journal article (peer-reviewed) abstract
The e-book has gained a large number of readers in many countries. However, the growth rate, as well as the market penetration of e-books, varies considerably between countries and language areas. In the United States and other English-speaking countries, the use of e-books is more widespread than in many European countries, such as Sweden. In both the United States and Swedish markets, the growth rate has slowed down during the latest 2 years, and the majority of readers still seem to prefer printed books. This article aims to reveal the relationship between attitudes and use of e-books and to contextualize this in relation to socio-demographic background, library use and reading habits. The results, based on national, representative surveys in Sweden during 2013 and 2014, show that people’s attitudes are a significant and important factor for the choice of e-books instead of print, but this is probably a two-way relationship. It is also evident that e-books serve a complementary rather than displacement function in relation to print.
4.
Maceviciute, Elena, et al.
(author)
The case of the e-book in ”small language” culture: media technology and the digital society
2014
In: Knygotyra. - : Vilnius University. - 0204-2061 .- 2345-0053. ; 62
Journal article (peer-reviewed) abstract
The article describes a research project conducted in Sweden and its initial base-line results that were produced by investigating statistical data from general statistical sources, representative surveys of the Swedish population, and from public and academic libraries. The project looks into the change introduced into the book sector by e-books. Sweden was chosen as a special case – a country with a high literacy level and high penetration of information technology into everyday life of people. At the same time, the spread of e-books is at the very start and it seems that the diffusion of e-books, their production, distribution and use are affected by the problems characteristic of a typical small publishing markets. The authors present the goals of the project and the theoretical framework. The data were collected in 2012 and demonstrate the relatively low scale of e-book publishing and use. Libraries emerge as the main channel of access to e-books for readers. The usual problems of e-book production and distribution that are visible in other countries are observed in Sweden as well: e-books legally are not books, but services of licensed software and thus excluded from the privileges enjoyed by paper books; readers demand more e-books but are not ready to pay for them the same price as for traditional books and prefer to acquire them through free channels. Publishers seek to maintain the monopoly of e-book distribution and fear piracy. Libraries lose independence of acquisition and collection management. The choice of e-books by readers is determined by access to technology, age and education as well as reading habits.
5.
Bergström, Annika, 1964, et al.
(author)
E-boken: möjligheter och hinder
2014
In: Mittfåra & marginal. - Göteborg : SOM-institutet. - 9789189673304 ; , s. 239-252
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
6.
Höglund, Lars, 1946, et al.
(author)
Biblioteken, barnen och framtiden
2006
In: Du stora nya värld SOM-rapport. - Göteborg : Göteborg University. - 9189673093 ; , s. 113-126
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
7.
Höglund, Lars, 1946, et al.
(author)
Varför minskar biblioteksbesöken
2005
In: Lyckan kommer, lyckan går SOM-rapport. - Göteborg : Göteborg University. ; , s. 165-176, s. 165-176
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
8.
Berger, Gertrud, et al.
(author)
Information visualization for product development in the LIVA project
2008
In: InfoTrend. - : Svensk förening för informationsspecialister. - 1653-0225. ; 63:1, s. 3-13
Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.) abstract
The LIVA research and development project (2005-2007) was conceived to integrate automatic indexing, automatic categorization, information visualization and information retrieval in library systems managing textual document collections. After a brief overview of some major information visualization methods, the user interface prototype is introduced.
9.
Bergström, Annika, 1964, et al.
(author)
E-books – in the shadow of print
2015
In: NordMedia Conference, Copenhagen, August.
Conference paper (other academic/artistic)
10.
Gustafsson, N, et al.
(author)
Sociala medier och politiskt engagemang
2011
In: Lycksalighetens ö. - : Göteborgs Universitet. - 9789189673212 ; , s. 511-524
Book chapter (other academic/artistic) abstract
I mediedebatten har de så kallade sociala medierna fått stort utrymme på senare tid. I rapporteringen om revolutionerna i Nordafrika under våren 2011 har man diskuterat vilken roll sociala medier har haft för att mobilisera befolkningen. Även i Sverige har effekten av sociala medier på samhällsengagemanget debatterats, inte minst i samband med riksdagsvalet 2010. Leder det faktum att så många svenskar använder tjänster som Facebook till att de också uttrycker sina politiska åsikter på ett annat sätt? Kan man tala om ett förändrat engagemang? I det här kapitlet ska vi titta lite närmare på vem som använder sociala medier i Sverige idag och hur sociala medier används i människors samhällsengagemang. Ett särskilt fokus ska ägnas skillnader mellan olika generationer (för olika definitioner, se Zukin et al 2006). Även om det är för tidigt att dra några säkra slutsatser om sambandet mellan sociala medier och samhällsengagemang står det klart att de har blivit ett naturligt inslag i särskilt yngres politiska beteende.
