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- Ahlgren, Per, 1960-, et al.
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Research Collaboration between Stockholm University and other Swedish Academic Institutions : A Bibliometric Study to Support Decisions on Library Collaboration
- 2015
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - 2241-1925. ; :SI, s. 49-60
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Academic libraries collaborate in several ways. For instance, collaboration can concern standards for indexing and statistics, technical solutions or collection development. A question that a given academic library might ask is with which other academic libraries the library should principally collaborate. In this study, we show how bibliometric methods can be used to generate information that can support decision making with regard to the question at stake. We evaluate the amount of research collaboration between Stockholm University and other Swedish academic institutions across five publishing years, and for the whole considered time period, where research collaboration is operationalized as co-publishing. A dataset of publications obtained from Web of Science, where each publication has at least one Stockholm University address, is used in the study. Co-publishing rates, non-fractionalized and fractionalized, across the publishing years and for the whole for period, for Stockholm University and other Swedish academic institutions, are reported. Further, parts of the outcome of the study are visualized in terms of co-publishing networks.
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- Ahlgren, Per, et al.
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Research collaboration between Stockholm University and other Swedish academic institutions : a bibliometric study to support decisions on library collaboration
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - 2241-1925.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Academic libraries collaborate in several ways. For instance, collaboration can concern standards for indexing and statistics, technical solutions or collection development. A question that a given academic library might ask is with which other academic libraries the library should principally collaborate. In this study, we show how bibliometric methods can be used to generate information that can support decision making with regard to the question at stake. We evaluate the amount of research collaboration between Stockholm University and other Swedish academic institutions across five publishing years, and for the whole considered time period, where research collaboration is operationalized as co-publishing. A dataset of publications obtained from Web of Science, where each publication has at least one Stockholm University address, is used in the study. Co-publishing rates, non-fractionalized and fractionalized, across the publishing years and for the whole for period, for Stockholm University and other Swedish academic institutions, are reported. Further, parts of the outcome of the study are visualized in terms of co-publishing networks.
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- Burman, Emma, et al.
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Float or Sink? Implementing Floating Collections – A Case Study
- 2016
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - London : ISAST: International Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology. - 2241-1925. - 9786185180126 - 9786185180171 ; :5, s. 201-209
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- LiUB consists of five libraries located at four campuses in three cities: Linkoping, Norrkoping and Stockholm. Four of them, located in Linkoping and Norrkoping, were involved in the process. During the years, there has been extensively book transports between different libraries. Sought after books were sent to the requested library, and then sent back to the owning library when returned. In December 2010 Linkoping University Library (LiUB) started to test Floating Collections as a new way of working with the collections. The test was coordinated with the implementation and change to Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), and every time a new bought book appeared or when a book was transformed into the DDC-collection the floating collection grew. Floating Collections means that a book doesn‘t belong to a certain library. It is shelved where it is returned and therefore it will stay where it is in most demand.The placement of books will be user-driven and the sharing of books leads to reduced handling and therefore less wear and tear on items, and also a more economic acquisition method. The reduced handling is connected to reduced number of books in transport when the former routine of sending books back to an owning library is removed. In this case study we have looked at the complete implementation process; from the first discussion, the test-start, the evaluation of the method which includes a staff survey, and finally the Boards decision that Floating Collection will be a permanent way to work with the collections at LiUB. The methodological approach mimics YinΒ‘s (2009) case study model. We also compared LiUB‘s implementation with other libraries experiences in implementing Floating Collection, and to Library 2.0 (Casey & Savastinuk, 2007), as the user needs will decide where the books are shelved. Further, the study is connected to factors that affects the realignment in changing processes and resembles Kotter (1996) and Nutefall‘s and Chadwell‘s (2012) factors for successful realignment.The study revealed that staff concerns and other experiences relating to Floating Collection at LiUB are similar to other libraries. A main issue for staff on the negative side is weeding routines, but on the positive side you will find advantages like more user-driven collection, a reduced number of books in transport and a reduced number of purchased items. Some of the negative effects that is expressed in the survey is probably depending on the transformation into DDC and not due to Floating Collection. An example is that the possibility to browse is lost, which is more likely due to DDC, since DDC categorize the topics in a very different way than the former classification system (SAB).
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- Kjellberg, Sara, et al.
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It´s all about keeping quiet – using focus group interviews to understand the everyday life of researchers in order to support their research
- 2014
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Qqml. - : ISAST. - 2241-1925. ; :1, s. 253-261
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper describes how focus group interviews were used in a project on developing research support services. The object of the interviews was to understand the everyday lives of researchers and the obstacles they experience in their research process. Advantages and challenges of the method are discussed, e.g. the benefits of the interaction and the free form that the method allows for and the challenge not to interfere in the discussions and yet see to it that the discussions keep to the selected themes and keep on going.
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- Maceviciute, Elena, 1954-
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How libraries create value and help diminishing the digital divide.
- 2019
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - 2241-1925. ; 7:3, s. 399-405
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The paper addresses the issue of library value through two aspects: first, how libraries add value to societies and communities in a very general way; second, how libraries help to create equal and inclusive communities and societies. Five functions of library system and libraries are identified in the library literature, all of which help to create a more equal and just society in one way or another. The more concrete ways, in which libraries address the issues of social inequalities, are illustrated by examples of Lithuanian library activities.
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- Mäntykangas, Arja, et al.
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Implementing innovation management in the librarians' education
- 2012
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - : Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in Social Sciences. - 2241-1925. ; 3, s. 295-301
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper we reflect on implementing innovation in Library and Information Science education in Borås, Sweden. In our role as lecturers we meet students and through them shape the presence and the future of libraries. Also we aim to match the needs of society in times of change. The main method for higher education is the courses we create and the educational methods we choose. Often the importance of this is forgotten. This paper presents a course called “Project management, development and evaluation”. In this course we try to give students some new tools for managing creativity and innovation in their future librarianship.
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- Reberg, Mikael, 1970-
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Exploring the possibilities with shared spreadsheets in gathering and analyzing information on the usage of study rooms in a university library
- 2020
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - 2241-1925. ; 9:1, s. 101-108
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In autumn 2018, a team within the Mid Sweden University Library decided to advance the usage of different methods inspired by the perspectives within the field of “UX” to study the use of the learning spaces in the library. A special project concerned the students’ use of group study rooms. Here the library employed a method where student mentors working for the library gathered basic statistical data through observations. The student mentors measured the usage of the study rooms, seats used, technology used in the rooms, sound levels etcetera at several time points each day. The information was continuously registered in a shared Google sheet that also worked as the basic tool for the analysis. The results of the study gave important guidance for the development of the study rooms and the learning environment in general. More importantly, the use of Google and the shared process of collecting and analyzing information was seen as a rewarding learning experience by the student mentors and the involved library staff.
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- Wilson, Tom, 1935-, et al.
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Overcoming the digital divide through the promotion of digital reading.
- 2019
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In: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. - 2241-1925. ; 7:2, s. 193-203
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Inequalities in access and use of information and communication technologies are usually labelled the digital divide, which implies a strong gap between those who have access and use technologies and those who do not. The public library can play a significant role in enabling a society in overcoming the divide, which is a consequence of inequalities in the distribution of wealth, and the consequent inequalities in access to the appropriate technologies and networks. This paper describes an ongoing project in Lithuania, which aims to test the possibilities of digital reading as means of overcoming the digital divide.
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