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Mastergradsoppgaver i dokumentasjonsvitenskap

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• "[...]given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything" : troverdighet, forfalskninger og dokumenter.

  Wiese, Yngvild Marie Kaarbø (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 15-May-2011)

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  Å vurdere troverdighet, og å stole på andre aktører er en så selvsagt del av vårt hverdagsliv at vi ofte ikke tenker over alle de situasjonene som krever at vi stoler på eksperter. For at vi igjen skal bli oppmerksomme på disse tillitsforholdene, må det ofte oppstå en tillitskrise. Ulike typer svindler og forfalskninger er eksempler på slike tillitskriser, og krisen som oppstod i kjølvannet av Bernie Madoffs enorme Ponzi-svindel viser hva konsekvensene kan bli når uærlige aktører oppnår autoritet i samfunnet. Madoff-saken fører også til at en må tenke over hvordan hvert enkelt menneskes motivasjon kan utnyttes av dyktige manipulatorer slik at vi er villige til å overse varselstegn som eventuelt måtte oppstå i ulike samhandlingssituasjoner der en har å gjøre med en autoritetsperson. Madoff-saken viser også hvor sentrale dokumenter er i etableringen av tillit, troverdighet og autoritet gjennom å kaste lys over hvordan en svindler kan villede publikum gjennom dokumentmanipulasjon. Så hva er troverdighet? Hva kjennetegner et autentisk dokument? Hvordan avgjør vi hva som er et troverdig dokument? Dette er spørsmål man kan finne igjen i en eller annen variasjon innen de fleste akademiske disipliner opp gjennom tidene. I et samfunn som blir fragmentert til stadig flere subsystemer, eller ansiktsløse ekspertsystemer, som publikum må forholde seg til, kan det bli enda viktigere å undersøke hvordan vi forholder oss til disse begrepene. Ved å bruke Niels Windfeld Lunds docembegrep og Gerard Genettes paratekstbegrep kan en få redskapene til å undersøke de ulike fragmentene som til sammen påvirker hvordan vi bedømmer troverdigheten til slike systemer og til aktørene som er tilknyttet subsystemene.

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  http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4021

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• Splitting the world : distributed performance as document

  Sømhovd, Astrid Johanna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, May-2011)

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  The present thesis looks at the distributed performance format in light of an emerging document model. It focuses on the possible use of a document model with artistic documentation. It starts out with an overview of the background for this thesis, introducing the institutional connections, and a short overview of distributed performance. The there's a short sub-chapter on terminology, defining and reflecting upon certain relevant terms. Here words such as documentation and performance are elaborated on. The introductory chapter is ended stating an aim for the thesis: “ examining different aspects of an artistic document in order to discuss what an artistic work is, and how to place it within the context of distributed performance”. Then the thesis goes on to focus on the theoretical foundation for the exploration, document analysis and the specific elements thereof. It then goes on to explore the arts based on the theory presented, before it goes on to studying specific artistic performances for the distributed format. The empiric part of this exploration is the participation on and observation of a set of workshops on distributed performance taking place between USA and Scandinavia during the process of writing this thesis. The thesis does not lead to any clear cut answers to what art is, but explores to a certain extent what it can be.

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  http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4020

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• Digitalisering av Friis' ”Ethnographisk kart over Finmarken”

  Csipa, Antal (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, Jun-2011)

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  Jeg belyser i denne oppgaven hvordan digitalisering av Friis’ Etnografiske Kart over Finnmarken kan være gjennomførbar, for at kartbrukere skal kunne tolke ustandardiserte tegn på en hensiktsmessig måte. I en praktisk del diskuterer jeg den beste metoden for en vellykket digitalisering, når det gjelder filformater og valg av teknologi. Jeg identifiserer de ustandardiserte tegnene som Friis brukte for å representere etnisitet og diskuterer hvilke utfordringer de representerer i tilegnelsen av den kartografiske informasjonen.

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  http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4000

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  thesis.pdf   (2.374Mb)
• Would not bigger be better? : some reflections on aspects of the business models of Open Access publishing

  Frantsvåg, Jan Erik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 15-May-2011)

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  While Open Access publishing is beneficial to science, it is not beneficial to perform Open Access publishing in an inefficient way. I have here tried to study some aspects of how OA publishing works with a view to find out if it is organised efficiently. Both when it comes to uptake of advertising as a source of income, and how it is exploited; and when it comes to how the OA publishing industry is organised I find clear signs of inefficiency.

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  http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3386

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  thesis.pdf   (353.7Kb)
• Peer review at the University of Tromsø : a study of time spent on reviewing and researchers’ opinions on peer review

  Refsdal, Maria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, Jun-2010)

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  This thesis examines peer review at the University of Tromsø (UiT). It focuses on how much time is spent on reviewing at this particular institution, in addition to examine the researchers’ opinions on several aspects of peer review. It starts with a theoretical introduction to peer review, with a historical background, presentations of different models, problems and advantages in the review process, peer review’s role in the publication system etc. After this general introduction, peer review at UiT will be the main point of interest. The method used for data collection was a survey, with an online questionnaire sent to researchers at UiT. Key findings from the survey are that 69% of the respondents are active reviewers (did one or more reviews annually), and altogether, these reviewers carry out 1850 reviews annually. This makes an average of 4.9 reviews per active reviewer. Average time spent per review was 7.8 hours, and the total number of hours spent on reviewing annually by the respondents amounted to 12 614 hours. The number of hours for UiT as a whole should be higher, since many researchers did not respond to the survey. While priority given to peer review is relatively high, 26% of the requests to review are declined. Few researchers have received courses and training, while some, especially new and inexperienced reviewers, would like courses and training. All over, many researchers want reviewing to become included in the performance-based budgeting system, and thought peer review should be better acknowledged in their own institution, and be more visible as a part of scientific research. The findings are discussed in relation to the individual researchers, the institution, and the research community. This discussion shows that there are reasons for making peer review more visible and recognized, especially considering the extensive amount of time and work spent on reviewing.

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  http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2760

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