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Public libraries, social capital, and low intensive meeting places
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Introduction. This paper presents a research project aiming at eliciting the potential of public libraries in building social capital, and promoting generalized trust in today's multicultural society. Method. Two approaches to research, the societal approach and the institutional approach are identified. The concept of low intensive versus high intensive meeting places is presented. A survey ...
Social capital and the multiethnic challenge: The role of the public library
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
The paper talks about the social capital in the form of civic values as generalized trust and norms of reciprocity. What it does mean is that the level of social trust varies between countries and within countries. The author says that the role of the library in creating social capital has not been given great attention in the literature, and its role in generating trust between ethnic groups ...
Evolving and devolving institutions. A perspective on Norwegian public policy towards the IT industry 1945-2000
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2007)
Social capital and public libraries: The need for research
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Empirical research on public libraries and social capital has primarily been oriented toward discovering how libraries contribute to social capital in local contexts, rather than contributing to solving the theoretical puzzles of the social capital literature. In spite of this, it has produced interesting findings that align with new developments in social capital research. These findings emphasize ...