• Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Evjen, Sunniva; Jochumsen, Henrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rasmussen, Casper Havnegaard; Vårheim, Andreas; Johnston, Jamie; Koizumi, Masanori (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)
      <i>Purpose</i>: The purpose of this paper is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review. <p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: In order to capture the whole picture of this research field, we utilize comprehensive review methodology. The major research questions are: first, to what extent have ...
    • Public libraries as public sphere institutions: A comparative study of perceptions of the public library’s role in six European countries 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Hobohm, Hans Christoph; Jochumsen, Henrik; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Mumenthaler, Rudolf; Schuldt, Karsten; Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Toth, Mate; Vårheim, Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-26)
      <i>Purpose</i> – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the actual use of libraries as public sphere arenas. <p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i> – A survey of representative samples of the adult population in six ...
    • Social Reading and the Public Sphere in Nordic Public Libraries: A Comparative Study 

      Rydbeck, Kerstin; Johnston, Jamie; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Vårheim, Andreas; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Jochumsen, Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10)
      <p><b> Introduction</b>. This paper presents research on how public librarians in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden view the importance of social reading and related professional roles. <p><b> Method</b>. Previous research findings from a questionnaire administered to public librarians are analysed in depth in order to identify trends that can be further investigated in a subsequent qualitative ...
    • United we stand, divided we may fall. Nogle betragtninger over at skrive afhandling sammen 

      Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Jochumsen, Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2006)
    • Upscale: Upscaling Sustainable Collaborative Consumption Using Public Libraries 

      Jochumsen, Henrik; Julsrud, Tom Erik; Mathiasson, Mia Høj; Solum, Espen Eigil Barratt-Due; Guillen-Royo, Monica; Bakkevoll, Sandra Elise (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-29)
      UPSCALE is an international collaboration of universities, research institutes, public libraries, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that explore the preconditions for and possible upscaling of collaborative consumption using public libraries. UPSCALE runs until autumn 2024, and results will be published continuously in journals dealing with library and information studies, climate research,and ...