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dc.contributor.authorVårheim, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorSkare, Roswitha
dc.contributor.authorLenstra, Noah
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-07T10:46:10Z
dc.date.available2019-08-07T10:46:10Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-18
dc.description.abstractIt is common in the literature to see libraries characterized as public sphere institutions, but the exact processes by which libraries support and engage in the public sphere remain underexplored. Based on a systematic review of the research literature on libraries as public sphere institutions, this study maps the questions, methods, theories, and findings of those scholars and librarians who have examined this topic. This research finds that discussions of libraries as public sphere institutions orient around five themes: Community, management and funding, institutional structures and practices, new tools and services, and knowledge organization. Compared to existing research, more focused and stringent research designs are necessary to enhance the understanding of libraries as public sphere institutions. A focused research program can create theoretical and actionable knowledge for knowledge-based policies, strategies, and activities at the international, federal, state, and community levels.en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2019.04.001>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2019.04.001</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVårheim, A.V., Skare, R. & Lenstra, N. (2019). Examining libraries as public sphere institutions: Mapping questions, methods, theories, findings, and research gaps. <i>Library & Information Science Research, 41</i>(2), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2019.04.001en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1688715
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2019.04.001
dc.identifier.issn0740-8188
dc.identifier.issn1873-1848
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/15865
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalLibrary & Information Science Research
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/KULMEDIA/259052/Norway/The ALM-field, Digitilization and The Public Sphere//en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://www.noahlenstra.com/accepted_manuscript_Varheim_Skare%20Lenstra_LISR_2019.pdf
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320::Dokumentasjonsvitenskap : 325en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social sciences: 200::Library and information science: 320::Documentation science: 325en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320::Informasjonspolitikk: 322en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social sciences: 200::Library and information science: 320::Information policy: 322en_US
dc.titleExamining libraries as public sphere institutions: Mapping questions, methods, theories, findings, and research gapsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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