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dc.contributor.authorAudunson, Ragnar Andreas
dc.contributor.authorAabø, Svanhild
dc.contributor.authorBlomgren, Roger
dc.contributor.authorEvjen, Sunniva
dc.contributor.authorJochumsen, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Håkon
dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, Casper Havnegaard
dc.contributor.authorVårheim, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorKoizumi, Masanori
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-25T12:47:31Z
dc.date.available2020-03-25T12:47:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-08
dc.description.abstract<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 research topics regarding libraries as public sphere institutions expanded and diversified? Which theoretical perspectives inform research? Second, which challenges and topics does the research focus upon, such as: social inclusion and equal access to information; digital inequalities; censorship and freedom of expression; and access to places and spaces with a democratic potential and the role of libraries in that respect? Third, what influence has social media exerted on libraries in the context of the expanding digital world?<p> <p><i>Findings</i>: The authors identified mainly four themes regarding the public library and public sphere, such as: the importance of public libraries by using Habermas’s theory; the function of meeting places within the public library and setting those places in the center of the library in order to enhance and encourage democracy; the relationship between social inclusion and public libraries and its functions in current society such as diminishing the digital divide; and the emerging electronic resources and arena of SNS in public libraries and utilizing them to reach citizens. <p> <p><i>Originality/value</i>: Capturing the recent history of this research field through comprehensive review is valuable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAudunson RA, Aabø S, Blomgren R, Evjen S, Jochumsen H, Larsen H, Rasmussen CH, Vårheim AV, Johnston J, Koizumi M. Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research. Journal of Documentation. 2019;75(4):773-790en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1703832
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JD-10-2018-0157
dc.identifier.issn0022-0418
dc.identifier.issn1758-7379
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17847
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Documentation
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 259052en_US
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/KULMEDIA/259052/Norway/The ALM-field, Digitilization and The Public Sphere//en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2019, Emerald Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social sciences: 200::Library and information science: 320en_US
dc.subjectFolkebibliotek / Public librariesen_US
dc.subjectHabermas / Habermasen_US
dc.subjectKvalitativ forskningsmetode / Qualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectReview / Reviewen_US
dc.titlePublic libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of researchen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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