Background: Covid-19 has accelerated digitalization and pressured companies across multiple sectors to digitally transform their operations. Such adaptation requires businesses to rethink and change their existing business models, thus, business model innovation (BMI). Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), whose success is highly dependent on their experimentation and development of new technologies, are struggling with this adaptation.   Problem: SMEs, the heart and backbone of economic growth, struggle with implementing digitalization due to their lack of awareness, evaluation, knowledge, and resources. Regardless of their struggle, they are now forced to change their structures and business models. While there is an abundance of research on the impact of digitalization on BMI those studies rarely focus on how the acceleration of digitalization has influenced SMEs BMI.  Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore how the acceleration of digitalization has impacted BMI of Swedish SMEs. The findings from this research are expected to contribute with academic value to the theoretical fields under investigation, Swedish policymakers, and business authorities, along with providing guidance for individual SMEs.  Method: This study has an exploratory approach, an inductive design within the interpretive philosophy. To collect the primary data, ten qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with business developers who possessed strong expertise and knowledge within the investigated fields. The data analysis followed Charmaz’s (2006) constructivist grounded theory, which emphasized a coding process including initial and focused coding.   Conclusion: The empirical findings shed light on important attributes and actions for a successful BMI which set the basis for the proposed model. The 6-step model explains the process of how an SME can successfully adapt and change under external pressure, such as the acceleration of digitalization and a crisis like Covid-19. The 6 steps include Create Awareness, Develop a Clear Strategy, Acquire Knowledge, Develop an Organizational Culture, Pursue Experimentation, and Implement the New Business Model. This process is not only crucial for a business’ competitive advantage but rather for its survival.

Den digitala utvecklingen i samhället har under lång tid påverkat redovisningsbranschen och redovisningskonsulters arbete i form av att det gått från pappersarbete till att använda datorer och digitala hjälpmedel för att utföra arbetet. Denna utveckling har även inneburit ett mer effektivt och noggrant arbete tack vare digitaliseringen. Tidigare forskning har behandlat hur redovisningsbranschen påverkas av den digitala utvecklingen, det som däremot inte har studerats tidigare är den inverkan Covid-19 har i relation till digitaliseringen och redovisningskonsulters arbete. Samhället påverkas av den pågående Covid-19-pandemin i flera avseenden där redovisningsbyråer berörs av de restriktioner som uppkommit till följd av pandemin.  Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för hur digitaliseringen påverkar redovisningskonsulters arbete under rådande Covid-19-pandemi. Syftet är även att studera om det föreligger skillnader mellan redovisningskonsulter från små, medelstora och stora redovisningsbyråer gällande dess arbete. För att besvara syftet har en kvalitativ studie tillämpats där det empiriska materialet samlats in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Totalt intervjuades elva redovisningskonsulter från redovisningsbyråer av varierande storlek runt om i Sverige.  Resultatet visar att redovisningskonsulters arbete påverkas av både Covid-19 och digitaliseringen där konsulterna även anser att Covid-19 har påskyndat digitaliseringen till viss del. Samtliga redovisningskonsulter är positiva till den digitala utvecklingen och menar att det bidrar till ett mer effektivt arbete. En slutsats som framkommit är att Covid-19 ökat distansarbetet bland redovisningskonsulter på medelstora och stora byråer, medan majoriteten från små till största del fortfarande arbetat från kontoret. Även det fysiska mötet har minskat bland samtliga redovisningskonsulter till följd av Covid-19, vilket har resulterat i att digitala hjälpmedel används i större utsträckning. Enligt konsulterna har distansarbetet fungerat tack vare att digitaliseringen gett de förutsättningar som krävs för att kunna arbeta digitalt och på distans. Ytterligare presenterar även studiens resultat att redovisningskonsulter från små byråer generellt sett är mer positiva till att ta hjälp av andra i branschen, medan de från medelstora och stora snarare anser att det handlar om att följa med i konkurrensen. / The digital development in society has for a long time affected the accounting profession, where the accounting consultants' work has changed from working with papers to the usage of computers and digital technologies. This has led to more efficient and accurate work, owing to the digitalization. Previous studies have investigated how digital development impacts the accounting profession, however, the effect of Covid-19 has not been investigated in relation to digitalization or the work of accounting consultants. The restrictions which arose as a result of Covid-19 have affected companies, including accounting firms. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of how the digitalization affect the work of accounting consultants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, to observe if there are differences between accounting consultants from small-, medium- and large-sized accounting firms regarding their work. A qualitative method has been used to answer the purpose, where the empirical material has been collected from semi-structured interviews. Eleven consultants from accounting firms of different sizes located in Sweden have been interviewed.  The result of the study shows that the accounting consultants' work is affected by both Covid-19 and the digitalization, furthermore the consultants also imply that Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalization to some extent. All consultants are positive regarding digital development and its contribution to more efficient work. A conclusion that has emerged among consultants from medium-sized and large accounting firms, is that Covid-19 has led to more work from other places than the offices. Those from small firms have instead had the opportunity to work from the office to a higher degree. Physical meetings have decreased due to Covid-19, which has resulted in the use of more digital technologies. According to the consultants, digitalization has provided the conditions needed to be able to practice the work more digitally and from other places than the office. Further, the result shows that consultants from small accounting firms are generally more positive to exchange experiences with others in the profession, in comparison with those from large and medium-sized firms.

Delningsekonomin och specifikt delningsföretag med tjänster inom resor och turism har påverkats starkt av Covid-19. I samband med detta har därför digitaliseringen påskyndats. Studien syftar till att undersöka hur den digitala delningsplattformen Airbnb fått ställa om och utveckla nya strategier. Syftet är även att undersöka hur digitaliseringen kan påverka Airbnbs framtida koncept gällande boenden och upplevelser. Empiriskt material har samlats in genom 14 kvalitativa mejlintervjuer med företagets värdar som arrangerar digitala upplevelser från olika platser runt om i världen. Materialet kompletteras med två sekundära källor i form av podcastintervjuer med Airbnbs grundare Brian Chesky. Resultatet visade att Airbnb har utvecklat olika strategier för att anpassa sig efter pandemin såsom interna nedskärningar, långtidsboenden och konceptet kring digitala upplevelser. Majoriteten av värdarna är nöjda med det nya konceptet och tror att digitala upplevelser kommer att finnas kvar även efter pandemin. Gällande digitaliseringens framtida effekt på Airbnbs koncept, kan digitaliseringen ha stora effekter på så sätt att fler människor reser fysiskt på grund av att de nu ser möjligheten med att arbeta på distans och ta arbetet med sig på resor. Samtidigt kommer sociala beteenden såsom distansering finnas kvar efter pandemin och alternativ såsom VR och AR kan bli mer aktuellt hos företaget i samband med fortsatta digitala upplevelser. / The sharing economy (SE) and specifically sharing companies with services in travel and tourism have been greatly affected by Covid-19. In connection with this, digitalization has been accelerated. The study aims to examine how the digital platform Airbnb has changed and developed new strategies during the pandemic. The aim is also to investigate how digitalization can affect Airbnb's future concepts regarding accommodation and experiences. Empirical material has been collected through 14 qualitative email interviews with the company's hosts, all of whom arrange digital experiences from different locations around the world. The material is complemented by two secondary sources in the form of podcast interviews with Airbnb founder Brian Chesky. The results showed that Airbnb has developed various strategies to be able to adapt to the pandemic, such as internal cuts, long-term stays and the concept of digital experiences. The majority of the hosts are pleased with the new concept and believe that digital experiences will remain even after the pandemic. Regarding the future effect of digitalization on Airbnb's concepts, digitalization can have major effects in such a way that more people travel physically because they now see the opportunity to work remotely and take the work with them on trips. At the same time, social behaviors such as distancing will remain after the pandemic and alternatives such as VR and AR may become more relevant in the company in connection with continued digital experiences.

I ett samhälle där barn spenderar mer tid framför datorn än att läsa i böcker, kan enligt forskning en medvetenhet kring digitala verktyg gynna läsutvecklingen. Denna studie belyser uppfattningar om digitala verktyg i läsundervisningen hos fem verksamma lärare i grundskolans årskurs 4–6. Ett sociokulturellt perspektiv ligger till grund för studien och analysen av materialet. Det insamlade materialet består av transkriberade intervjuer som tolkats och analyserats, dessutom med hjälp av relevant kurslitteratur och redovisad forskning. Studien bidrar med ett kunskapstillskott om hur barns läsning kan påverkas av digitaliserad läsundervisning. Resultatet visar att digitala verktyg kan bidra till en positiv effekt om lärare har kunskaper om hur, när och varför de ska användas. En slutsats som gjorts att skolans läsundervisning kan gynnas av digitala verktyg om användning sker situationsanpassat. / In a society where children spend more time in front of the computer than reading books, can awareness of digital tools benefit read development according to research. This study presents perceptions of digital tools in reading instruction among five active teachers in compulsory school grades 4-6. A sociocultural perspective is a basis for this study and the analysis of the material. The collected material consists of transcribed interviews that have been interpreted and analysed with the help of relevant course literature and reported research. The study contributes knowledge about how children's reading can be affected by digitized reading instruction. The result shows that digital tools can contribute to a positive effect if teachers have knowledge of how, when, and why they should be used. A conclusion has been made that the school's reading instruction can benefit from digital tools if they are used situational.

Digital transformation (DT) continuously reshapes and disrupts industries organizations operate in. Although the rising phenomenon is increasingly being investigated by academia, the factors influencing the adoption of DT in pre-digital and traditional industries are sufficiently unexplored. This study investigates managers’ perspectives on the drivers and barriers surrounding DT in traditional industries. To do this, we conducted an industry-level qualitative case study of the five biggest firms in the Swedish forestry industry. Through analysis using a DT framework, our results indicate that changing customers’ expectations and improving firm performance, to name a few, were the main drivers for DT in the forestry industry. However, our findings revealed that the main barriers to DT were related to the cultural and organizational identities of employees in the forestry industry. This study contributes to existing literature and provides suggestions for practitioners in traditional industries to address the challenges that may arise during the digital transformation process.

The digital landscape of the modern age is frequently disrupted by new and innovative technologies, causing traditional industries to become calcified. This study examines how organizations within a traditional setting are confronted with numerous challenges when undertaking the challenge of remaining relevant in a digital age. The growing interconnectivity across multiple business landscapes demands new and innovative forms of managing a business. Nevertheless, the related research on how traditional industries are adapting to the digitalization of society is limited. Therefore, the study aims to illustrate the phenomena of emerging organizational barriers caused by an ever-changing digital market through incorporating a multiple case study of two traditional organizations and asking the research question: “What barriers emerge as traditional firms seek to actively engage in the digitalization of society?” The study defines two such barriers, (1) The internal stress of an expanding organization and (2) the underlying silos of Sigma. The separate barriers illustrate an insight into the importance of understanding and mastering the internal process of continuous transformation.

The thesis analyses project HISPRA of The Municipal Library of Prague's Digitalisation Department - development of the project, schedule and funding. Other part of thesis presents Digitalisation Department, assumptions of establishment of the department, development, organization and staff, and hardware and software. Furthermore, there is a presentation of an object of digitization. The most important in this part of thesis is presentation of features of the historical documents about Prague. Furthermore, there is an introduction of document's selection strategy. Thesis also presents the various processes of digitization, including access to The Digital Library Kramerius.

Was bringt 2,6 Mio. Menschen auf der Welt mit Internet-Zugang dazu, mehr oder weniger gleichzeitig auf eine Leipziger Website zuzugreifen? Was veranlasst Tageszeitungen und Fernsehstationen auf der ganzen Welt, die Worte „älteste Bibel“, „Tischendorf “ und „Digitalisierung“ in den Nachrichtenteil aufzunehmen? Es ist eine Handschrift aus dem 4. Jahrhundert, die in altgriechischen Großbuchstaben Teile des Alten Testaments und das vollständige Neue Testament enthält. Der „Codex Sinaiticus“ ist ein bedeutender Teil des Weltschrifterbes und wird an vier Orten aufbewahrt: in der Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, in der British Library London, in der Russischen Nationalbibliothek St. Petersburg und im St. Katharinenkloster auf dem Sinai. Die Bedeutung dieser Handschrift ist seit ihrer Entdeckung in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bekannt. Was sie erneut in die Weltnachrichten brachte, ist ihre Digitalisierung im Internet (www.codex-sinaiticus.net).

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) fördert an der Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig seit 2007 ein Pilotprojekt zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, bei dem die Vorlesungsverzeichnisse als serielle Quellen inhaltlich und datenbanktechnisch erschlossen werden („Vorlesungsverzeichnisse als Quellen disziplinär organisierter Wissenschaft. Die Ausdifferenzierung wissenschaftlicher Fächer an der Universität Leipzig 1814/15– 1914“). Die Leipziger Vorlesungsverzeichnisse wurden vor Jahren gescannt und sind über einen sogenannten IPAC als Bild abrufbar. Nun werden sie in eine Datenbank eingegeben. Mitarbeiter des von Prof. Dr. Ulrich Johannes Schneider geleiteten Projekts sind Frank Fischer und Tobias Grave, unterstützt von drei Hilfskräften und externen Partnern für die Datenbanktechnik.

Die naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft ISIS, die im März 2009 ihr 175jähriges Bestehen feiern konnte, gab mit ihrer Vereinszeitschrift ein wichtiges naturwissenschaftliches Periodikum heraus. Der Wert dieser Abhandlungen ist sowohl durch die berühmten Autoren als auch durch die zahlreichen Artikel, die sich als erstes mit bestimmten Themen beschäftigen, noch heute hoch. Im Zuge des Ausbaus der SLUB als Digitalisierungszentrum mit dem Portal Sachsen.digital wurde das Portal Wissenschaftskultur geschaffen, das wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften und Schriftenreihen gelehrter Gesellschaften und Vereine im digitalen Volltext anbietet.