The aim of this thesis is to examine how two young adult departments at two public libraries work and what profiles the young adult departments have. To examine the work and profiles at the young adult departments I have used the following questions: What are the ideas about working with young adults? How are the two departments in this study working whit young adults? What or which are the profiles of the young adult departments in this study?To answer the questions above I used a qualitative method based on interviews with the librarians responsible for the young adult departments. To complete the interviews I studied the libraries Internet sites and official documents. The examined departments are located at two city libraries and were chosen manly for their focused age group, 15-25 years and that the departments are well established.To analyse the results I used the theoretic model of Marianne Andersson and Dorte Skot-Hansen about the role of the public library. The model describes library profiles from four perspectives: the library as a cultural centre, a knowledge centre, an information centre and a social centre. I also used previous studies about the work with young adults at public libraries to analyse the results from the empiric studies.The analytical findings show many similarities in young adult services between theory and my study. Marketing, user treatment, user influence, the selection of activities and media and finally co-operation are the five categories in which the libraries focus their work with young adults. This is according to the results from my study and previous studies. The results from the analysis of the departments profiles show that the departments have traces from three of the categories but the main profile of both departments are the departments as a cultural centre.

The aim of this study is to examine the scientific discourse surrounding the founding of the ancient Library in Alexandria. For this I have used a discourse analytical method and I have limited the investigation by only looking at scholarly books from the period 1952 to 2009. In the initial reading it became obvious that authors exclusively cite influences from three different contexts: a Greek influence, a Hellenistic influence, and a native Egyptian/near eastern influence. This seemed to be an interesting and relevant area of study, especially since it could pertain to the modern library context and how we today handle cultural influences. By applying certain theoretical analysis terms such as node, element and floating signifier to the texts I have examined the different books and have tried go get an idea of what important elements the authors focus on, what sources they base this on, and then I have tried to analyze the arguments they use. I identified a number of tendencies in the source material which are discussed at length in the essay. For instance, some of them relate to the author’s problematic usage of primary sources, others have to do with what seems to be arguments stemming from a historical bias against certain cultures. I also looked at how the scholarship has seemingly changed over time and what possible reasons there could be for this.

Diss. Åbo : Åbo Akademi, 2005.

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Not since the Second World War, Sweden has experienced such an increase in immigration numbers. Between 2012-2015 the media reported, almost on a daily basis, varying types of information on the refugee situation. Inevitably, every single area and institution in our society is affected by the refugee crisis. However, this master's thesis is restricted to an examination of the role of the public library in the integration process of refugees in Sweden, as highlighted in the media. The aim of the study is to identify how the public libraries integration work towards refugees is depicted in Swedish daily press. Our objectives are to describe how refugees and libraries are illustrated in the press and to examine how particular library services directed towards refugees, are described. The overall research question is: What discourse or discourses can be identified in the material regarding this work? The method and theoretical framework is a discourse analysis inspired by Laclau’s and Mouffe’s discourse theory. Sahlin's four room model was used to provide us with a practical tool in order to conduct the analysis. Our findings show that it was possible to identify four distinct discourses: a popular educational discourse, a literature mediation discourse, a discourse of the library as a physical space and a discourse of the library as a meeting place. Our most salient conclusion is that the traditional role of the library, as an institution of popular education and literature media-tion, is evident also from an integration work perspective.

Syftet med studien var att öka kunskapen om hur förskollärare arbetar med språkutveckling i relation till högläsning. Frågeställningar som berörts är i vilken utsträckning högläsning förekommer i verksamheten, hur förskollärare arbetar med språkutveckling i relation till högläsning och vilka former av samverkan finns i relation till högläsning. Utifrån syfte och frågeställningar genomfördes intervjuer med förskollärare för att ta reda på om förskollärare använder sig av högläsning med syfte på språkutveckling.Den metod som användes för att genomföra intervjuerna var kvalitativ form av intervju. Informanterna var erfarna förskollärare och leder barngrupper i åldrarna tre till fem år.Resultatet visar att arbetet med språkutveckling finns i verksamheterna men inget som förekommer i relation till högläsning. Arbetet med språkutveckling nämns i relation till lekar, matsituationer, ramsor och tecken som stöd. Högläsning förekommer i allra högsta grad som avkoppling, vilket skapar olika krav på barnen. Samarbete med bibliotek förekommer vid två av tre förskolor, genom bokbuss och närhet till bibliotek.Digitalisering förekommer vid alla tre förskolor genom digital bilderbokstjänst.

This study investigates the role of public libraries in creating and promoting integration. More specifically, the aim of this thesis is to contribute with knowledge about how public libraries can help newcomers. During the last few years Library and Information Science scholars have conducted several studies in order to gain better knowledge regarding newcomers’ use of the library and their information practices. Fewer studies focus on the way librarians understand and describe their practices. This study aims to be a contribution in this direction, investigating librarians’ descriptions of their practices. Moreover, this study aims to understand the way librarians perceive and describe their professional identity in relation to their work with newly arrived people. The study is qualitative. The empirical data comes from semi structured interviews I conducted with seven librarians who work with newcomers. Data has been analyzed with narrative method. The findings show that library staff tends to establish with newcomers meaningful relationships based on reciprocity, curiosity and openness. Concerning the description of the daily work they conduct for newcomers, three “pillars” has been identified: the social work and the work with languages; the pedagogic work; the work with literature. Moreover, among the elements that enable and facilitate librarians’ work emerged communication and cooperation with external partners. The three “pillars” that resulted from the analysis are also indicative of the way respondents perceive their professional identity in relation to the work they conduct for newcomers. Concerning this last aspect, this resulted in an internal discussion between what should be considered as part of the profession and what should not. The profession of librarianship, in fact, is traditional but even wellconnected to the society. Societal changes generate change in the way libraries perceive their role and identity. Finally, all study participants are aware of the importance of the work they conduct and of the crucial role that libraries may have in the lives of many newcomers.

Det finns få andra platser i staden som har samma öppenhet och tillgänglighet som biblioteken. Det är viktiga platser för samhället som uppmuntrar gemenskap, utbildning och demokrati. I Sverige har man genom folkbiblioteken skapat ett offentligt rum med låga trösklar genom att göra dem tillgängliga för alla. Något som vi ser allt oftare idag är att biblioteken integreras med andra centrala funktioner som tunnelbanor och gallerior. Genom att strategiskt placera biblioteken på mer centrala och tillgängliga platser uppdateras bibliotekens relevans och attraktion, däremot förlorar de i många fall sin synlighet i stadsbilden och blir då ofta underordnade andra funktioner. Utgångspunkten för projektet har varit besök och observationer i 11 befintliga bibliotek vilket har varit grunden för projektets undersökning och förslag. Projektet diskuterar folkbibliotekens synlighet i stadsbilden och biblioteksrummens viktiga funktion som offentliga ytor genom att undersöka hur ett nytt bibliotek i Skärholmen skulle kunna ta form i anslutning till Skärholmstorget. / There are few other places in the city that have the same transparency and accessibility as the libraries. These are important places for the society that encourage community, education and democracy. In Sweden, public libraries have created a public space with low thresholds by making them accessible to all. Something we see more often today is that the libraries are integrated with other central functions like subways and malls. By strategically placing the libraries in more central and accessible places, the relevance and attraction of libraries is updated, however, they lose their visibility in the cityscape and often become subordinate to these other functions. The starting point of the project has been visits and observations in 11 existing libraries, which has been the basis for the project's investigation and proposal. The project discusses the public libraries visibility in the cityscape and the library's important function as public spaces by investigating how a new library in Skärholmen could take shape in connection with the the main public square.

In certain types of complex historical buildings an in-between space was often present. This space was a consequence of something more important such as another room, a necessary movement or the thickness of the wall. This thesis aims to investigate this kind of space, mellanrum, on an interior and urban scale. The case studies are Stockholm slott, Rosersbergs slott and Gripsholms slott, the rooms are documented in plan and with a portrait. The small island Riddarholmen is one of the oldest parts of Stockholm, mellanrum is here investigated on an urban scale, mainly in model. Most of the houses on Riddarholmen are owned by the Swedish state and are housing different courts, they need more space but extensions to the old houses are hard to do so a way of freeing space is to collect all the libraries on the island (five in total) in one common court library. In the design of this small institution mellanrum is investigated further and incorporated in a new building. of wood. / I en viss typ av komplexa historiska byggnader finns det ofta mellanrum. De här rummen var en konsekvens av något annat, viktigare, till exempel ett annat rum, en nödvändig rörelse eller tjockleken på väggen. Det här projektet undersöker den här typen av rum, mellanrum, både i en rumslig och i en urban skala. Studieobjekten är Stockholm slott, Rosersbergs slott och Gripsholms slott där rummen har dokumenterats i plan och med ett porträtt. Ön Riddarholmen är en av Stockholms äldsta delar, mellanrum undersöks här i en urban skala framförallt i modell. De flesta husen på Riddarholmen ägs av staten och hyresgästerna tillhör olika domstolar, domstolarna behöver mer plats men det är svårt att bygga till de gamla husen. Ett sätt att frigöra rum i dem är att samla alla bibliotek på ön (fem totalt) i ett gemensamt domstolsbibliotek. I designen av denna nya lilla institution undersöks mellanrum ytterligare och inkorporeras i den nya byggnaden. f wood.

Både musik och arkitektur lär oss något genom att vi upplever den, de har en inbyggd pedagogisk funktion genom sin närvaro. Inom musiken är det ganska självklart att den har känslomässiga värden som inte kan tas ur ett musikaliskt sammanhang och förklaras på annat sätt, än i just dess upplevelse. Syftet med det här projektet är att komma närmare en förståelse om hur arkitekturen kan kommunicera känslomässiga värden som bara arkitekturen kan kommunicera genom sin närvaro. Byggnadens organisation bygger därmed inte endast på en funktionell uppdelning, utan i synnerhet en känslomässig. För att förstå hur rum bör utformas känslomässigt har jag använt min egen känsla i befintliga rum för att förstå vad i rummen och dess sammansättning som gör dem till vad de är. I synnerhet har jag studerat byggnader utformade efter klassiska ideal, i dessa fann jag känslor som inte har prioriterats i funktionalistiskt utformade byggnader.  Rörelsen genom byggnaden är inspirerad av en klassisk ordning, från en centrerad ingång, där utställningslokal och restaurant grenar ut sig till höger och vänster, bibliotek, torg och studieytor syns en trappa upp, och lite hemlighetsfullt finns bakom denna trappa en trappa ner till en blackbox. Studieplatserna är anpassade efter närheten till mycket dagsljus för att få ett så bra ljus som möjligt till böcker och andra studier, men också för utsikt. / Both music and architecture teach us something by experiencing it, they have a built-in educational function through their presence. In music it is quite obvious that it has emotional values ​​that can not be taken out of a musical context and explained differently, than in its actual experience. The purpose of this project is to get an understanding of how architecture can communicate emotional values ​​that only the architecture can communicate through its presence. The structure of the building is thus not only based on a functional division, but in particular an emotional one. To understand how rooms should be designed emotionally, I have used my own feeling in existing rooms to understand what in the rooms and their composition that makes them what they are. In particular, I have studied buildings designed for classical ideals, in which I found feelings that have not been prioritized in functionally styled buildings. The movement through the building is inspired by a classical order, from a centered entrance, where the exhibition hall and restaurant branch out to the right and left, libraries, squares and study areas appear upstairs, and a little secretive behind this staircase is down to a blackbox . The studios are adapted to the proximity to plenty of daylight to get the best possible light for books and other studies, but also for views.