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1	Neutralitetens roll i folkbibliotekens demokratiska uppdrag : en diskursanalys av förslag till svensk biblioteksstrategi / The role of neutrality in public libraries' democratic mission : a discourse analysis of swedish national strategy propositions Andersson, Arvid, Heurlin, Tina January 2021 (has links) Purpose – The notion of neutrality as a core value for public libraries is currently under debate within LIS. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the public libraries' democratic mission is presented in Swedish national library strategy and to examine how different aspects of the mission are affected by notions of neutrality. Design/methodology/approach – The recent proposal for a national strategy for libraries, as well as the previously published draft of the strategy and four referral bodies are examined using discourse analysis. Findings – The findings indicate that the notion of neutrality is widely recognised as a core value for public libraries within the strategic documents analyzed. Ambiguity surrounding the concept is however being manifested in the strategy when notions of libraries' independence, social responsibility and capacity for defending democracy are being expressed as means to attain the goal of democracy. The ambiguity surrounding the concept of neutrality that is present in the text is nevertheless largely unaddressed by the Royal Library of Sweden. Originality/value – This paper is a contribution to the ongoing debate regarding the concept of neutrality and the public libraries' democratic mission. Rather than examining LIS professionals' views on neutrality, this paper addresses the viewpoints expressed on the national strategic level of the swedish library institution, which as of yet rarely have been examined within swedish LIS. Paper type - Bachelor thesis Folkbibliotek Demokrati Neutralitet Nationell biblioteksstrategi Diskursanalys Information Studies Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap
2	Mediebestånd för grupper som försvinner? : Biblioteksdiskurser om mångspråkighet / Collections for disappearing groups? : Library discourses on multilingualism Jonsson, Amanda January 2021 (has links) This study explores library discourses on multilingualism. The aim is to illuminate how unequal power relations are reproduced or transformed through these discourses. To examine this, I focus on a report on multilingualism, produced by the National Library of Sweden, included in their work with a national library strategy. The analysis is performed through the theoretical lens of discourse theory, inspired by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, in combination with an adapted version of Richard Ruiz’s orientations to language planning. Two discourses are identified: ”the old multilingualism”-discourse and ”the new multilingualism”-discourse. I argue that these two discourses are compatible, though constructed as a binary opposition. ”The old multilingualism”-discourse is related to national minorities, rest on a language-as-right orientation and is recognised as an individual resource. ”The new multilingualism”-discourse, which is the dominant discourse, is related to immigrants and constructed as something new. It is drawing on a deficit discourse, aiming at assimilation, and thereby reproduces unequal power relations. At the same time multilingualism is recognised as a societal resource that should be promoted. This thesis partake in a discussion on diversity within Library and Information Science. bibliotek mångspråkighet diskursteori nationell biblioteksstrategi språk makt mångfald Information Studies Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap
3	Förslaget, reaktionen, konflikten : En diskursanalytisk undersökning av Demokratins skattkammare och reaktionerna i två branschtidningar Jansson, Sigge, Bruss Smedlund, Andreas January 2021 (has links) The aim of this thesis is to examine discourses that surround the role of libraries as democratic institutions. This is done by studying the proposal for a National Strategy for Libraries, The Treasure Trove of Democracy. and the reactions to that document in two library journals. The questions asked are the following: how is the democratic role depicted in the proposal for a national library strategy? What were the reactions and what discourses characterized the relationship between the two library journals and the proposal for a national strategy? Are there any lines of conflict or tension within the identified discourses? Four discourses were identified: the library-democracy discourse, the children discourse, the political-administrative discourse and judiciary-argumentative discourse. Three out of the four discourses were present in both the library journals and the proposed strategy except the library- democratic discourse which was only explicitly found in the latter. The results indicate that the tension within the child discourse concerned means rather than objectives. The political-administrative discourse concerned demarcation questions regarding the municipal self-government. The judiciary- argumentative discourse permeated the entire empirical material and was rarely contested. The library-democratic discourse was the only discourse identified which was clearly present in the proposal for a National Strategy for Libraries and not in the two library journals. We suggest that this omission could be explained against the background of that the democratic role often is taken for granted. Library public library democracy discourse theory discourse analysis national strategy for libraries legislation library journals Diskursteori diskursanalys nationell biblioteksstrategi Demokratins skattkammare demokrati bibliotekslagstiftning bibliotek folkbibliotek Information Studies Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap
4	Bibliotek för alla? : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Demokratins skattkammare utifrån ett intersektionellt perspektiv / Library for all? : A qualitative content analysis of The Treasure Trove of Democracy based on an intersectional perspective Bergquist, Lo, Svensson, Malin January 2020 (has links) The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to examine the libraries' view of their own role and its relation to democracy, to identify any obstacles to the library's mission on being an inclusive public space. We do this through a qualitative content analysis, based on intersectional theory, on the proposal for a National Strategy for Libraries, The Treasure Trove of Democracy. We conclude that depictions of libraries and librarianship represented in the empirical material limits the ability to break down discriminatory structures within the institution. vocational awe intersectionality intersectional theory national strategy for libraries The Treasure Trove of Democracy democracy library act inclusion neutrality bildung public library intersektionalitet intersektionell teori nationell biblioteksstrategi Demokratins skattkammare demokrati bibliotekslagstiftning inkludering neutralitet bildning folkbibliotek Information Studies Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap

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