Search for dissertations about: "Library and Information Science"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 106 swedish dissertations containing the words Library and Information Science.

  2. 11. Breathing Life into a Standard : The configuration of resuscitation in practices of informing

    Author : Karolina Lindh; Jutta Haider; Andrew M. Cox; digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap Avdelningen för ABM; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Standards; practice theory; ethnography; information studies; CPR; cardiac arrest; governmentality; library and information science; information practices; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Standards; practice theory; ethnography; information studies; CPR; cardiac arrest; governmentality; library and information science; information practices;

    Abstract : The study inquires into how a specific piece of standardised information, namely the standard for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), is configured in the practices of lifesaving and bystander CPR-training. Standardisation is commonly thought of as leading to uniformity and order, while practices are dynamic. READ MORE

  4. 12. The Bureaucracy of Social Media - An Empirical Account in Organizations

    Author : Osama Mansour; Anita Mirijamdotter; Ulrike Schultze; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Wikis; Social Media; Structure; Organization; Immiscibility; Practice; Informatik; Information Systems; Library and Information Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines organizational use of social media. It focuses on developing an understanding of the ways by which social media are used within formal organizational settings. READ MORE

  5. 13. Att utvärdera i praktiken : The practice of evalutation - a retrospective study for local change and development in public libraries

    Author : Angela Zetterlund; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Evaluation; Evaluation Practice; Program; Project; Public Library; Library Management; Institutional Theory; Library and Information Science; Library and Information Services;

    Abstract : The study is placed within the area of library and information science (LIS) known as ”evaluation research” and in particular, the area that relates to theory of evaluation practice. An analysis of previous research reveals that there is a need for conceptualising evaluation activities in the real life of libraries and information services and to reflect further on the conditions for evaluation in various institutional contexts. READ MORE

  6. 14. In a world of values and views : Information and learning activities in a military setting

    Author : Karin Dessne; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis is about information and learning activities in organisations. A case study of the Swedish Armed Forces has been conducted and it consists of two parts; the first involves a licentiate thesis and two papers, while the second part includes two additional papers. The study focuses on learning from experiences in training and field action. READ MORE

  7. 15. The social and intellectual development of library and information science

    Author : Fredrik Åström; Olle Persson; Pertti Vakkari; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; library and information science; sociology of science; scholarly communication; ; Library and information science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The background of the project is partly found in a long tradition within library and information science (LIS) of meta-analyses on the field, partly in a science studies discussion on research fields and their contextual relation to wider academia, fields of professionalpractices and professionalization processes. The general purpose of the project is to analyze the social and intellectual development and organization of LIS; and to investigate the impact of the close relation to the practice field, as well as the relation to the academic world in general. READ MORE