Search for dissertations about: "digital library and information science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words digital library and information science.

  2. 1. How reproductive is a reproduction? : Digital transmission of text-based documents

    Author : Lars Björk; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Boundary objects; Cultural heritage; Digital humanities; Digital transmission; Digitisation; Document studies; Libraries; Materiality; Media theory; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Heritage institutions today increasingly rely on digital formats for access, use and re-useof their collections. Books and other text-based documents, previously accessed on locationin libraries are now transferred into digital format and managed, distributed, andengaged as binary encoded representations. READ MORE

  4. 2. Content Moderation and Fact-Checking : A Study of Journalists’ Information Practices in the Contemporary News Media Landscape

    Author : Amalia Juneström; Isto Huvila; Ulrika Kjellman; Hanna Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information practices; information landscape; information infrastructure; genre; discourses; content moderation; fact-checking; digital journalism; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Library and Information Science;

    Abstract : This thesis in information studies is about journalists’ and news media professionals’ engagement in two specific information practices that have become integrated into contemporary journalism. Two of the four articles included in this thesis focus on content moderation and two on fact-checking. READ MORE

  5. 3. SOUND READING : Exploring and conceptualising audiobook practices among young adults

    Author : Elisa Tattersall Wallin; Anna Lundh; Jan Nolin; David Gunnarsson Lorentzen; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; audiobooks; reading practices; subscription services; apps; practice theory; timespace; transaction logs; interviews; digital methods; young adults; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Audiobooks and subscription services are becoming increasingly popular in Sweden as well as many other parts of the world. This compilation thesis develops knowledge and conceptualisations of audiobook reading practices in the context of subscription services and apps. READ MORE

  6. 4. Selling and lending e-books : Changes in the Swedish literary field

    Author : Birgitta Wallin; Frank Huysmans; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; E‐books; Swedish book market; e‐book lending; Public libraries; e‐book selling; booksellers; subscription services; aggregators; bookshops; online booksellers; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study explores the actors distributing e-books in the Swedish book market. The focus was on public libraries and booksellers, which included aggregators, subscription services, online booksellers and physical bookshops. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Digital Transformation of the Swedish Graphic Industry

    Author : Mathias Cöster; Thomas Falk; Nils-Göran Olve; Benkt Wangler; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; IT; Productivity; Industrial transformation; Innovation development; Digitization; Graphic Industry; Development blocks; Technological systems; Informatics; Informatik; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how IT and the digitization of information have transformed the Swedish graphic industry. The debate concerning the productivity paradox, i.e. if investments in IT contribute to productivity growth, is one important starting point for the thesis. READ MORE