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How an academic library worked during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this paper, we will investigate how an academic library, the University of Bergen Library in Norway, handled the challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic when the University of Bergen closed the campus on short notice ... -
Mapping scholarly publications related to the Sustainable Development Goals: Do independent bibliometric approaches get the same results?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Many research and higher education institutions are interested in their contribution to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Commercial services from Elsevier and Times Higher Education are ... -
Revisiting the radiographic assessment of osteoporosis-Osteopenia in children 0-2 years of age. A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Imaging for osteoporosis has two major aims, first, to identify the presence of low bone mass (osteopenia), and second, to quantify bone mass using semiquantitative (conventional radiography) or quantitative ... -
Effects of the New Public Management (NPM) and Austerity in European Public and Academic Libraries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The changing information landscape calls for a new leadership, new competences, and new approaches to library services. In today’s information age, information literate citizens must be able to assess the reliability of ... -
Benchmarking through Performance Indicators for Norwegian Academic Libraries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)How can leadership and strategic planning in academic libraries be based on statistical evidence - evidence based leadership? In this paper, the authors present how the National Library of Norway has led the way in developing ... -
Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in children – how and why? A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly being used for a number of indications. Our aim was to review and describe indications and scan protocols for diagnostic value of whole-body MRI for multifocal ... -
Copyright Literacy Skills of LIS Students in Norway
(Communications in Computer and Information Science, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper presents findings from a study on copyright literacy skills of Library and Information Studies (LIS) students in Norway. It surveyed bachelor, master and PhD students at the Oslo Metropolitan University which ... -
The image of the monolingual dictionary across Europe. Results of the European Survey of Dictionary use and Culture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The article presents the results of a survey on dictionary use in Europe, focusing on general monolingual dictionaries. The survey is the broadest survey of dictionary use to date, covering close to 10,000 dictionary users ... -
Integrating Information Literacy int the Curriculum
(Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2019)Information literacy is regarded as a crucial skill for university students (Landøy, 2010). In this paper, we will discuss collaborative efforts between academic libraries and the scholarly community they are serving, in ... -
Academic Library Development Projects as Tools in Designing Pedagogical Approach in Information Literacy
(Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2019)Information literacy, "(…) the ability to think critically and make balanced judgements about any information we find and use. (…)” (CILIP 2018), is an important skill set for academia in the 21st century. Over the years ... -
Elverhøy - frå fiksjon til realitet
(Other, 2019-10-23)This is an ArcGIS Storymaps article on the development of a name from being the name of a Danish Vaudeville-play to becoming a relatively frequent farm name, usually smallholdings. The web-version makes use of interactive ... -
Filter bubbles in interdisciplinary Research: a Case study on climate and society
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the content of Web of Science (WoS) and Google Scholar (GS) by searching the interdisciplinary field of climate and ancient societies. The authors aim at analyzing the ... -
Norwegian Correspondences and Linked Open Data
(Conference object; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-17)The project Norwegian Correspondences aims to link individual letters and other correspondence media not only to each other but to correspondences across all of Norway, Europe and beyond. It uses the CorrespSearch ... -
Libraries as a Support of Informed Citizens – The Balancing Act Between Library’s Good Quality and Austerity Measures
(Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 810., Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-19)In a time of rapidly expanding information possibilities, including “fake news”, libraries as guardians of the quality of information have become even more important. In our era, however, it is the guardians of confirmed ... -
Print or Electronic Course Readings: Implications for Library Space and Information Literacy Programmes
(Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 989, Conference object; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-20)For several years, there has been a debate about digital vs. print format for study materials. The Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS) has shown that students clearly are in favour of paper, both in Norway ... -
Information Literacy Across the University and Workplace Reality
(Communications in Computer and Information Science, Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-19)This paper reveals the results of the “Informatıon Literacy across the university and workplace reality” survey. This study revealed which are the most needed information skills for the faculty at the workplace. The ... -
How to Explore Trends and Challenges for Building Future Libraries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-03)Libraries need to use several different methods when determining the needs and wishes of students and academic patrons for future academic libraries and documentation centers. In this paper, the authors report findings ... -
Few Open Access Journals Are Compliant with Plan S
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-16)Much of the debate on Plan S seems to concentrate on how to make toll-access journals open access, taking for granted that existing open access journals are Plan S-compliant. We suspected this was not so and set out to ... -
NorKorr - Norwegian Correspondences and Linked Open Data
(Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2019)The National Library of Norway has a substantial amount of private historical correspondences in its holdings,1 many of which are scholarly edited and published, either in printed editions or in digital form. In addition, ...
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