Blar i University of Bergen Library på emneord "Norway"
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Academic Library Development Projects as Tools in Designing Pedagogical Approach in Information Literacy
(Chapter; 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 ... -
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 ... -
Indicators as tool for managing a library
(Conference lecture, 2011)In a situation where libraries, as well as other organizations, are under close scrutiny from patrons and funding agencies, the library manager needs some tools for assessing the performance of the library, both as itself ... -
Indicators for benchmarking in Norwegian academic libraries: Testing the usability of national collection data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)In a world of rapid changes, th ere is a need for leadership and strategic planning based on statistical evidence - evidence based leadership. In Norway, the National Library has led the way in developing indicators for ... -
Libraries as a Support of Informed Citizens – The Balancing Act Between Library’s Good Quality and Austerity Measures
(Communications in Computer and Information Science; 810, Chapter; 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 ... -
Library leadership as an issue in Norwegian Library and Information Science education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)In this review of library leadership education given by the two main library schools in Norway, the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA) and University of Tromsø (UiT), the focus is on the ... -
The (Mis)match of a university-wide library program for PhD-students to students from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The project «Information Management for Knowledge Creation» has resulted in a report: «PhD candidates and the research process. The library's contribution» (Gullbekk et al 2013) and a net based resource: PhD-on-track; ... -
The More they Tried it the Less they Liked it: Norwegian and Romanian Student’s Response to Electronic Course Material
(Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)In this paper we will present and compare survey findings from Romania and Norway taken from the “Multinational study on students’ preferences regarding print versus electronic resources for course readings”. This study ... -
Print or Electronic Course Readings: Implications for Library Space and Information Literacy Programmes
(Communications in Computer and Information Science; 989, Peer reviewed; Chapter, 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 ... -
Students’ preferences for print vs electronic study literature – next step after the survey in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Five Universities and Colleges in the Western part of Norway participated in the international survey of students’ preferences for print vs electronic study literature (Mizrachu et al, 2016). The national results were ... -
Support for academic teaching and research: University libraries in the 21st century.
(Conference lecture, 2012-10)Libraries all over the world are facing major changes in the way service is provided to users. Academic libraries are among those who face the largest challenges, as teaching and research also change fundamentally. In this ...