Libraries, archives, and museums in transition : changes, challenges, and convergence in a Scandinavian perspective / edited by Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Kerstin Rydbeck and Håkon Larsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard, 1967- editor.

Rydbeck, Kerstin, editor.

Larsen, Håkon, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Social aspects--Scandinavia.

Libraries.

Archives--Social aspects--Scandinavia.

Archives.

Museums--Social aspects--Scandinavia.

Museums.

Physical Description:

xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Summary:

"In this anthology, top scholars researching libraries, archives, and museums (LAM) issues in Scandinavia explore pressing issues for contemporary LAMs. In recent decades, relations between libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) have changed rapidly: collections have been digitized, books, documents and objects have been mixed in new ways, and LAMs have picked up new tasks in response to external changes. Libraries now host makerspaces and literary workshops, archives fight climate change and support indigenous people, and museums are used as instruments for economic growth and urban planning. At first glance, the described changes may appear as a divergent development, where the LAMs are growing apart. However, this book demonstrates that the present transformation of LAMs is primarily a convergent development. Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition will be essential reading for students and scholars and practitioners seeking to get on top of the LAM literature and the particularities of Scandinavian LAMs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: libraries, archives, and museums in transition / Hakon Larsen

pt. I Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Scandinavia: History and Policy

2. Library history of the Scandinavian countries / Kerstin Rydbeck

3. The history of archives in Scandinavia / Lars-Erik Hansen

4. A concise history of museums in Scandinavia / Bjbrn Magnusson Staaf

5. LAMs as objects of knowledge and cultural policy: developing synergies / Andreas Varheim

pt. II LAMs and Collections

6. Do collections still constitute libraries, archives, and museums? / Isto Huvila

7. Curating collections in LAMs / Samuel Edquist

8. Knowledge organization in LAMs / Johanna Rivano Eckerdal

pt. III Challenges for LAMs in the 21st Century

9. The impact of digitalization on LAMs / Ragnar Audunson

10. Digital communication in LAMs / Terje Colbjørnsen

11. Learning, literacy, and education in LAMs / Isto Huvila

12. LAMs and the participatory turn / Henriette Roued-Cunliffe

13. Contemporary Scandinavian LAMs and legitimacy / Johanna Rivano Eckerdal

14. LAMs and community: deepening connections / Samuel Edquist

15. LAMs as activists? Dilemmas between neutrality and taking a stand / Roger Blomgren

16. Pursuing sustainable futures through LAMs / Andreas Varheim

pt. IV Conclusion

17. Differences and similarities between LAMs, and their pursuit of commons challenges / Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Libraries, archives, and museums in transition

ISBN:

9781032037523

1032037520

9781032033648

1032033649

OCLC:

1358404847

Publisher Number:

99992906656