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Biblioteket som integrerande resurs i samhället. En exemplifiering med målgruppen romer
University of Borås, Swedish School of Library and Information Science.
2011 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year))Student thesisAlternative title
Library as an integrating resource in the society. An exemplification with the Roma people as a target group (English)
Abstract [en]

This essay is about how the library can make a difference in integrating the minority Roma people into the Swedish society. Roma people have been subjected to persecution and discrimination for a long time. In this essay, I examine the activities, functions and capabilities of libraries that can have a positive effect for the integration of the Roma people. My questions are: How can libraries reach out to the Roma people and what function do the library have for the integration of the Roma people? I have used Marianne Anderssons and Dorte Skot- Hansens theory the four functions of the library – the culutral center, the knowledge center, the information center and the social center. Based on this theory, I have interpreted and analyzed the material that I have gathered through interviews and literature studies such as thesis, dissertations, repors and parliament documents. The results of my studies show a predominance of two of the four library functions – the cultural center and the knowledge center. It was largely about literature, learning and knowledge. Some informants associated the library only with books and silence, which can be a result of how the library promote itself. As the four functions overlap, activities can often be interpreted from several angles.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
University of Borås/Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS) , 2011.
Series
Magisteruppsats i biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap vid institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap, ISSN 1654-0247 ; 2011:36
Keywords [en]
integration, romer, dorte skot-hansen
Keywords [sv]
bibliotek, marianne andersson, bibliotekets fyra funktioner, kvalitativa intervjuer
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20980Local ID: 2320/9804OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-20980DiVA, id: diva2:1312914
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