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Digital resources in minority languages at Swedish public libraries: An exploratory study on the opinions and experiences of the national minority groups in Sweden
University of Borås, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT.
University of Borås, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This thesis aims to examine the opinions and experiences of the national minorities regarding the Swedish public libraries supply of digital resources in the national minority languages. Furthermore, the goal is to examine the usage and demand of the minority groups. The research problem regards the lack of clarity in the library policies about what and how much should be included in the supply. The method used was an exploratory questionnaire distributed to people who speak Finnish, Sami languages, Meänkieli, Yiddish and Romani chib, using a snowball sampling technique. The results from the questionnaire were analysed based on theories of minority-majority relations, dual identities and bilingualism, possible preservation of minority languages, the library as a democratic space and libraries supply and demand. The conclusions of the study show that the respondents perceive the supply as poor, limited and of bad quality. Further, the lack of information about the supply was a theme that could be distinguished. The usage of digital resources among the respondents can be considered low, however, the respondents still expressed a demand for the resources and argued for the importance of the supply for reasons regarding democracy and maintenance of language.

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2023.
Keywords [en]
Minority languages, Public libraries, Digital resources, Democracy, Preservation of minority languages
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Information Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-31647OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-31647DiVA, id: diva2:1841709
Available from: 2024-03-01 Created: 2024-02-29 Last updated: 2024-03-01Bibliographically approved

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