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Barnrätt på bibblan: Folkbibliotek som nav för barns rättigheter
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Library and Information Science.
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Library and Information Science.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Child rights at the library : public libraries as a hub for children's rights (English)
Abstract [sv]

Denna kvalitativa studie ämnar till att undersöka hur bibliotek som plats verkar för barns rättigheter i samhället, och hur bibliotekarier inom olika bibliotekstyper ser på detta. Det empiriska materialet består av en kortare dokumentstudie av tre styrdokument för biblioteksverksamheten i Stockholms stad, samt två intervjuer med personal på ett folkbibliotek och ett barnbibliotek. Med en beskrivande idéanalys analyseras det empiriska materialet med hjälp av teoretiska verktyg från Giroux’s teori om gränspedagogik och radikal demokrati. Som komplement har även begreppen barnperspektiv och barns perspektiv lyfts in som teoretiska verktyg. Studien visar att bibliotekarier tänker på liknande sätt kring barns rättigheter och bibliotek som plats, men att skillnaderna i arbetet mot barns rättigheter i rummet ligger i utrymmet och de resurser biblioteket har. Studiens centrala slutsatser är att barns rättigheter bör vara en grundbult i biblioteksverksamheten för barn, att barnens eget inflytande får ta plats, och att relationsskapande och trygghet är viktiga komponenter. Även att skapa separatistiska platser för barnen och att personalens barnperspektiv formats utefter barnens perspektiv. 

Abstract [en]

This qualitative study aims to examine how the public library can function as a place for children’s rights, and librarians’ views on this. The empirical material is based on a shorter document study of three governing documents for the City of Stockholm, and two interviews with personnel at a public library and a children’s library. The empirical material is analyzed with a descriptive idea analysis, using theoretical tools based on Giroux’s theory on border pedagogy and radical democracy. As a complementary theoretical tool, the concept of child perspective and children’s perspective have also been brought in. The study shows that librarians’ thoughts about children’s rights and the library as place is similar, but that there is a difference in the work towards children’s rights which lie in the space of the room and the resources given. Central conclusions of the study show that children’s rights should be a cornerstone of library operations towards children, that children’s own influence is allowed to take place, and that creating relationships and safety are important components. As well as creating separate places only for the children, and that the child perspective is shaped with the children’s perspective in mind. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 57
Keywords [en]
children and youth, children's library, public library, child perspective, children's perspective, children's rights, library place, library space
Keywords [sv]
barn, barnbibliotek, folkbibliotek, barnperspektiv, barns perspektiv, barns rättigheter, biblioteksrummet, rum och plats
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Information Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52306OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-52306DiVA, id: diva2:1794979
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Library and information science
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Available from: 2023-09-08 Created: 2023-09-07 Last updated: 2023-09-08Bibliographically approved

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