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Högskolebibliotekariers syn på sin roll som informationsexpert: Undervisning utifrån teorier eller meningsskapande i organisationer?
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Library and Information Science.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Academic librarians view of their role as an information expert  : Teaching based on theories or sensemaking in organizations? (English)
Abstract [sv]

Problemställning och syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka högskolebibliotekariens roll som informationsexpert inom ett undervisningssammanhang. Detta görs genom att undersöka hur högskolebibliotekariers meningsskapande relaterar till deras förutsättningar att kontrollera och utveckla sitt professionella kunskapsområde i undervisningen. 

Metod och teori: Studiens resultat bygger på ett empiriskt insamlat material via kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med fyra undervisande högskolebibliotekarier. Karl E. Weick har forskat om hur människor skapar mening i förhållande till sin omgivning inom en organisation. Hans teori om meningsskapandeprocessen utgör studiens teoretiska ramverk och huvudsakliga analysverktyg.

Resultat och slutsatser: Denna uppsats har identifierat högskolebibliotekariers antaganden om tidsbrist, kommunikation, och strävan efter att integrera deras undervisningen på lärosätet, som generella och påverkande organisatoriska faktorer. Där bibliotekariernas tidigare erfarenheter kring undervisningens planering, genomförande och utvärdering har syntetiserats över tid, vilket har skapat individuella- och sociala tolkningar och antaganden inom organisationen om vad som gör bibliotekets undervisning framgångsrik eller inte. Studiens slutsats är att högskolebibliotekariers meningsskapandeprocess begränsar deras förutsättningar att kontrollera och utveckla sitt professionella kunskapsområde i sin undervisning. Eftersom meningsskapande ständigt påverkas av organisationens kontext, blir det samtidigt svårare för bibliotekarier att inkludera nya teoretiska perspektiv i sin undervisning. 

Abstract [en]

Problem and purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the role of academic librarians as information experts within the context of teaching. This is done by examining how university librarians sensemaking relates to their conditions for controlling and developing their professional field of knowledge within their professional teaching.

Method and theory: The study's results are based on empirically collected material via qualitative semi-structured interviews with four teaching academic librarians. Karl E. Weick has researched how people create meaning in relation to their surroundings within an organization. His sensemaking theory constitutes the theoretical framework and main analytical tool of this study.

Results and conclusions: This paper has identified academic librarian’s assumptions about lack of time, communication, and the effort to integrate their teaching at the university, as general and influencing organizational factors. Where the librarians' previous experiences regarding their teaching, planning, implementation, and evaluation have been synthesized over time, which has created individual and social interpretations and assumptions within the organization about what makes library teaching successful or not. The study's conclusion is that the sensemaking process of academic librarians limits their ability to control and develop their professional field of knowledge within their professional teaching. As sensemaking is constantly influenced by the organization's context, it makes it more difficult for librarians to include new theoretical perspectives into their teaching.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 38
Keywords [en]
teaching, academic librarians, information literacy, sensemaking, lifelong learning, information expert
Keywords [sv]
undervisning, högskolebibliotekarier, informationskompetens, meningsskapande, livslångt lärande, informationsexpert
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Information Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-51078OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-51078DiVA, id: diva2:1738559
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Library and information science
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Available from: 2023-02-27 Created: 2023-02-22 Last updated: 2023-02-27Bibliographically approved

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