De samiske bokbussene i Norge : Arbeidsoppgaver og yrkesidentiteter

• Main Author: Betten, Jørgen
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Norwegian
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: bokbuss; samisk; urfolk; yrkesidentitet; kvalitativ innehållsanalys; språkpolitik; minoriteter; Norway; sami
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-430

The Sami mobile libraries in Norway hold a unique position as both indigenous libraries and conveyors of minority culture. This thesis aims to identify the professional identities found in these mobile libraries. The way to reach this goal will be through a systematic analysis of public documents and interviews with two decision makers employed at mobile libraries. The collected documents and interview transcriptions have been subjected to a directed qualitative content analysis based on the professional identities defined by Anders Ørom and Trine Schreiber. The additional goal is to uncover which, if any, unique identities exist in Sami mobile libraries. A main finding in this thesis was that of a new professional identity; the culture and language curator. This identity is connected to tasks concerning the preservation, revitalisation and highlighting of the Sami language and culture. This identity is also applicable for librarians working with other indigenous or minority languages around the world.