”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet
Introduction: Indigenous matters are viewed as a priority by the library profession around the world and the library law in Sweden states that the national minorities, which include the indigenous Sámi people, are a prioritised group. Despite these facts there is little research on indigenous matter...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-415551 2023-05-15T18:13:52+02:00 ”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet ”If you are located in a Sámi management municipality it should say Girjerájus on the wall!” : A study of the colonial heritage and Sámi perspectives in Swedish library service Hast, Matilda 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-415551 swe swe Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för ABM Uppsatser inom biblioteks- & informationsvetenskap, 1650-4267 791 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-415551 Local 791 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Indigenous peoples Sami (European people) Library Public services (Libraries) Postcolonialism Ursprungsbefolkningar Samer Bibliotek Publik service på bibliotek Kolonialism Postkolonialism Information Studies Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2020 ftuppsalauniv 2023-02-23T21:52:51Z Introduction: Indigenous matters are viewed as a priority by the library profession around the world and the library law in Sweden states that the national minorities, which include the indigenous Sámi people, are a prioritised group. Despite these facts there is little research on indigenous matters in relation to libraries, library practice, and service. In Sweden especially, there is little focus on the colonial heritage and what effects, if any, it has on the library. Method: This essay aims to examine three areas. First, how libraries in Sweden work to promote and support the Sámi population in regards to culture, language, and identity. Second, what needs and wishes the Sámi population have in regards to library service. Lastly, whether or not the colonial heritage is visible in library practice and service and to what extent. The colonial heritage and its effects is a pervasive theme throughout the essay. To answer these questions three librarians from two different libraries and three Sámi informants were interviewed. Analysis: Since the heritage from colonialism is a key theme it was natural to apply a postcolonial framework for the text analysis of the interview transcriptions. Results: The findings show that the colonial heritage is still visible in library practice and service, although not deliberate from the profession. The two libraries in question are working to counteract the colonial heritage while promoting and supporting the Sámi population by providing books in the Sámi languages and making effort to give them a prominent place in the physical library room. Conclusion: There is still a need for improvements in regards to giving the languages a prominent place in the libraries with for instance signage and shelf placement. As well as organising activities for and about the Sámi population, as pointed out from the Sámi informants. One solution may be to give the Sámi status as an indigenous people in the Swedish library law instead of merely status as a national minority. This could give ... Bachelor Thesis sami sami Sámi Sámi samisk Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) |
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Introduction: Indigenous matters are viewed as a priority by the library profession around the world and the library law in Sweden states that the national minorities, which include the indigenous Sámi people, are a prioritised group. Despite these facts there is little research on indigenous matters in relation to libraries, library practice, and service. In Sweden especially, there is little focus on the colonial heritage and what effects, if any, it has on the library. Method: This essay aims to examine three areas. First, how libraries in Sweden work to promote and support the Sámi population in regards to culture, language, and identity. Second, what needs and wishes the Sámi population have in regards to library service. Lastly, whether or not the colonial heritage is visible in library practice and service and to what extent. The colonial heritage and its effects is a pervasive theme throughout the essay. To answer these questions three librarians from two different libraries and three Sámi informants were interviewed. Analysis: Since the heritage from colonialism is a key theme it was natural to apply a postcolonial framework for the text analysis of the interview transcriptions. Results: The findings show that the colonial heritage is still visible in library practice and service, although not deliberate from the profession. The two libraries in question are working to counteract the colonial heritage while promoting and supporting the Sámi population by providing books in the Sámi languages and making effort to give them a prominent place in the physical library room. Conclusion: There is still a need for improvements in regards to giving the languages a prominent place in the libraries with for instance signage and shelf placement. As well as organising activities for and about the Sámi population, as pointed out from the Sámi informants. One solution may be to give the Sámi status as an indigenous people in the Swedish library law instead of merely status as a national minority. This could give ... |
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”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet |
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”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet |
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”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet |
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”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet |
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”Är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå Girjerájus på väggen!” : En studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet |
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”är man i en samisk förvaltningskommun ska det stå girjerájus på väggen!” : en studie av det koloniala arvet och samiska perspektiv i svensk biblioteksverksamhet |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för ABM |
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