Biblioteksplaner : ett verktyg för förändring?
(2007)Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
- Abstract
- The focus of this thesis is a specific part of Swedish library policy called library plans. A library plan is a political document created with the purpose of constituting a platform for co-operation between different library systems within a municipality, e.g. through determining and analysing the needs for library activities within municipalities in Sweden.
This thesis´ aim is to investigate whether library plans are, or can be used as, a tool for change and thereby increase legitimacy for public libraries in Sweden.
We have examined aspects of library plans using theories from change management to determine whether these plans include tools focusing on conditions in organisations that could result in an improved and stronger position... (More) - The focus of this thesis is a specific part of Swedish library policy called library plans. A library plan is a political document created with the purpose of constituting a platform for co-operation between different library systems within a municipality, e.g. through determining and analysing the needs for library activities within municipalities in Sweden.
This thesis´ aim is to investigate whether library plans are, or can be used as, a tool for change and thereby increase legitimacy for public libraries in Sweden.
We have examined aspects of library plans using theories from change management to determine whether these plans include tools focusing on conditions in organisations that could result in an improved and stronger position in the society for public library. Through the use of theories from new institutionalism we opted for an understanding of the interaction between the libraries and the context in which they are part of.
Upon examining 23 library plans, we discovered similarities as well as diversities among them. From our study we have drawn the conclusion that it is important to analyse the specific needs of each different municipality and to consider these individual conditions and needs when developing and composing the library plan. In order to achieve successful development it is important to establish the change in a wider context, outside the organisation. But for the library plan to be effective it is also important to establish the purpose of change within the organisation.
Some of the library plans do not contain deliberation on target groups specific for the municipality in question. Some of the plans seem to have been produced only because they are required to do so. The striving and purpose for change seems not to come from or be established within some of the libraries that have produced the studied plans.
Our conclusion is that library plans, if created from a positive will for change within the organisation, and if used properly, could be useful as a tool for change and thereby also strengthen legitimacy for public libraries. (Less)
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- author
- Bengtsson, Åsa and Truedsson, Anna
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Biblioteksplaner, Library plans, Bibliotekspolitik, Library policy, Förändringsverktyg, Tool for change, Förändringsarbete, Change management, Nyinstitutionell teori, New institutionalism, Legitimitet, Legitimacy, Documentation, information, library science, archivistics, Arkiv- och bibliotekskunskap, dokumentation
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1322357
- date added to LUP
- 2007-08-21 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2014-04-11 14:16:46
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abstract = {{The focus of this thesis is a specific part of Swedish library policy called library plans. A library plan is a political document created with the purpose of constituting a platform for co-operation between different library systems within a municipality, e.g. through determining and analysing the needs for library activities within municipalities in Sweden.
This thesis´ aim is to investigate whether library plans are, or can be used as, a tool for change and thereby increase legitimacy for public libraries in Sweden.
We have examined aspects of library plans using theories from change management to determine whether these plans include tools focusing on conditions in organisations that could result in an improved and stronger position in the society for public library. Through the use of theories from new institutionalism we opted for an understanding of the interaction between the libraries and the context in which they are part of.
Upon examining 23 library plans, we discovered similarities as well as diversities among them. From our study we have drawn the conclusion that it is important to analyse the specific needs of each different municipality and to consider these individual conditions and needs when developing and composing the library plan. In order to achieve successful development it is important to establish the change in a wider context, outside the organisation. But for the library plan to be effective it is also important to establish the purpose of change within the organisation.
Some of the library plans do not contain deliberation on target groups specific for the municipality in question. Some of the plans seem to have been produced only because they are required to do so. The striving and purpose for change seems not to come from or be established within some of the libraries that have produced the studied plans.
Our conclusion is that library plans, if created from a positive will for change within the organisation, and if used properly, could be useful as a tool for change and thereby also strengthen legitimacy for public libraries.}},
author = {{Bengtsson, Åsa and Truedsson, Anna}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Biblioteksplaner : ett verktyg för förändring?}},
year = {{2007}},
}