Libraries, archives, and museums in transition : : changes, challenges, and convergence in a Scandinavian perspective / / edited by Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Kerstin Rydbeck and Håkon Larsen.

• TeilnehmendeR: Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard, 1967-; Rydbeck, Kerstin,; Larsen, Håkon,
• Place / Publishing House: London ;, New York, New York : : Routledge,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1 ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages)

"In this anthology, top scholars researching libraries, archives, and museums (LAM) issues in Scandinavia explore pressing issues for contemporary LAMs. In recent decades, relations between libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) have changed rapidly: collections have been digitized, books, doc...

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of figures and tables
• List of contributors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction: libraries, archives, and museums in transition
• PART I: Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Scandinavia: History and Policy
• 2 Library history of the Scandinavian countries
• 3 The history of archives in Scandinavia
• 4 A concise history of museums in Scandinavia
• 5 LAMs as objects of knowledge and cultural policy: developing synergies
• PART II: LAMs and Collections
• 6 Do collections still constitute libraries, archives, and museums?
• 7 Curating collections in LAMs
• 8 Knowledge organization in LAMs
• PART III: Challenges for LAMs in the 21st Century
• 9 The impact of digitalization on LAMs
• 10 Digital communication in LAMs
• 11 Learning, literacy, and education in LAMs
• 12 LAMs and the participatory turn
• 13 Contemporary Scandinavian LAMs and legitimacy
• 14 LAMs and community: deepening connections
• 15 LAMs as activists? Dilemmas between neutrality and taking a stand
• 16 Pursuing sustainable futures through LAMs
• PART IV: Conclusion
• 17 Differences and similarities between LAMs, and their pursuit of commons challenges
• Index.