The purpose of this master?s thesis is to describe and analyse the origin and development of the municipal library of VĂ€stervik. There have been four previous libraries and our examination starts in 1859 with the foundation of a parish library. The other forerunners were a working-class movement library and two libraries in the International Orders of Good Templars. Before the merger of the libraries there were discussions in the municipal council, among the working-class movement and in the IOGT.

The explosion of new digital media puts pressure for developments within copyright law both in Sweden and internationally. These developments are taking place on two different international areas: (1) WIPO which is a part of the UN family and (2) the EU where a new directive on copyright law is being prepared and probably implemented during 2001. The aim of this thesis is twofold: (1) to study which considerations libraries must make when handling the new digital media both under today's copyright laws and under those which are being developed internationally. (2) What will be the consequences, for Swedish libraries, if the new EU-directive on copyright law is implemented in Sweden? By analysing current copyright laws, international treaties and the proposal for a new EU-directive as well as the national debate the thesis brings attention to a number of central issues for libraries.

Syftet med denna kvalitativa intervjustudie var att ge en bild av varför nÄgra förÀldrar vÀljer att resa frÄn Sverige, och en skola för alla, till Thailand och placerar sina barn i en svensk privatskola dÀr. I intervjuerna ville jag fÄ reda pÄ hur den svenska privatskolan i Thailand upplevs av lÀrarna, skolans ledning men framför allt av förÀldrarna i jÀmförelse med deras erfarenheter av skolan i Sverige..

This essay takes its point of departure in the need for modern day public libraries to legitimize their place in today?s society. Societal changes call for constant reinvention of libraries and as part of this reinvention, new light is being shed on the public library?s role as a meeting place. By investigating contemporary debate articles published in Bibliotek i samhÀlle and Biblioteksbladet, two major Swedish library magazines, this essay aims to categorize and compare different conceptions of the library?s function as a meeting place.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate reading habits among parents of preschool children who do not use the public library. Another aim has been to investigate why these parents don?t use the library and if there is anything the library can do to change this. Little research had earlier been done on this subject. The theoretical framework consists of two different models.

This essay is about how the library can make a difference inintegrating the minority Roma people into the Swedish society.Roma people have been subjected to persecution anddiscrimination for a long time. In this essay, I examine theactivities, functions and capabilities of libraries that can have apositive effect for the integration of the Roma people. Myquestions are: How can libraries reach out to the Roma people andwhat function do the library have for the integration of the Romapeople? I have used Marianne Anderssons and Dorte Skot-Hansens theory the four functions of the library ? the culutralcenter, the knowledge center, the information center and the socialcenter. Based on this theory, I have interpreted and analyzed thematerial that I have gathered through interviews and literaturestudies such as thesis, dissertations, repors and parliamentdocuments.

Studies have shown that library employees often choose not to use readers? advisory tools but to instead rely entirely on their own experience, often doing the library user a disservice. However, very few have looked at why this is so. This thesis looks at to what extent thirty individual employees in thirty Swedish public libraries use readers advisory tools when helping a patron find a good book, with the major focus on what motivates them to use these tools and why some choose not to use them. It was found that readers? advisory tools where not used with any consistency and that many things influence the library employees? use of these tools.

The aim of this Master?s thesis is to investigate if the library can be a real partner for researchers in managing and dealing with their research information. In this study, six researchers have been interviewed about their problems with information management. This study uses the method Critical Incident Technique for the interviews with the researchers. This method focuses mainly on problems and what happens around those problems.

Denna rapport Àr ett examensarbete som har genomförts i Kiruna pÄ SMC/Kulturgeografen, UmeÄ universitet. En viktig frÄga i Sverige idag Àr vad som hÀnder med befolkningsutvecklingen om fertiliteten stannar pÄ den lÄga nivÄ dÀr den befinner sig för nÀrvarande. Examensarbetets syfte var att som en förstudie undersöka och analysera fruktsamheten i Sverige 1991 och 1995 för olika boendemiljöer och olika regioner. Under 1991 var den summerade fruktsamheten hög i Sverige (2.1135) medan den var lÄg under 1995 (1.7083). Boendemiljön ?byar? Àr den miljö dÀr fruktsamheten har varit mest stabil.

Den hÀr uppsatsen handlar om sanktioner mot marknadsmissbruk i Sverige. Begreppet marknadsmissbruk innefattar, insiderhandel, röjande av insiderinformation och otillbörlig kurspÄverkan. Det huvudsakliga syftet med studien Àr att redogöra för de nya tankar som framförts i samband med den utredningen som legat till grund för förslaget om skÀrpning av insiderlagstiftningen i Sverige. Studien har genomförts genom att granska lagtext, förarbeten och doktrin. Sverige instiftade en lag (Insiderlag 1990:1342) mot marknadsmissbruk i början av 1990-talet, dÄ Sverige trÀdde in i EG.

Invandringen i Sverige har ökat under de senaste decennierna, detta har gjort att Sverige gÄtt frÄn att bestÄ av relativt fÄ kulturer till att bli mÄngkulturellt. Att beskriva faktorer som pÄverkar förstÄelsen för kulturella olikheter i mötet mellan vÄrdpersonal i Sverige och personer med invandrarbakgrund var syftet med litteraturstudien. Studien baserades pÄ nio vetenskapliga artiklar och materialet bearbetades genom innehÄllsanalys. Resultatet visade att det finns kulturella olikheter i mötet mellan vÄrdpersonal och personer med annan kulturell bakgrund Àn den svenska. MÄnga invandrare har svÄrt att anpassa sig till sitt nya hemland, bÄde sprÄkligt och kulturellt, vilket avspeglas som ett problem i den allmÀnt stereotypa vÄrden.

The aim of the thesis is to examine the Swedish publiclibrary-debate between 1965 and 1975, with a focus on theinfluence of the New Left movement. The empirical materialconsists of articles from two library journals, and is studiedwith the intent to achieve knowledge of the library ideologyexpressed in context of the socialist movements of the 1960sand 70s. The method used is ideology analysis. Threedifferent areas of debate have been included in the study:issues pertaining to library holdings, problems concerning theworkplace and social and outreach activities.Some of the salient and key ideas that often recurs in thematerial touch upon the dangers of mass market literature, thenecessity for an expanded workplace democracy, theimportance of social work and the need for a more politicallyactive library. The bureaucracy, centralism and authoritariantendencies in the library world are criticized, as well as thenotion that the library should remain a politically neutralinstitution.

The aim of this study is to examine present forms of interaction between Child Welfare Clinics (BarnavÄrdscentraler, BVC), and libraries. The study departs from the user?s perspective, i.e. how the parents evaluate the information they are given about the library and its resources to provide information they want in their present and new situation. In two local communities the survey looks into how parents of babies are informed about the library in meetings arranged as part of the information and support program provided by BVC.

F?rt?tningen av st?der skapar en utmaning f?r bevarandet av de t?tortsn?ra skogarna. V?rden som skapas av m?nniskans upplevelser i skogen kan sammanfattas i begreppet skogens sociala v?rden, som visat sig ha en stor betydelse f?r folkh?lsan. D? m?nga kommuner ?ger t?tortsn?ra skog, ?r det av intresse att studera hur de planerar f?r skogens sociala v?rden.

I denna studie utformas en prediktionsmodell för försÀljningspriser pÄ skogsfastigheter i Sverige. Syftet Àr att ge marknadsaktörer ett verktyg för att bedöma till vilket pris skogsfastigheter i Sverige förvÀntas sÀljas.Modellen bygger pÄ multipel linjÀr regressionsanalys av skogsfastigheter sÄlda av fastighetsförmedlaren Areal mellan 2012 och 2014. De förklarande faktorerna som ingÄr i modellen Àr geografiskt lÀge, virkesförrÄd, bonitet, befolkningstÀthet och huggningsklasser.Modellen lyckas prediktera försÀljningspriset med en förklaringsgrad pÄ 90.0 procent, vilket Àr tillrÀckligt högt för att mÄlet ska anses vara uppfyllt. Denna studie har utöver prediktionsmodellen ocksÄ funnit intressanta strukturella samband..