This thesis examines what automatic indexing and genre classification may bring to Fiction. The thesis studies five theorists of the subject to find out what the biggest problems are concerning Fiction indexing. The thesis also investigates which automatic text analysis methods that can be effective for automatic indexing and genre classifying Fiction. To show that it is possible according to philosophy of language to index Fiction, in particular to automatically index it. Wittgenstein?s, Barthes? and Ricoeur?s language and Fiction theories are presented and used to problemize the subject.

The aim of this paper is to examine why Swedish teachers and multilingual secondary   school pupils think it is important to read Fiction, how Swedish teachers work with Fiction in the multicultural classroom and how they motivate their multilingual pupils to read more by adapting Fiction to their capabilities and experiences. We have done interviews with four Swedish teachers and 12 multilingual pupils. The following questions are the starting point of this essay:Why do Swedish teachers and multilingual pupils think that it is important to read Fiction?  ?How can the Swedish teachers in the multicultural classroom motivate their multilingual pupils to read more Fiction?The result of this paper showed that both the Swedish teachers and the multilingual pupils thought it was important to read Fiction because it partly gives themselves the opportunity to acquaint with other cultures and it helps them to improve their language. The teachers motivate their multilingual pupils by reading out loud, reading in groups and by minimizing language difficulties that may occur in the Fiction.

The purpose of this study was to find out what kind of Fiction 120 borrowers at Sundbyberg'stown library borrow and how they obtain information about the existence of the books theywant to borrow.I have carried out an inquiry among those visiting the Fiction area of the library and alsointerviewed three librarians. To be able to compare my results with other more extensivesurveys, I have studied some literature about, e.g. reading and library habits. Furthermore, Ihave read articles about Fiction at libraries and culture politics. I came to the conclusion thatcrime novels are the most popular kind of Fiction whereas science Fiction and fantasy Fictionare the least popular ones.

The aim of this thesis is to study librarians attitudes towards Fiction and reading. I have examined librarians Fiction reading habits and how they handle the expectations that users may have regarding their knowledge in Fiction literature. There have been many studies concerning the librarians information literacy. This work explores librarians competence in Fiction literature. The primary question posted in this thesis is: What kind of Fiction are librarians reading and how do they feel that they can correspond to the users expectations? The data collection is based on literature on the subject and qualitative interviews with eight librarians from different kinds of libraries.

The purpose of this thesis is to study how children's librarians in public libraries use non-Fiction books in their work to promote reading. My research questions are: What methods do children's librarians use för promoting non-Fiction books? Are there children who can gain more from non-Fiction books than other children do? Are there any differences in working with Fiction and non-Fiction books? To answer these questions I have interwieved five children's librarians about their methods, attitudes and thoughts on non-Fiction books.The result shows that all of the librarians use non-Fiction when it comes to promotion reading but not to the same extent. Some hardly use it at all, mainly because the schools that they are serving demands Fiction books when practicing reading skills. while others use it but in less extent than Fiction, as a way of separating the library reading from school work either because they want to keep the experience of reading in the library apart from school work or because they find it more efficient to do so.

The purpose of this master?s thesis is to investigate the reading habits of six men who do not read Fiction. The reason for my interest is the fact that men statistically read less Fiction than women, and that there are few existing studies of this subject. The study investigates why these men do not read Fiction, their attitudes towards literature, their reading habits, their leisure-time interests and if they experience Fiction from other activities. Furthermore the study includes a discussion of whether or not there might be a connection between the men?s reading habits and their identity as men, as well as a discussion of all of the above in relation to their social background.

The aim of this Master?s Thesis is to study readers and authors of Harry Potter fan Fiction, in order to answer the question of why they read and write fan Fiction about Harry Potter, and which factors determine what kind of fan Fiction stories they read. The empirical material consists of three qualitative interviews with fan Fiction readers and authors, and a textual analysis of four internet forums for discussions about Harry Potter and fan Fiction. The theoretical background is based on reception theory and reader-response criticism. The results show, that commitment to, and interest in, the source material is an important reason as to why the participants of the study read and write Harry Potter fan Fiction.

The essay concerns the role of Fiction in school. The research questions is; what is ?readable?, what does the authors think of teacher's task to develop students' literacy skills through Fiction and how do the authors think of the teachers' task of using Fiction in school. The questions give a basis that describes the role of Fiction in school today based on the authors' perspective. We have chosen to use the open surveys as a method.

The aim of this thesis is to examine possibilities concerning subject access to Fiction film, i.e. appropriate ways to describe Fiction film for subject retrieval. Problems regarding subject indexing in general, and subject indexing of Fiction film in particular, are identified, as well as the uniqueness of Fiction film and film genres. Four types of subject aspects are discussed: form and genre, fictitious characters, setting, and general topics. Several guidelines, form- and genre lists, and subject headings lists are examined and treated as potential indexing tools.

This essay aims to examine how science Fiction literature is supported and made available for readers at four public libraries. Each library has its own opinion of what a public library?s role in society is, and that affects how literature acquisition and media exposure is done at that particular library. To explore this, the author uses a modified version of Elzinga and Andersson?s theory of traditionalism, pragmatism and emancipationism.

Abstract The topic of this essay is to show why I regard the non Fiction novel as a problematic genre and to compare two popular and famous swedish non Fiction novels; Legionärerna (1968) by Per Olov Enquist and Gömda (1995) by Maria Eriksson and Liza Marklund.I start with giving a short introduction to modern genre theory and to non Fiction novels as a genre. I also discuss different definitions of non Fiction novels by, for example, Rolf Yrlid and Lars-Olof Franzén. Then I discuss Enquist?s Legionärerna and the critics? reception of it. I am also doing the same with Eriksson?s and Marklund?s Gömda before I compare these two novels with each other. My conclusion is that Legionärerna and Gömda have a lot in common although there are some differences.

I have in this thesis looked at the reasons for why boys, in upper school classes, read so little Fiction. Several surveys show that boys in their teenage years stop reading Fiction. If they read Fiction it is only as a school assignment and not as leisure. There has been research done in boys attitude towards literature, but there hasn?t been any research done asking them about why they don?t read FictionI have interviewed a group of boys about their reasons, and attitude, for why they don?t choose to read Fiction on their spare time after school.

This thesis is about how to criticize the large number of non-Fiction for children which is published nowadays. I have noticed that both librarians and teachers do not know what perspective to apply with regard to this category of books. There are some good ones, but also a lot of bad ones and some really bad ones. The purpose of this essay is to search by means of criteria from history of art, history of literature ? principally history of children's literature ? and pedagogy, for prevalent attitudes towards non-Fiction for children.

The purpose of this Masters thesis is to investigate upper secondary school librarians conceptions of Fiction mediation. By using a phenomenographic method, the different conceptions of the specific phenomena, how the librarians conceptualise their work with mediation of Fiction, are made clear. The aim of the method is not to study what Fiction mediation is constituted of, but rather how upper secondary school librarians understand it. Qualitative interviews were held with eight upper secondary school librarians about their conceptions of their working tasks, the meaning of Fiction for youths, reading promotion, inspiration to purchase of Fiction, free voluntary reading and if the importance of Fiction has changed over time. The results showed that the upper secondary school librarians conceptualise their working tasks as both changeable and repeatable.

The purpose of this Master's Thesis is to explore the influence of Fiction on the identity and self-esteem of young women. The purpose is also to investigate if there are any books that they consider to be of importance for their identity. Furthermore, I investigate what appeals to young women generally in Fiction and if it is difficult for them to find books that appeal to them. The primary question posed in this thesis is: How does Fiction influence the identity development of young women? The data collection is based on literature on the subject and on interviews with eight young women between 15 and 20 years old.