Integrerade folk- och skolbibliotek. En studie av två tänkbara organisationer.
The aim of this master's degree dissertation is to compile examples of different ways of planning, implementing and following up the organisation of two integrated libraries, which serve both the general public and the school. In order to respond to this, we formulated the all-embracing question: How best can the integration of libraries for schools and the general public be planned, implemented and followed up? This formulation gave rise to four further questions. In order to answer these questions, the problem formulated and our basic aim, we have studied the relevant literature on school libraries, libraries for the general public, and integrated libraries. These sources comprise official reports on this theme, dissertations, and more topical articles. In addition empirical studies have been carried out in the form of interviews. As our theoretical basis we have used Gunnar Berg's organisational plan for schools, which we have extended and used for the integration of the library. Berg's scheme is based on Bengt Abrahamsson's attempt to rationalise, of which we give a short account. In addition we have used Romulo Enmark's blueprint, which shows the breadth of activities possible in libraries for schools and the general public. Our conclusion is that in order to acquire a smoothly-operating integrated library with potential for development, there is a need for fundamental planning, organised objectives for the work and its educational contribution to the school, agreement as to shared responsibility and finances between school and library, and continual follow-up of the work in hand. Marie Eriksson och Britt-Marie Jonth vann SKTF:s uppsatsstipendium 2002 med ovanstående uppsats.