Libraries, archives, and museums in transition: changes, challenges, and convergence in a Scandinavian perspective

Abstract

"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, documents and objects have been mixed in new ways, and LAMs have picked up new tasks in response to external changes. Libraries now host makerspaces and literary workshops, archives fight climate change and support indigenous people, and museums are used as instruments for economic growth and urban planning. At first glance, the described changes may appear as a divergent development, where the LAMs are growing apart. However, this book demonstrates that the present transformation of LAMs is primarily a convergent development. Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition will be essential reading for students and scholars and practitioners seeking to get on top of the LAM literature and the particularities of Scandinavian LAMs."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction : libraries, archives, and museums in transition / Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Kerstin Rydbeck, and Håkon Larsen -- Library history of the Scandinavian countries / Ragnar Audunson, Henrik Jochumsen, and Kerstin Rydbeck -- The history of archives in Scandinavia / Samuel Edquist, Leiv Bjelland, and Lars-Erik Hansen -- A concise history of museums in Scandinavia / Hans Dam Christensen, Brita Brenna, and Björn Magnusson Staaf -- LAMs as objects of knowledge and cultural policy : developing synergies / Ole Marius Hylland, Nanna Kann-Rasmussen, and Andreas Vårheim -- Do collections still constitute the libraires, archives and museums? / Samuel Edquist, Ragnar Audunson, and Isto Huvila -- Curating collections in LAMs / Terje Colbjørnsen, Brita Brenna, and Samuel Edquist -- Knowledge organization in LAMs / Ulrika Kjellman, Hans Dam Christensen, and Johanna Rivano Eckerdal -- The impact of digitalization on LAMs / Bjarki Valtysson, Ulrika Kjellman, and Ragnar Audunson -- Digital communication in LAMs / Henriette Roued-Cunliffe, Bjarki Valtysson, and Terje Colbjørnsen -- Learning, literacy, and education in LAMs / Johanna Rivano Eckerdal, Henriette Roued-Cunliffe and Isto Huvila -- LAMs and the participatory turn / Isto Huvila, Jamie Johnston and Henriette Roued-Cunliffe -- Contemporary Scandinavian LAMs and legitimacy / Håkon Larsen, Nanna Kann-Rasmussen, and Johanna Rivano Eckerdal -- LAMs and community : deepening connections / Jamie Johnston, Henrik Jochumsen, and Samuel Edquist -- LAMs as activists? Dilemmas between neutrality and taking a stand / Nanna Kann-Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, and Roger Blomgren -- Pursuing sustainable futures through LAMs / Henrik Jochumsen, Jamie Johnston, and Andreas Vårheim -- Conclusion : differences and similarities between LAMs, and their pursuit of common challenges / Kerstin Rydbeck, Håkon Larsen and Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen.