TY - JOUR A1 - Audunson, Ragnar Andreas A1 - Aabø, Svanhild A1 - Blomgren, Roger A1 - Hobohm, Hans-Christoph A1 - Jochumsen, Henrik A1 - Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood A1 - Mumenthaler, Rudolf A1 - Schuldt, Karsten A1 - Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper A1 - Rydbeck, Kerstin A1 - Tóth, Máté A1 - Vårheim, Andreas T1 - Public libraries as public sphere institutions BT - A comparative study of perceptions of the public library’s role in six European countries JF - Journal of Documentation N2 - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the actual use of libraries as public sphere arenas. A survey of representative samples of the adult population in six countries – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland – was undertaken. Legitimations related to the libraries role as a meeting place and arena for public debate are ranked as the 3 least important out of 12 possible legitimations for upholding a public library service. Libraries are, however, used extensively by the users to access citizenship information and to participate in public sphere relevant meetings. Few studies have empirically analyzed the role of libraries in upholding a democratic and sustainable public sphere. This study contributes in filling that gap. KW - Öffentliche Bibliothek KW - Demokratie KW - Öffentlicher Raum KW - Bürgerinformation KW - Vergleich KW - Befragung KW - Europa Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2019-0015 SN - 1758-7379 VL - 75 IS - 6 SP - 1396 EP - 1415 PB - Emerald Publishing Limited CY - Bradford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hobohm, Hans-Christoph T1 - Jedem seine Datenbank! BT - Bibliographie-Software im Vergleich : EndNote, ProCite und Reference Manager JF - nfd : Information - Wissenschaft und Praxisi KW - Software KW - Literaturverwaltung KW - Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten KW - Vergleich Y1 - 2000 SN - 1434-4653 VL - 51 IS - 7 SP - 431 EP - 434 ER -