About
Berget’s research interests are within universal design, interactive information retrieval, human computer interaction and accessible literature. She has conducted several user studies, where the main purpose has been to understand the information searching behaviour of users and explore how to design better search user interfaces for people with cognitive variations. Examples of user groups involved in her studies are people with dyslexia and intellectual disabilities. She has also written several methodological papers on universal design, research methods and ethics. Literature for everyone is another field she has been engaged in. She has, among others, conducted several projects with the organization Books for Everyone. Gerd is now working on how to make higher education more inclusive. She is also working on the role of public libraries in totalt preparedness.
Field of study
Easy reading Computers and dyslexia Universal Design Information seeking behaviour Tilgjengelighet Eye-tracking Search systems Interactive information retrieval Inclusion for people with disabilities
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Berget, Gerd
;
Pharo, Nils
(2025).
User diversity in public libraries.
Information research.
Vol. 30.
https://doi.org/10.47989/ir30347254
Berget, Gerd
(2025).
How to substitute butter with cod-liver oil? The information needs and information landscape of Norwegian housewives during second world war.
War in History.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09683445251349803
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
Bull, Helen
;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
;
Berget, Gerd
;
Spjelkavik, Øystein
; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter
(2024).
Work inclusion of marginalised groups in a troubled city district—How can active labour market policies improve?.
Social Policy & Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13058
Schulze, Franka;
Berget, Gerd
(2024).
Inclusive public libraries: How to adequately identify accessibility barriers?.
Fuglerud, Kristin Skeide; Leister, Wolfgang; Vidal, Juan Carlos Torrado (Ed.).
Universal Design 2024: Shaping a Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Future for All. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Universal Design (UD2024), Oslo, Norway, 20-22 November 2024. p. 141-148.
IOS Press.
https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI240995
Kvikne, Birgit;
Berget, Gerd
(2024).
“I cannot find the words, it's broken”: The impact of aphasia on information searching.
Makedon, Fillia (Ed.).
PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3652037.3652044
Kvikne, Birgit;
Berget, Gerd
(2024).
‘Everything is different’: the impact of acquiring aphasia on information seeking.
Information research.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.47989/ir293814
Verne, Guri Birgitte;
Berget, Gerd
; Lilleby, Anton; Steffen, Martin
(2024).
Tax and welfare chatbots used by young adults with dyslexia: A usability study.
Antona, Margherita; Stephanidis, Constantine (Ed.).
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: 18th International Conference, UAHCI 2024 Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024
Proceedings, Part I. p. 337-352.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60875-9_23
Berget, Gerd
(2024).
What is the role of public libraries and books in the everyday lives of adults with intellectual disability?.
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science.
Vol. 57.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006241257278
Berget, Gerd
; Kvikne, Birgit
(2024).
“The seven principles of universal design of research”: how to increase user diversity in mainstream research.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-04-2024-0154
Berget, Gerd
(2024).
Reorienting information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective.
Information research.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.47989/ir291651
