About
EDUCATION
2017 PhD Oslo Metropolitan University, Library and Information Science
2014 MA Malmö University, International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER)
2010 MA University of Arizona, Information Resources and Library Science (MLIS)
2005 BA University of Iceland, Library and Information Science, minor in Spanish
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My overarching research interest is in how libraries and other cultural institutions work to promote and support inclusion, citizenship, democracy and the public sphere through intercultural meetings and user participation.
Research groups
Research projects
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Navigating the digital landscape: universities partnering for change (NIAGARA)
The project aims to enhance digital resources within university libraries across Tanzania and Zambia, ensuring equal access to library services for all students and staff.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Johnston, Jamie; Huvila, Isto; Jochumsen, Henrik; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Mierzecka, Anna; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa
(2023).
LAM professionals' roles and attitudes to user participation in Norway and Sweden.
Library & Information Science Research.
Vol. 45.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2023.101249
Igarashi, Tomoya; Koizumi, Masanori; Johnston, Jamie
(2023).
Public Library Programming and Events for Overcoming Social Divisions.
Libri.
https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2023-0014
Tveit, Åse Kristine; Johnston, Jamie
(2023).
Talking about picturebooks in libraries’ language cafes.
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006231173681
Johnston, Jamie; Jochumsen, Henrik; Edquist, Samuel
(2022).
LAMs and community: Deepening connections.
Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Larsen, Håkon (Ed.).
Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes,
Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003188834
Huvila, Isto; Johnston, Jamie; Roued-Cunliffe, Henriette
(2022).
LAMs and the participatory turn.
Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Larsen, Håkon (Ed.).
Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes,
Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003188834
Rydbeck, Kerstin; Johnston, Jamie; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Vårheim, Andreas; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Jochumsen, Henrik
(2022).
Social reading and the public sphere in Nordic public libraries: a comparative study.
7 p.
Information research.
Vol. 27 .
https://doi.org/10.47989/colis2234
Jochumsen, Henrik; Johnston, Jamie; Vårheim, Andreas
(2022).
Pursuing sustainable futures through LAMs.
Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Larsen, Håkon (Ed.).
Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes,
Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective. p. 215-229.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003188834
Johnston, Jamie; Pálsdóttir, Ágústa; Mierzecka, Anna; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Hobohm, Hans-Christoph; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Toth, Mate; Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Jochumsen, Henrik; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Evjen, Sunniva
(2021).
Public librarians' perception of their professional role and the library's role in supporting the public sphere: a multi-country comparison.
Journal of Documentation.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2021-0178
Rydbeck, Kerstin; Johnston, Jamie
(2020).
LAM institutions: a Cross-country Comparison of Legislation and Statistics on Services and Use.
Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Andresen, Herbjørn; Fagerlid, Cicilie; Henningsen, Erik; Hobohm, Hans-Christoph; Jochumsen, Henrik (Ed.).
Libraries, Archives and Museums as Democratic Public Spaces in a Digital Age. p. 25-52.
De Gruyter Saur.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110636...
Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Evjen, Sunniva; Jochumsen, Henrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rasmussen, Casper Havnegaard; Vårheim, Andreas; Johnston, Jamie; Koizumi, Masanori
(2019).
Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research.
Journal of Documentation.
Vol. 75.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-10-2018-0157
