Kort om
FORSKNINGSINTERESSE
Min overordnede forskningsinteresse handler om hvordan bibliotek og andre kulturinstitusjoner jobber for å fremme og støtte inkludering, statsborgerskap, demokrati og det offentlige sfære gjennom interkulturell møter og brukerdeltakelse.
FORSKNINGSPROJEKTER
PubLIB for Refugees (2022 - present)
PubLIB for Refugees is research group that studies how public libraries respond to the needs of recently arrived refugees and other immigrants. The project partners include prominant library researchers from universities in Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. The research considers the roles that public libraries play in community-level responses, the services and programs libraries develop and the types of partnerships they form, as well as the implications of these activities for library management and staff regarding their professional responsibilities and competencies. The current study started in autumn 2021 and focuses on how public libraries are developing their services in response to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/publib-for-refugees/home
NIAGARA: Navigating the Digital Landscape: Libraries Partnering for Change (2023-2026)
The main aim of the project Navigating the digital landscape: universities partnering for change (NIAGARA grant) is to utilize the partnership between universities in Zambia, Tanzania, Poland and Norway to improve and expand information services by developing libraries’ ICT infrastructure and librarians’ digital competencies.
The specific objectives of the project are as follows:
- To strengthen the digital infrastructure in partner university libraries in Tanzania and Zambia that will benefit all students and staff and ensure inclusive and equal access to library and information services
- To examine current digital competencies needed for efficient provision of library and information services
- To develop and implement short-term courses
- The primary target groups are the HEI-librarians and LIS-students in Zambia and Tanzania. Further target beneficiaries are all students and faculty members (including those with fewer opportunities) working in the noted countries.
NIAGARA is co-funded by the European Union and relates strongly to UN SDG4: Quality education and 10: Reduce inequality.
Website: https://niagaragrant.com/
UTDANNING
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
Forskningsgrupper
Forskningsprosjekter
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Navigating the digital landscape: Universities Partnering for change (NIAGARA)
Prosjektet skal forbedre og utvikle bibliotekets tjenester, øke digital kompetanse og utvikle infrastrukturen i bibliotek i Zambia og Tanzania.
Publikasjoner og forskningsresultater
Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
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.
Tveit, Åse Kristine; Johnston, Jamie (2023). Talking about picturebooks in libraries’ language cafes. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science .
Huvila, Isto; Johnston, Jamie; Roued-Cunliffe, Henriette (2022). LAMs and the participatory turn. Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Larsen, Håkon (Red.). Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes, Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective. 12. Routledge.
Jochumsen, Henrik; Johnston, Jamie; Vårheim, Andreas (2022). Pursuing sustainable futures through LAMs. Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Larsen, Håkon (Red.). Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes, Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective. 16. s. 215-229. Routledge.
Johnston, Jamie; Jochumsen, Henrik; Edquist, Samuel (2022). LAMs and community: Deepening connections. Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Casper; Rydbeck, Kerstin; Larsen, Håkon (Red.). Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes, Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective. 14. Routledge.
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.
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Information research
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Vol. 27.
https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28250
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 .
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; Larsen, Håkon; Vold, Tonje (Red.). Libraries, Archives and Museums as Democratic Public Spaces in a Digital Age. Chapter 2. s. 25-52. De Gruyter Saur.
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
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Vol. 75.
https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17847
Johnston, Jamie (2018). The use of conversation-based programming in public libraries to support integration in increasingly multiethnic societies. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science . Vol. 50.
