Scientific Publications
Recent Submissions
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Rethinking Secular Time in Victorian England
(History of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000;, Book; Peer reviewed, 2022)This open access book draws on conceptual resources ranging from medieval scholasticism to postmodern theory to propose a new understanding of secular time and its mediation in nineteenth-century technological networks. ... -
Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance?
(Journal article, 2021)This paper critically reviews the outcomes of internationally-funded interventions aimed at climate change adaptation and vulnerability reduction. It highlights how some interventions inadvertently reinforce, redistribute ... -
Pre-service teachers’ experiences with a digital examination design : The inter-relation between continuity and change in an institutional context
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
“At least we have something to discuss over lunch…” The implications for knowledge management when implementing a new library system. A Norwegian experience.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Framtidstro og underordning: En lesning av tolv lærebøker i psykiatrisk sykepleie og psykiatri
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Tro i lukkede rom: Åndelig omsorg i norske høysikkerhetsfengsler
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Managing knowledge in academic Libraries - are we? Should we?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Library instruction – Not just for our users: Skills upgrading for librarians as a way of increasing self-confidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article examines how librarians can improve their skills through a systematic skills upgrading programme, and how this can help improve their confidence in their own expertise. Two identical questionnaires have ... -
Just in case, just in time, or just don’t bother..? Assessment of one-shot library instruction with follow-up workshops
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article examines if the timing of library instruction courses is an important part of how students experience library instruction as a means of developing information literacy skills. Two student groups, belonging to ... -
E-book readers in higher education: Results from a project at the University of Agder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This article reports on a research project at the University of Agder that has studied the use of e-readers as a tool for academic study. E-readers (Kindle DX and iPad) were loaded with texts from required reading lists ... -
The Ph.D.-candidate as an information literate resource: developing research support and information literacy skills in an informal setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This article aims to suggest a new way of developing research support for PhD-candidates. Previous research on the field of research support is greatly focused on librarians’ competencies and how to assist researchers with ... -
E-book Readers in Higher Education: Student Reading Preferences and Other Data from Surveys at the University of Agder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-12)This paper reports on a research project at the University of Agder that has studied the use of e-readers as a tool for academic study. E-readers (Kindle DX and iPad) were loaded with texts from required reading lists in ...