Background Over the last years, multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response teams
(PERTs) have emerged to encounter the increasing variety and complexity in the …

Existing research argues that studies of the value of public libraries support libraries by
demonstrating their worth to society. Knowledge of research methods, value and research …

Purpose This article explores how public librarians understand and perform the democratic
mission of public libraries in times of political and social turbulence and critically discusses …

Public library systems' websites were often the sole means for older patrons to access library
services and programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study integrated …

Purpose The overarching aim of this article is to consider to what extent the perceptions of
librarians in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland and Sweden reflect a …

The purpose of this research is to examine the evolving democratic librarianship and its
robust connection to the Nordic societal model. Through an analysis of libraries in Oslo …

As motors of change driving development, public libraries, with their commitment to
information provision and access, are crucial to the realization of the United Nations 2030 …

Spatial features of libraries are crucial to increasing trends in library usage, particularly in
the case of attracting students. Selecting a suitable location for the establishment of public …

This paper contributes to debates on urban atmospheres by delving into the atmospheric
and emotional qualities of public libraries, highlighting the importance of their atmospheric …

Recent use of public libraries as political symbols by the radical right in their challenge of the
established consensus in Swedish cultural policy is part of an ongoing (re) politicization of …