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The role of the library associations and organisations in the changing library landscape: A study of corporatism in Denmark

Niels Ole Pors (Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark)

Library Management

ISSN: 0143-5124

Article publication date: 1 January 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

The paper seeks to outline the topography of Danish library associations and organisations and to analyse their role in the development of the libraries. Corporate trends and traits are used as the analytical framework.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper focuses on cases and issues from the development of the Danish libraries and the research design is primarily desk‐top research combined with interpretations of previous research into the theoretical framework of corporatism.

Practical implications

The paper offers some inspiration for cooperation among institutions and associations outlining some of the prerequisites for a solid corporation among different stakeholders.

Originality/value

The paper introduces a concept from political theory and uses it as an interpretative framework in relation to one of the cases of a rather successful cooperation in the library field.

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Citation

Ole Pors, N. (2006), "The role of the library associations and organisations in the changing library landscape: A study of corporatism in Denmark", Library Management, Vol. 27 No. 1/2, pp. 66-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435120610647956

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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