Library User Metaphors and Services : How Librarians Look at Their Users.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 User segments and segmentation -- 1.2 User metaphors -- 1.3 Research questions -- 1.4 The basic structure of the book -- 2 User segmentation in libraries - from library usage patterns to lifestyle segments -- 2.1 Approach 1: Library usage variables -- 2.2 Approach 2: Socio-demographic categories -- 2.3 Approach 3: Psychographic, lifestyle, and similar criteria -- 2.4 Approach 4: Combinations of library use, socio-demographic categories, and psychographic and lifestyle based criteria -- 2.5 Approach 5: Metaphors and user images -- 2.6 Summary -- 3 Theoretical considerations concerning metaphors, images, and similar concepts and idea transfer in organizations -- 3.1 Language oriented metaphor theory (Lakoff &amp -- Johnson) -- 3.2 Organization oriented metaphor theory (Røvik &amp -- Morgan) -- 3.2.1 Metaphor theory according to Røvik and other organizational scientists -- 3.2.2 Morgan's "images" -- 3.3 Discourses and gazes -- 3.4 Organizational idea handling (Røvik) -- 3.5 Summary -- 4 Five library user metaphors -- 4.1 The citizen -- 4.2 The client -- 4.2.1 Immigrants -- 4.2.2 Digital illiterates -- 4.3 The customer -- 4.4 The guest -- 4.5 The partner -- 4.6 Summary -- 5 Library services and user metaphors -- 5.1 Community information (public information, homework assistance for pupils, and information literacy courses) -- 5.2 Borrow-a-prejudice campaigns -- 5.3 Digital reading groups -- 5.4 Fee-based services -- 5.5 Guest-host services -- 5.6 Mystery shopping -- 5.7 Online message services -- 5.8 Staff-less libraries -- 5.9 Summary -- 6 Library user metaphors and the experience society -- 6.1 The experience society -- 6.2 Summary -- 7 Conclusions -- 7.1 Research question 1 -- 7.2 Research question 2 -- 7.3 Research question 3 -- 7.4 Research question 4 -- 7.5 Research question 5.

7.6 Research question 6 -- References.

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