Paradoxical autonomy in cultural organisations: an analysis of changing relations between cultural organisations and their institutional environment, with examples from libraries, archives and museums

Kann-Rasmussen, Nanna; Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard

doi:10.1080/10286632.2020.1823976

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“…In the Nordic countries, a movement from the new public management paradigm to a paradigm of new public governance is underway (Jensen and Krogstrup, 2017; Kann-Rasmussen and Hvenegaard Rasmussen, 2020; Osborne, 2006; Torfing and Triantafillou, 2013), which means that LAMs are facing an emerging set of values alongside the values of new public management. A difference between new public management and new public governance is that the administrative level (such as the Ministry of Culture or local administration) plays a more facilitating role under new public governance, as opposed to more rule-setting or monitoring roles under new public management.…”

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The legitimacy of Scandinavian libraries, archives and museums as public spheres: Views from the professionals

2023

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This article analyses how library, archive and museum professionals legitimize the use of scarce societal resources for maintaining their respective organizations, with a special emphasis on their role as public-sphere infrastructure. Drawing on data from a survey among professionals in libraries, archives and museums in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the authors investigate whether professionals across these institutions have similar expectations of their organizations to serve as public spheres. The analysis is contextualized with references to current library, archive and museum legislation across the three countries. The authors conclude that there are many similarities across the three countries, although national library, archive and museum legislation differs. This is interpreted in light of new public governance being a dominant regime of governance.

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2023

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“…Samuel Edquist, Ragnar Audunson, and Isto Huvila the sum of records amassed by a specific creator as the by-product of its activities and "artificial collections," which are typically brought together on the basis of a particular topic or media format ( Johnston and Robinson 2002).…”

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Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition

Rasmussen¹,

Rydbeck²,

Larsen³

2022

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In this anthology, top scholars researching libraries, archives, and museums (LAM) issues in Scandinavia explore pressing issues for contemporary LAMs.In recent decades, relations between libraries, archives, and museums have changed rapidly: collections have been digitized; books, documents, and objects have been mixed in new ways; and LAMs have picked up new tasks in response to external changes. Libraries now host makerspaces and literary workshops, archives fight climate change and support indigenous people, and museums are used as instruments for economic growth and urban planning. At first glance, the described changes may appear as a divergent development, where the LAMs are growing apart. However, this book demonstrates that the present transformation of LAMs is primarily a convergent development.Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition will be essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to get on top of the LAM literature or the particularities of Scandinavian LAMs.

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Social impact and return on investment from cultural heritage institutions: An application to public libraries in Colombia

Gómez-Zapata,

del Barrio-Tellado

2023

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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Paradoxical autonomy in cultural organisations: an analysis of changing relations between cultural organisations and their institutional environment, with examples from libraries, archives and museums

Cited by 11 publications

References 44 publications

The legitimacy of Scandinavian libraries, archives and museums as public spheres: Views from the professionals

The legitimacy of Scandinavian libraries, archives and museums as public spheres: Views from the professionals

Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition

Social impact and return on investment from cultural heritage institutions: An application to public libraries in Colombia

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