Is the public library included? An analysis of local government documentation on the integration of forced migrants in Scotland

IF 0.7 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-25 DOI:10.47989/colis2218
Rachel Salzano, Hazel Hall, Gemma Webster, D. Brazier
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Library and information science researchers identify public library roles in the integration of forced migrants into local communities. Here an analysis of formal documentation issued by local authorities allowed for an exploration of public libraries as services to aid the integration of forced migrants in Scotland. In 2021, 23 Scottish local authorities responded to Freedom of Information requests to supply documentation on the integration of forced migrants. Analysis. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted on 141 files. Complete coding resulted in 44 consolidated codes and 4 candidate themes. Scottish local authority documentation primarily records provision for the integration of forced migrants, rather than advocates policy or guidance. The local authorities focus mainly on housing, education, and health, with close attention to the legal context, in efforts to address forced migrant integration needs. Public libraries feature only occasionally in the documentation: as services that support orientation and/or provide leisure facilities. Their potential to contribute to meeting information needs, or supporting literacy and learning, is not considered. The integration of forced migrants is an important priority of Scottish local authorities, but one that does not currently acknowledge the roles that public libraries play in such endeavours.
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包括公共图书馆吗?对苏格兰强迫移民融入当地政府文件的分析
图书馆和信息科学研究人员确定了公共图书馆在强迫移民融入当地社区方面的作用。通过对地方当局发布的正式文件的分析,可以探索公共图书馆作为帮助苏格兰被迫移民融入社会的服务。2021年,23个苏格兰地方当局回应了信息自由要求,提供了关于强迫移民融入社会的文件。分析。对141份文件进行归纳性专题分析。完整的编码产生了44个合并代码和4个候选主题。苏格兰地方当局的文件主要记录了为强迫移民融入社会提供的条件,而不是倡导政策或指导。地方当局在努力解决强迫移徙者融入社会的需要时,主要关注住房、教育和卫生,并密切关注法律环境。公共图书馆只是偶尔在文档中出现:作为支持定向和/或提供休闲设施的服务。他们在满足信息需求或支持识字和学习方面的潜力没有得到考虑。强迫移民融入社会是苏格兰地方当局的一个重要优先事项,但目前还没有认识到公共图书馆在这方面的作用。
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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal
Information Research-An International Electronic Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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1.20
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12.50%
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62
审稿时长
45 weeks
期刊介绍: Information Research, is an open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is published by the University of Borås, Sweden, with the financial support of an NOP-HS Scientific Journal Grant. It is edited by Professor T.D. Wilson, and is hosted, and given technical support, by Lund University Libraries, Sweden.
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