Mälarpirater – en bok fyller hundra
Posted by: Einar Spetz on: August 21, 2011
Född 1967 tillhörde jag en elevgeneration som absolut inte läste Sigfrid Siwertz roman Mälarpirater i skolan. Däremot noterade jag att den gärna omnämndes i de litteraturhistoriska översiktsverken. Sånt är svårt att minnas riktigt, men var det överhuvudtaget någon bok av Siwertz som nämndes i mina klassrum på 1980-talet, så var det väl snarast Selambs; den misantropiska släktkrönikan hade fått inte så lite draghjälp i sin marknadsföring av en filmatisering för SVT. Något år efter gymnasiet tog jag igen skadan. Jag vill minnas att jag tyckte Mälarpirater var ganska så spännande, utan att boken gjorde något större avtryck i medvetandet.
2008 köpte jag av folkbåten Hulda af Tälje, min första segelbåt. Hulda var välskött av tidigare ägare men sparsamt seglad. Hon ingick Göta Segelssällskaps eskader med plats vid träbåtsbryggan i Långholmskanalen. Hon var således ett mälarskepp.
Oslo revisited
Posted by: Einar Spetz on: March 27, 2010
People filling out forms
I didn’t hesitate before accepting an invite to speak at the 2009 biblioteksvar conference. Biblioteksvar is a Norwegian consortium of libraries that organizes a virtual library reference desk. The conference centre was at Fornebu, the former location of Oslo Airport with the capital’s busiest streets within reach. Now, once upon a time I spent three years in Oslo studying. Great years on the ave of the 80′s. And going back is a thrill – each time.
On the spot, the conference participants agreed to fill out the same kind of form that I had used in my most recent study Teachers and Wikipedia – a story of love or hate? Which was great, because it was the first time I got to ask fellow members of my profession (librarians) how they respond and use Wikipedia. I have no idea why it took me so long. A friend suggested that I worried about them being negative about Wikipedia. The truth is that it doesn’t break my hart if they are.
Wikipedia - elsket eller hatet? (Wikipedia - a story of love or hate?)
This mini survey is so far only published in Norwegian language. I plan to summarize the most important findings in English, here on this blog. To read the study, just click on the read note pad (to the left).
Wikipedia – a librarian’s point of view
Posted by: Einar Spetz on: July 25, 2008
- In: Encyclopedias | Knowledge | Learning | Teachers | Upper Secondary schools | Wikipedia
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I use this blog to comment on issues related to Wikipedia. To me, WP is not solely a free encyclopedia. It’s also a popular movement that I belong to. Others don’t. More than to tell anyone what to think about Wikipedia, I want to learn about people’s views on this particular encyclopedia.
I have conducted two studies on how Wikipedia is received at school, by the pupils and by their teachers. The principal of both studies was The Stockholm County Library:
The initial study Wikipedias fel och brister – en angelägenhet för biblioteken? (2008) is in its full length available only in Swedish, though you can read a short English version here on this blog. In July 2008, I had the privilege of presenting the results of this study at the Wikimania in Alexandria (EGY) – the annual Wikimedia world conference.
The following study was titled Wikipedia – älskat eller avskytt? In English, that would be Wikipedia – a story of love or hate? This study was based on questionnaire-answers from 266 teachers at upper secondary schools in the greater Stockholm area. A (beta) translation to English is now availible. Note: Appendix 1 and Appendix 2
At Wikimania 2009 in Buenos Aires (ARG), I presented the most important findings of this study.
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