Yiddish in Swedish public libraries: The relation between supply and demand of materials in a national minority language
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This thesis aims to explain the correlation between supply and demand of materials published in the national minority language Yiddish within the context of Swedish public libraries. It proposes to answer the questions of what the demand and supply look like at the time of the study, how supply and demand relate to each other, and if the supply satisfies the demand.
The methods were based on a qualitative approach that helped to disclose the situation. As part of this approach interviews were conducted with librarians, Yiddish users, publishers and other interested parties and a questionnaire was distributed among Yiddish users. Further, the current supply of Yiddish materials in public libraries was examined. The findings from these investigations contributed to a conceptual map on the relation between supply and demand. The data was further analysed from a conceptual framework based on theories regarding minority-majority relations, the library as a democratic and linguistically inclusive space, and supply and demand in a library setting.
The conclusions from the study were that the supply for Yiddish materials is limited, and that there exists a demand exceeding the supply. It was further concluded that user dissatisfaction is a result of the minority not feeling included and made visible to the majority.
The methods were based on a qualitative approach that helped to disclose the situation. As part of this approach interviews were conducted with librarians, Yiddish users, publishers and other interested parties and a questionnaire was distributed among Yiddish users. Further, the current supply of Yiddish materials in public libraries was examined. The findings from these investigations contributed to a conceptual map on the relation between supply and demand. The data was further analysed from a conceptual framework based on theories regarding minority-majority relations, the library as a democratic and linguistically inclusive space, and supply and demand in a library setting.
The conclusions from the study were that the supply for Yiddish materials is limited, and that there exists a demand exceeding the supply. It was further concluded that user dissatisfaction is a result of the minority not feeling included and made visible to the majority.
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Yiddish in Swedish public libraries: The relation between supply and demand of materials in a national minority language. . 2021: https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-2383
