Hanna Carlsson
associate professor
Department of Cultural Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
My ongoing research projects
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Project: InKuiS – Innovative Cultural Entrepreneurship in Collaborative Co-creative Research Thinking and acting entrepreneurially requires creativity, innovation, and an ability to take existing…
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Project: The graduate school ReSource: Transforming Reading and Source Criticism in Digital Cultures A national research school in Library and Information Science.
My completed research projects
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Project: Development of a new master programme in Digital Humanities at Linnaeus University The project aims to further develop the Digital Humanities, Master Programme and establish new ways of…
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Project: Public libraries in a changed political landscape – a democratic mission for a new era? The aim of the project was to investigate political influence on local public libraries in six…
Publications
Selected publications
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Hanell, F., Carlsson, H., Engström, L., Hansson, J. (2025). Canaries of Democracy : The Role of Public Libraries in Times of Political Turmoil. Public Library Quarterly. 44 (2). 198-222.
Status: Published - Carlsson, H., Kamal, A.M., Järpvall, C. (2025). Innovation hesitancy : exploring reluctance to digital innovation in the Swedish cultural sector. Information research an International Electronic Journal, 30, iConf (2025). 627-634.
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Engström, L., Skøtt, B., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J. (2024). An Act of Balance : Exploring the Boundaries of Librarianship in Times of Political Turmoil in Sweden and Denmark. Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidskrift. 27 (1). 8-25.
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Engström, L., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2024). Drag story hour at public libraries : the reading child and the construction of fear and othering in Swedish cultural policy debate. Journal of Documentation. 80 (7). 226-245.
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Hanell, F., Carlsson, H., Engström, L. (2024). The public library as a political symbol : a post-political reading of the demise of the consensus-model in Swedish cultural policy. The International Journal of Cultural Policy. 30 (7). 899-913.
Status: Published - Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J., Ehrenberg, M. (2024). Folkbiblioteket - demokratins kanariefågel?. En ifrågasatt demokrati : Forskare och praktiker i dialog. Göteborg och Stockholm, Makadam Förlag. 187-216.
- Ihrmark, D., Tyrkkö, J., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2024). Considering KNIME Workflows as Shareable Resources : An Example from ‘Trolling the Library’. Presented at HumInfra Conference (HiC) 2024, Gothenburg.
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Carlsson, H., Ahlryd, S. (2024). Främja läsning på nationella minoritetsspråk. Digiteket.
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Carlsson, H. (2024). Läsfrämjandets geografi. https://digiteket.se/om-digiteket/. KB och Statens kulturråd.
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Engström, L., Hanell, F., Carlsson, H. (2024). Sweden's libraries caught in a political row about drag story hour. The Conversation. (22 oktober).
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Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Engström, L. (2023). Revisiting the notion of the public library as a meeting place : challenges to the mission of promoting democracy in times of political turmoil. Journal of Documentation. 79 (7). 178-195.
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Carlsson, H. (2023). Content Moderation and Fact-Checking A study of Journalist’s Information Practices in the Contemporary News Media Landscape. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies. 4 (1). 75-78.
Status: Published - Engström, L., Skøtt, B., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J. (2023). An Act of Balance : Exploring the Boundaries of Librarianship in Times of Political Turmoil in Sweden and Denmark. .
- Ihrmark, D., Tyrkkö, J., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2023). Trolling the Library : the digital threat to the democratic mission of public libraries. Presented at Big Data 2023, November 30th - December 1st, Växjö.
- Ihrmark, D., Tyrkkö, J., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2023). Trolling the Library: The digital threat to the democratic mission of public libraries. .
- Carlsson, H., Rivano Eckerdal, J. (2023). Folkbibliotekslandskapets roller och relationer : En studie om styrdokument, flernivåstyrning och det nya folkbibliotekslandskapets komposition. . Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper. 157.
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Carlsson, H., Johnson-Jones, N. (2023). Rusta biblioteksmedarbetare för demokratins inneboende konflikter.. Bibliotek i samhälle. 2. 22-24.
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Carlsson, H. (2022). Bridging the gap between policy and practice : Unpacking the commercial rhetoric of Google for Education. European Educational Research Journal. 21 (4). 680-701.
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Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J. (2022). ”Det känns som att jag bara sitter och väntar på att det ska explodera” : politisk påverkan på de kommunala folkbibliotekens verksamhet i sex sydsvenska regioner. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies. 3 (1). 26-43.
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Hanell, F., Hansson, J., Carlsson, H. (2022). Public libraries in a changing political landscape : results from a survey on political influence and pressure on public libraries in Southern Sweden. Information research. 27.
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Rivano Eckerdal, J., Carlsson, H. (2022). Plastic policies : Contemporary opportunities and challenges in public libraries’ enactment of cultural policy. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies. 3 (1). 1-25.
Status: Published - Hanell, F., Hansson, J., Carlsson, H. (2022). Public libraries in a changing political landscape : Results from a survey on political influence and pressure on public libraries in Southern Sweden. Conceptions of Library and Information Science - CoLIS11 : 11th International Conference, 29 May–1 June, Oslo, Norway.
- Olsson Dahlquist, L., Carlsson, H. (2022). Folkbiblioteket som idé och praktik. Biblioteksgeografin : En antologi om biblioteksväsende och biblioteksforskning. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB. 131-146.
- Carlsson, H., Sundin, O. (2020). Educating for Democracy? : The Role of Media and Information Literacy Education for Pupils in Swedish Compulsory School. Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020, Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020, Proceedings. 307-326.
- Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2020). Netnography in the Digital Humanities. Doing Digital Humanities : Concepts, Approaches, Cases. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 45-64.
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Hanell, F., Carlsson, H., Engström, L., Hansson, J. (2025). Canaries of Democracy : The Role of Public Libraries in Times of Political Turmoil. Public Library Quarterly. 44 (2). 198-222.
Status: Published -
Engström, L., Skøtt, B., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J. (2024). An Act of Balance : Exploring the Boundaries of Librarianship in Times of Political Turmoil in Sweden and Denmark. Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidskrift. 27 (1). 8-25.
Status: Published -
Engström, L., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2024). Drag story hour at public libraries : the reading child and the construction of fear and othering in Swedish cultural policy debate. Journal of Documentation. 80 (7). 226-245.
Status: Published -
Hanell, F., Carlsson, H., Engström, L. (2024). The public library as a political symbol : a post-political reading of the demise of the consensus-model in Swedish cultural policy. The International Journal of Cultural Policy. 30 (7). 899-913.
Status: Published -
Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Engström, L. (2023). Revisiting the notion of the public library as a meeting place : challenges to the mission of promoting democracy in times of political turmoil. Journal of Documentation. 79 (7). 178-195.
Status: Published -
Carlsson, H. (2022). Bridging the gap between policy and practice : Unpacking the commercial rhetoric of Google for Education. European Educational Research Journal. 21 (4). 680-701.
Status: Published -
Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J. (2022). ”Det känns som att jag bara sitter och väntar på att det ska explodera” : politisk påverkan på de kommunala folkbibliotekens verksamhet i sex sydsvenska regioner. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies. 3 (1). 26-43.
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Hanell, F., Hansson, J., Carlsson, H. (2022). Public libraries in a changing political landscape : results from a survey on political influence and pressure on public libraries in Southern Sweden. Information research. 27.
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Rivano Eckerdal, J., Carlsson, H. (2022). Plastic policies : Contemporary opportunities and challenges in public libraries’ enactment of cultural policy. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies. 3 (1). 1-25.
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Carlsson, H., Sundin, O. (2018). À la recherche de la délégation de connaissances à l’école'. Education comparée. 19. 235-259.
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Carlsson, H., Larsson, S., Svensson, L., Åström, F. (2017). Consumer credit behavior in the digital context : a bibliometric analysis and literature review. Journal of financial counceling and planning. 28 (1). 76-94.
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Sundin, O., Haider, J., Andersson, C., Carlsson, H., Kjellberg, S. (2017). The search-ification of everyday life and the mundane-ification of search. Journal of Documentation. 73 (2). 224-243.
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Sundin, O., Carlsson, H. (2016). Outsourcing trust to the information infrastructure in schools : how search engines order knowledge in education practices. Journal of Documentation. 72 (6). 990-1007.
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Carlsson, H. (2015). Researching Public Libraries and the Social Web, 2006-2012. Journal of Documentation. 71 (4). 632-649.
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Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Lindh, K. (2013). Exploring multiple spaces and practices : a note on the use of ethnography in LIS-research. Information research. 18 (3).
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Carlsson, H. (2012). Working with Facebook in Public Libraries : A Backstage Glimpse into the Library 2.0 Rhetoric. Libri (Copenhagen). 62 (3). 199-210.
Status: Published
Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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Engström, L., Hanell, F., Carlsson, H. (2024). Sweden's libraries caught in a political row about drag story hour. The Conversation. (22 oktober).
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Carlsson, H., Johnson-Jones, N. (2023). Rusta biblioteksmedarbetare för demokratins inneboende konflikter.. Bibliotek i samhälle. 2. 22-24.
Status: Published
Article, review/survey (Other academic)
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Carlsson, H., Ahlryd, S. (2024). Främja läsning på nationella minoritetsspråk. Digiteket.
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Carlsson, H. (2024). Läsfrämjandets geografi. https://digiteket.se/om-digiteket/. KB och Statens kulturråd.
Status: Published
Article, book review (Refereed)
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Carlsson, H. (2023). Content Moderation and Fact-Checking A study of Journalist’s Information Practices in the Contemporary News Media Landscape. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies. 4 (1). 75-78.
Status: Published
Article, book review (Other academic)
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Carlsson, H. (2014). Current research in Nordic Library and information science : Anmeldelse af Hanna Carlsson: Libraries, black metal and corporate finance : current research in Nordic Library and information science. Nordisk tidskrift for informationsvitenskab og kulturformidling. 3 (1). 45-48.
Status: Published
Article, book review (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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Carlsson, H. (2011). [Review of] Boken & biblioteket. Rasmus Fleischer : 193 s. Stockholm: Ink förlag, 2001. ISBN 978-91-978469-2-9. Biblis. Stockholm, Föreningen Biblis. (56). 77-78.
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Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
- Carlsson, H. (2013). Den nya stadens bibliotek : Om teknik, förnuft och känsla i gestaltningen av kunskaps- och upplevelsestadens folkbibliotek. Doctoral Thesis. Lund, Faculty of Humanities and Theology, Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University. 212.
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J., Ehrenberg, M. (2024). Folkbiblioteket - demokratins kanariefågel?. En ifrågasatt demokrati : Forskare och praktiker i dialog. Göteborg och Stockholm, Makadam Förlag. 187-216.
- Carlsson, H., Rivano Eckerdal, J. (2018). Det osynliggjorda arbetet : konflikter och möjligheter för (folk)bibliotekariens kompetenser i en politiskt turbulent tid. Bibliotekarier i teori och praktik : utbildningsperspektiv på en unik profession. Lund, BTJ Förlag. 191-208.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Olsson Dahlquist, L., Carlsson, H. (2022). Folkbiblioteket som idé och praktik. Biblioteksgeografin : En antologi om biblioteksväsende och biblioteksforskning. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB. 131-146.
- Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2020). Netnography in the Digital Humanities. Doing Digital Humanities : Concepts, Approaches, Cases. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 45-64.
Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Carlsson, H. (2015). Lärande, delaktighet och förändring i en digital samtid. En lärandemiljö för ett samhälle i förändring : Erfarenheter, metoder och koncept från lärcentrum på stadsbiblioteket i Malmö. Lund, BTJ Förlag. 62-63.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Carlsson, H., Kamal, A.M., Järpvall, C. (2025). Innovation hesitancy : exploring reluctance to digital innovation in the Swedish cultural sector. Information research an International Electronic Journal, 30, iConf (2025). 627-634.
- Hanell, F., Hansson, J., Carlsson, H. (2022). Public libraries in a changing political landscape : Results from a survey on political influence and pressure on public libraries in Southern Sweden. Conceptions of Library and Information Science - CoLIS11 : 11th International Conference, 29 May–1 June, Oslo, Norway.
- Carlsson, H., Sundin, O. (2020). Educating for Democracy? : The Role of Media and Information Literacy Education for Pupils in Swedish Compulsory School. Sustainable Digital Communities : 15th International Conference, iConference 2020, Boras, Sweden, March 23–26, 2020, Proceedings. 307-326.
- Rivano Eckerdal, J., Carlsson, H. (2017). The plasticity of policies : contemporary opportunities and challenges when public libraries enact cultural policy. The 8th Nordic Conference on Cultural Policy Research (NCCPR 2017) : Helsinki, Finland, 23-25 August, 2017.
- Carlsson, H., Sundin, O. (2017). Searching for delegated knowledge in elementary schools. Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Zadar, Croatia, 20-23 September, 2016: Part 2. Information Research, 22(1).
- Carlsson, H. (2012). Public library Facebook use : established positions renegotiated?. iConference '12 : Proceedings of the 2012 iConference. 450-452.
- Carlsson, H. (2011). How to study social media practises in converging library spaces : Making the case for deploying co-presence ethnography in studies of 2.0-libraries. Information Science and Social Media : Proceedings of the International Conference Information Science and Social Media ISSOME 2011, August 24-26, Åbo/Turku, Finland. 83-90.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Ihrmark, D., Tyrkkö, J., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2024). Considering KNIME Workflows as Shareable Resources : An Example from ‘Trolling the Library’. Presented at HumInfra Conference (HiC) 2024, Gothenburg.
- Engström, L., Skøtt, B., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F., Hansson, J. (2023). An Act of Balance : Exploring the Boundaries of Librarianship in Times of Political Turmoil in Sweden and Denmark. .
- Ihrmark, D., Tyrkkö, J., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2023). Trolling the Library : the digital threat to the democratic mission of public libraries. Presented at Big Data 2023, November 30th - December 1st, Växjö.
- Ihrmark, D., Tyrkkö, J., Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. (2023). Trolling the Library: The digital threat to the democratic mission of public libraries. .
Report (Other academic)
- Carlsson, H., Rivano Eckerdal, J. (2023). Folkbibliotekslandskapets roller och relationer : En studie om styrdokument, flernivåstyrning och det nya folkbibliotekslandskapets komposition. . Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper. 157.
- Rivano Eckerdal, J., Carlsson, H. (2018). Styrdokumenten i vardagen : en undersökning av kulturpolitiska styrdokuments strategiska och praktiska betydelse för folkbibliotek i fem skånska kommuner. Lund, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, Lunds universitet. 102.
- Carlsson, H., Sundin, O. (2018). Sök- och källkritik i grundskolan : En forskningsrapport. Lund, Lund University. 82.
- Rönkkö, K., Urinboyev, R., Svensson, M., Svensson, L., Carlsson, H. (2017). Literature Review of Social Media in Professional Organisations 2000-2015 : Work, Stress, Power Relations, Leadership, Librarians, Teachers, and Social Workers. Kristianstad, Kristianstad university press. 72.
- Rönkkö, K., Svensson, M., Svensson, L., Carlsson, H. (2017). Empirisk studie av sociala medier i professionella organisationer 2013-2016 : Skola, social omsorg, och bibliotek. Kristianstad, Kristianstad university press. 113.
- Larsson, S., Svensson, L., Carlsson, H. (2016). Digital Consumption and Over-Indebtedness Among Young Adults in Sweden. Lund, Lund University Internet Institute. 112.
- Carlsson, H., Larsson, S., Åström, F. (2015). Överskuldsättning och konsumtionsmönster i det digitala samhället – en kunskapsöversikt. Lund, Lund University Internet Institute (LUii). 82.
- Carlsson, H., Larsson, S., Åström, F. (2015). Over-Indebtedness and Consumption Patterns in Digital Society – A Research Review. Lund, Lund university internet institute. 80.
- Carlsson, H., Larsson, S., Åström, F. (2014). Delrapport : Presentation av kunskapsöversikt om konsumtion och överskuldsättning i det digitala samhället. Lund, Lund University. 18.
- Carlsson, H. (2008). ABM i Skåne : Lägesrapport från ett nätverk i förändring. ABM Skåne. 53.
Collection (editor) (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Kjellberg, S., Carlsson, H., Wiklund, G., Haider, J., Hanell, F., et al. (2012). En vänbok till Birgitta Olander : tankar och erfarenheter från f d studenter. Lund, Lund University Open Access.
Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Ahlryd, S., Andersson, C., Carlsson, H., Centerwall, U., Engström, L., et al. (2024). Stärkta skolbibliotek kräver stora satsningar på att utbilda bibliotekarier. Göteborgsposten. 1.
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Carlsson, H. (2012). Varför man kan dra paralleller mellan ett svenskt folkbibliotek och Matrix-trilogin.
Blog post at Peter Alsbjergs blog.
. - Carlsson, H. (2009). Användningen av Wikis som verktyg för lärande i högre utbildning : hinder och möjligheter.