2 research outputs found
Volunteering at Archives - a mapping of volunteer management at archives in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
This report constitutes a first attempt to map volunteer management practices in the Nordic archives sector, that is, in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. We have unfortunately not been able to include Iceland in this study, but it would be relevant to include in future studies. This has been done through a survey broadly distributed within the archive sector, as well as additional in-depth follow-up interviews. The main purposes have been to achieve a better understanding of how and to what extent archives in Scandinavia engage with volunteers, different attitudes towards volunteer work and what it entails, and perhaps most importantly, identify needs within the archive sector in the purpose of developing educational material and other types of useful resources. We have also been examining the reasons why some archives have not started working with volunteers, and what would be required to help these archives take the first step in case of expressed interest. Through the results, some comparisons between countries can be made. However, it is important to highlight that, while we received 121 answers to the survey (Denmark: 33, Finland: 21, Norway: 44, Sweden: 23), there were of course many archives who did not answer. Comparisons and analysis need to be made carefully, and certain interpretations will be tentative in nature. This is a first attempt at mapping the volunteer landscape at archives in Nordic countries, and we hope it can serve as an inspiration and basis for further research
Volunteering at Archives - a mapping of volunteer management at archives in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
This report constitutes a first attempt to map volunteer management practices in the Nordic archives sector, that is, in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. We have unfortunately not been able to include Iceland in this study, but it would be relevant to include in future studies. This has been done through a survey broadly distributed within the archive sector, as well as additional in-depth follow-up interviews. The main purposes have been to achieve a better understanding of how and to what extent archives in Scandinavia engage with volunteers, different attitudes towards volunteer work and what it entails, and perhaps most importantly, identify needs within the archive sector in the purpose of developing educational material and other types of useful resources. We have also been examining the reasons why some archives have not started working with volunteers, and what would be required to help these archives take the first step in case of expressed interest. Through the results, some comparisons between countries can be made. However, it is important to highlight that, while we received 121 answers to the survey (Denmark: 33, Finland: 21, Norway: 44, Sweden: 23), there were of course many archives who did not answer. Comparisons and analysis need to be made carefully, and certain interpretations will be tentative in nature. This is a first attempt at mapping the volunteer landscape at archives in Nordic countries, and we hope it can serve as an inspiration and basis for further research