Introduction

Abstract

Libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) have a long, interrelated history and, since the turn of the century, growing relations between LAMs have become more apparent.Internationally, the number of collaborative projects and partnerships has increased and the incidence of libraries, archives, or museums sharing premises or even merging has grown.Many of the collaborations follow trends in digitalization, which can be seen in the development of shared digital cultural heritage platforms and content sharing.Accordingly, digital convergence among LAMs is a growing field of research.The number of cross-sectoral textbooks and other publications is slowly increasing and collaborations between sector-specific educational environments are discussed in tertiary education.Collectively, this indicates that a common LAM perspective is in the process of becoming an established phenomenon (Hvenegaard Rasmussen and Hjørland 2021).Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) offers a fruitful region for LAM research for several reasons.First, Scandinavian LAM institutions are relatively well funded and developed compared to the situation in other parts of the world.Second, LAMs in Scandinavia are governed by a cultural policy rooted in the welfare states' values of enlightenment, community building, and participatory democracy.Third, some of the tertiary education of the respective LAM professionals in Scandinavia is in cross-sectoral departments, or so-called "LAM departments."In Sweden and Denmark, some departments offer programs and specializations in library and information science, archival science, and museum studies, and in Norway there are programs in library and information science and archival science in joint departments.In this book, we will address all three sectors.The book encompasses a common LAM perspective and addresses issues related to LAM institutions' environment, collections, and challenges.1

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