COLLABORATION. Karin Emanuelsson, Librarian at the Biomedical Library, also provides tips on books on the national radio station’s local affiliate in Gothenburg, Sveriges Radio Göteborg.
“For me, the unusual book suggestions have been the most fun, getting people to discover literature that they wouldn’t have found otherwise,” says Karin Emanuelsson.
Before Karin Emanuelsson began as a librarian at the University Library, she worked at the Gothenburg City Library, and it was then that she began providing suggestions on books on local radio. She now sticks to literature at the Biomedical Library that is suitable for everyone. She is personally interested in medicine and consequently often chooses books in that field.
“It has to be a bit more popular science-oriented; you can’t sit on the radio and talk about titles like “Acute abdominal pain”. Sometimes, it might be a recently released book that finds its way to our library and is especially interesting, like Karin Johannisson’s book “Den sårade Divan” (The Wounded Diva), that I suggested recently,” says Karin Emanuelsson, who also interviewed Karin Johannisson before the radio broadcast.
In her latest book tip, Karin Emanuelsson also brought up “Hjärnans budbärare” (The Brain’s Messengers), written by the science journalist Lena Carlsson and her father, Arvid Carlsson.
“It is a well-written, easy to follow book written for laymen. The brain is an incredibly interesting organ that has become hip of late. Neurology’s in!” notes Karin Emanuelsson.
The book was written before Arvid Carlsson won the Nobel Prize in medicine, and in the book, he and his daughter explain what we know about how the brain works, what mechanisms control our emotions and causes of mental illness. The authors go in to the topic of psychopharmaceuticals and what role these psychiatric medications have played in brain research.
“It’s important to constantly read and learn more! I think the brain is an incredibly fascinating organ where research is currently being conducted at full speed and where pioneering new discoveries are continuously being made. The fact that the book is so good and well written and that it can still hold its own makes it worth reading, of course,” says Karin Emanuelsson, who recently also spoke with Arvid Carlsson about the book and that she was going to suggest it on the radio:
“Of course, we touched on his research and he is still completely involved in multiple projects – and will soon turn 93!”
The radio tips were broadcast on the late morning show, Förmiddag P4 Göteborg, on 17 November at 11:30 a.m.
You can listen to the book suggestions here (2:03 into the show): http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/635590?programid=2369
