What Do Young Teens Think about the Public Library?

Autor/in	Howard, Vivian
Titel	What Do Young Teens Think about the Public Library?
Quelle	In: Library Quarterly, 81 (2011) 3, S.321-344 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0024-2519
DOI	10.1086/660134
Schlagwörter	Library Personnel; Municipalities; Focus Groups; Public Libraries; Early Adolescents; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Satisfaction; Web Sites; Participation; Barriers; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magistrat; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Ausland; Zufriedenheit; Web-Design; Teilnahme; Kanada
Abstract	This article reports on a research study investigating the attitude of twelve- to fifteen-year-old residents of an Eastern Canadian regional municipality to the public library. Phase 1, a quantitative survey, analyzes overall satisfaction ratings and frequency of use of the public library. Phase 2 uses qualitative methodology (focus groups) to illuminate and enrich the findings from the initial survey research. This study concludes that although most young teens in this regional municipality have a positive overall impression of the public library, they are not frequent public library users. In particular, teens highlighted the lack of relationships with library staff, appealing facilities, an appealing teen library Web site, and teen involvement and participation as key barriers to library use. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10