Aiga Grenina

Reading culture of the young generation 2014, Lodz,16 X 2014

Teenagers’ perception of

contemporary library

Ph.D. Candidate Aiga Grenina, University of Latvia


Contents of Presentation

Background

Methodological issues

Results

Conclusion


The role of libraries in modern society

Libraries as:

information providers;

cultural centres;

social space;

facilitators of learning.

Teenagers:

future adult users of libraries;

characterised as one of the most susceptible to the risk of abandoning library services.


Methodological issues

Questionnaire:

-one open-ended question

„In your opinion, what a modern library should be like?”

Data processing:

-qualitative content analysis, constant comparison,qualitative data analysis software NVivo 10


A socio-demographic profile of respondents (%; n=61)

Results


The main categories


Library and Technologies48 teenagers (29 girls and 19 boys)


Information Resources48 teenagers (22 girls and 26 boys)

Premises, 39 teenagers (18 girls and 21 boys)


General Description19 teenagers (9 girls and 10 boys)


User-friendly Staff11 teenagers (4 girls and 7 boys)

Staff = librarians, employers, consultants, workers or those providing library services

Characteristics: responsive, clever, educated, helpful, nice, well-informed, friendly, able to provide information about the respective encyclopaedia or book, polite, acceptable, understanding and knowledgeable

Conclusion

The main associations:

-technologies (Internet access and the availability of one or several computers at the library premises);-information resources (books).

Premises of a library are also important:-comfort;-an easy-to-understand layout;-necessity of a reading room.

LIS practioners and teenagers have a different perception of a modern library.

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