Observing strategies used by children when selecting books to browse, read or borrow. Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, 45 (4). pp. 483-503. ISSN 1013-090X (2008)
Abstract
This paper described 1. the investigation undertaken to trace the strategies used by children in selecting books to borrow, use or browse in two children's public libraries, and 2. map the information seeking patterns adopted by the selected children. The sample comprised 43 children who used the Bayan Budiman Children's Library, Petaling Jaya and the Kuala Lumpur Children's Library. The children were randomly chosen, aged between 7 and 12 and comprised those who entered the library with the observed behaviour of selecting books to browse, use or borrow. Two stages were used to collect data; 1. observing the children's behaviour as they enter the library to the point when they pick up a book to browse, read or borrow for fifteen to twenty minutes and 2. interviewing those selected with a semi-structure questionnaire.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Library services, Library skills, Information seeking behaviour, Shelf browsing, Browsing behaviour, Childrens libraries, Public libraries, Library users |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Information Management > Library and Information Management By Subject > Information Management > Library Science |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Information Management |
| Depositing User: | Muhammad Shafiq Amirullah |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2022 06:23 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2022 06:23 |
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