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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1978
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED171305 |
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- The Use of Children's Magazines in a Public Library. Belsches, Jane Faust Bibliographies Children Literature Reviews Masters Theses Periodicals Public Libraries Research Methodology Use Studies This study determined the percentage and kinds of use of children's magazines in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Public Library and developed a user profile. Observation in the children's room, conducted for 31 hours over a six-week period, found that: (1) a little over six percent of the people who enter the children's room use or check out a magazine; (2) fewer than half of those who use a magazine in the library read a magazine article; (3) the magazines that were used most frequently were often not those that had appeared on recommended lists of titles; (4) several patrons seemed unaware of the magazine circulation policy, and others mentioned having some of the same magazine titles at home. Findings of the study indicate a need for a more comprehensive evaluation of the public library's magazine service to determine patrons' needs and interests. An observations chart and a selected bibliography on children's magazines and participant-observation are included. (Author)