Strony internetowe bibliotek szkolnych jako narzędzie wspierające rozwijanie zainteresowań czytelniczych dzieci. Porównanie wyników badań z lat 2012 i 2014
School libraries’ websites as a tool supporting development of children’s reading interests. Comparison of research studies’ results from the years 2012-2014

Author(s): Magdalena Wójcik
Subject(s): Education, Library and Information Science
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: school;library;website;children;reading
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses a problem of Internet websites’ role in stimulating development of children’s reading interests. The main objective of the study was to compare the results of the research carried out in 2012, with similar projects conducted in 2014. Cracow primary school libraries’ websites were analyzed qualitatively to discover the extent and type of elements supporting the process of activating reading among children. The analysis included: information about the current library offerings, listings of new acquisitions, publishing news, reviews, the lists of recommended books, information about reading promotion actions, lists of recommended links to web resources, multimedia, educational games, activating elements of Web 2.0, etc. Frequency of occurrence of these elements on the surveyed websites was analyzed quantitatively. As a result, conclusions regarding dynamics of changes in the scope and ways of using libraries websites as potential tools for supporting development of children’s interests in reading were formulated.

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