Singaporean teens' perceptions of public libraries

This paper attempts to understand the motivational force that makes teenagers come to public libraries. It is argued that an understanding of the psyche of the teenager is an important step to attract this group of library users. The main argument is that the 'protector' stance adopted by...

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Main Author: Kweh, Dennis Soon Huat.
Other Authors: Calvert, Phillip
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20447
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:This paper attempts to understand the motivational force that makes teenagers come to public libraries. It is argued that an understanding of the psyche of the teenager is an important step to attract this group of library users. The main argument is that the 'protector' stance adopted by library authorities is not the ideal approach.