Singaporean teens' perceptions of public libraries

• Main Author: Kweh, Dennis Soon Huat.
• Other Authors: Calvert, Phillip
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Public libraries
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20447
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...