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The female-friendly public library: gender differences in adolescents’ uses and perceptions of U.S. public libraries
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| Title: | The female-friendly public library: gender differences in adolescents’ uses and perceptions of U.S. public libraries |
| Authors: | Agosto, Denise E.
Paone, Kimberly L.
Ipock, Gretchen S. |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Citation: | Library Trends, 56 (2): pp. 387-401 |
| Abstract: | This article reports the results of a written survey of ninety-seven
female and male adolescents, ages fourteen through seventeen, at
two U.S. public libraries. In addition to exploring gender-related
variance in the reasons for which teenagers use public libraries, the
survey investigated how frequently the respondents needed information
relating to twelve major topic areas and how useful they
considered public libraries in helping them to find information
relating to these topics. For the most part, the results indicated no
significant gender difference in the respondents’ reasons for using
libraries or in their frequency of information needs. The only
major gender difference was the girls’ tendency to rate libraries as
more useful in helping them to meet their personal information
needs, making public libraries “female-friendly spaces” for adolescent
girls. The authors conclude with suggestions for helping both
female and male adolescents realize the full potential of public libraries
and public library services. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2736 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (IST)
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