Choosing Strategies of Children and the Impact of Age and Gender on Library Use: Insights for Librarians

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Choosing Strategies of Children and the Impact of Age and Gender on Library Use: Insights for Librarians

Libraries continue to be an important source of books for young people, though relatively little is known about how gender and age influence visitation frequency for this purpose. In addition, while supporting children to choose books is part of the role of both school and public librarians, little...

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Main Authors:	Merga, Margaret, Roni, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67432

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