Teenagers, Public Libraries & Secondary Schools Rita Chapman

Teenagers, Public Libraries & Secondary Schools An exploration Rita Chapman

Bundoran Library, Co. Donegal

Acknowledgements
Work colleagues
Eileen Burgess, County Librarian of
Co. Donegal
Lecturers and tutors
LISC NI
Dr. Jessica Bates, Course Director

Personal Research Goals
Improve service to teenagers
Inform library service
Personal development

My Research
Teenagers
Public Libraries
Secondary schools
Secondary school teachers
Library colleagues
Library Management

Limitations
Time constraints
Lack of engagement with teenagers
Researcher’s limitations

Research objectives
Teenagers: How best to serve them
Views of Library staff
Views of Library Management
Explore links/potential links between secondary schools & public libraries
Inform library service

Research Instruments
May 2010: Questionnaires to secondary school teachers ( 4 schools in south Donegal, 10 each)
June 2010: Online questionnaires to library colleagues in Co. Donegal (40)
July & August 2010: Interviews with senior library management (4)

The story so far…
Literature review
Compiling questionnaires
Reminding participants about questionnaires
Coding data as it was returned

The story continued…
Writing methods chapter
Finding themes in data
Transcribing interviews
Evaluating findings

Findings
Not yet completed and I am currently compiling and writing findings
Preliminary findings:
Suggest a need for collaboration between secondary schools and public libraries regarding library provision to teenagers
Library staff must keep up-to-date with trends and ideas
More class visits to public library to showcase library
Secondary school teachers not all aware of resources that can aid them and their students in their work

The Researcher’s Journey!

Teenagers, Public Libraries & Secondary Schools Rita Chapman

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