A survey of young people's reading in England: Borrowing and choosing books
Abstract
This article reports on selected results of a comprehensive survey of children's reading in England, carried out online in 2005 by the National Centre for Research in Children's Literature at Roehampton University. With 4182 responses from children living in England aged from 4 to 16 years, the survey is a follow-up to a similar study completed in 1996. The article concentrates on those issues included in the survey which are of particular interest to children's librarians, specifically questions relating to borrowing books, choosing books, reading recommendations, book reviews, school libraries and classroom book corners.
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Adolescent engagement in recreational book reading is reportedly in decline in the Western world.
“Adolescent engagement in recreational book reading is reportedly in decline in the Western world”
From Are Western Australian adolescents keen book readers? (2014) · cites this paper as Maynard, Mackay & Smyth, 2008
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- Authors
- Maynard, S., Mackay, S., & Smyth, F.
- Affiliations
- Loughborough University (GB)
- University of Roehampton (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Maynard, Sally
- ORCID
- Maynard, Sally
- Venue
- Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-12
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 239-253
- ISSN
- 0022-2232 (ISSN-L)
- 0961-0006
- 1741-6477
- OpenAlex
- W2008700234
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Literacy and Educational Practices
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
- Keywords
- children's reading, library circulation, book selection, reading recommendations, school libraries, children's librarians, reading habits, England
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