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The Value of a Library Catalog for Selecting Children's Picture Books |
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| Authors: | Katarina ?vab Maja ?umer |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Sloveniakatarina.svab@ff.uni-lj.si;3. Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to determine how parents select picture books for their children and which bibliographic data are important as they choose between different versions of the same title. Thirty-six parents of preschool children aged one to six years were interviewed and observed as they chose one version of the picture book Cinderella from among six bibliographic records and then selected from among six physical versions. Parents described the criteria and the reasons for their selections. The results indicate that the parents experienced difficulties using the library catalog and that the current bibliographic elements are inadequate. |
| Keywords: | bibliographic data library catalogs picture books parents small children |