Résumés
Abstract
The paper presents findings of a study that evaluated the inclusion of easy-to-read materials in Croatian public libraries. Using a checklist method, catalogues of the 41 largest and smallest public libraries in each Croatian county were compared with the Bibliography of Printed Easy-to-Read Materials Published in Croatia, comprising 29 titles. The collected data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS. Findings show that only one studied library holds all titles, and nearly half of them have more than half of the titles listed in the Bibliography. Although there are some deviations, the study identified the following pattern: an increasing number of titles and copies was observed relative to county population size and library type by service area. In most cases, the largest number of copies and titles is found in the largest libraries. As the study focused only on the largest and smallest county libraries, the results are not generalizable to all Croatian public libraries. The results highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the surveyed collections regarding their coverage of easy-to-read materials and offer guidance for librarians in future collection development of this material. Given that reading difficulties, especially dyslexia, are issues that can significantly impair one’s quality of life, public libraries have the opportunity, through the acquisition and promotion of easy-to-read materials, to substantially contribute to improving the quality of life for such individuals and to raise public awareness of these issues. This is the first research that investigated the inclusion of easy-to-read materials in the collections of public libraries in Croatia.
Keywords:
- checklist method,
- collection evaluation,
- Croatia,
- easy-to-read book material,
- public libraries
Résumé
Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude ayant évalué l’intégration de documents en lecture facile dans les bibliothèques publiques croates. À l’aide d’une méthode de liste de vérification, les catalogues des 41 plus grandes et plus petites bibliothèques publiques de chaque comté croate ont été comparés à la Bibliographie des documents imprimés en lecture facile publiés en Croatie, qui comprend 29 titres. Les données recueillies ont été analysées de manière descriptive à l’aide du logiciel SPSS. Les résultats montrent qu’une seule bibliothèque parmi celles étudiées possède l’ensemble des titres, et que près de la moitié d’entre elles disposent de plus de la moitié des titres répertoriés dans la Bibliographie. Bien que certaines variations existent, l’étude a mis en évidence le schéma suivant : le nombre de titres et d’exemplaires augmente en fonction de la taille de la population du comté et du type de bibliothèque selon sa zone de desserte. Dans la plupart des cas, le plus grand nombre d’exemplaires et de titres se trouve dans les plus grandes bibliothèques. Comme l’étude s’est concentrée uniquement sur les plus grandes et les plus petites bibliothèques de chaque comté, les résultats ne peuvent être généralisés à l’ensemble des bibliothèques publiques croates. Les résultats mettent en lumière les forces et les faiblesses des collections examinées quant à leur couverture des documents en lecture facile et offrent des pistes pour guider les bibliothécaires dans le développement futur de ce type de collection. Étant donné que les difficultés de lecture, en particulier la dyslexie, sont des problématiques susceptibles d’affecter considérablement la qualité de vie, les bibliothèques publiques ont l’occasion, grâce à l’acquisition et à la promotion de documents en lecture facile, de contribuer de manière significative à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie de ces personnes et de sensibiliser le public à ces enjeux. Il s’agit de la première recherche portant sur l’intégration de documents en lecture facile dans les collections des bibliothèques publiques en Croatie.
Mots-clés :
- dévelopment de collection,
- Croatie,
- bibliothèques publiques,
- matériel de lecture facile,
- méthode par liste de contrôle
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