Paul Kaegbein & Peter Vodosek 
Studies on research in reading and libraries [PDF ebook] 
Approaches and results from several countries

Frontmatter – Contents – Preface – I. Theoretical problems – Methods in reading research – Theoretical and methodological problems of research on reading habits. Remarks, proposals, postulates – Problems connected with the issue of reading competence. Perspectives of the reading public typology – The model of studies on the history of readership – II. General experiences at national level – Books and mass media. Competition and interaction – Adult reading habits – Changes in reading habits and library use in Hungary – The structure of Hungarian library users’ literary experience – Reading in India. Issues for research – Some reading research in Australia in the 1980’s – The study of reading activity in the context of Australian libraries – Sociologie de la lecture et des usages en bibliothèque. Quelques recherches récentes – Die Schriftreform in der Türkei und ihre kulturellen Folgen – III. Public library problems – How constant are the readers? – Libraries and communication. The library and book in relation to other media of communication – Social structure, book reading and the function of public libraries. Effects of selectivity of social structure on the quality and quantity of book reading and the use of public libraries – Addresses of authors – Backmatter