國內公共圖書館近年來致力充實館內電子資源，提供豐富的資料庫資源給予大眾閱讀分享與選擇。北市圖擁有豐富的中文繪本資料庫，但林老師說故事團隊鮮有使用電子繪本進行說故事活動。因此，本研究為探討電子繪本融入林老師說故事活動的可行性與實施方式，採用行動研究方法，進行二階段十場次的行動研究，兒童參與活動共有89人次，從行動研究的實施來評估電子繪本說故事活動是否提升兒童閱讀興趣、改善紙本說故事的限制，並提出活動實施程序，以利活動設計與實施。 為能讓行動方案的實施更符合說故事活動需求，本研究提出「電子繪本選擇的原則」，協助說故事人進行繪本的選擇，並發展「電子繪本說故事行動方案」從活動目的、活動資源取用、活動作業程序、活動方式與獎勵、活動實施注意事項等要點來說明行動方案，提供給林老師執行活動的參考，並邀請林老師實施活動，藉由訪談方式了解林老師對於活動實施的看法與建議。 研究結果歸納：(1)行動方案可以幫助林老師實施活動以及選擇電子繪本；(2)電子繪本的特性可以改善紙本說故事的限制；(3)兒童參加電子繪本說故事活動興趣提升；(4)非線性閱讀的選擇自由之特性適合中年級以上兒童；(5)電子繪本適合應用在林老師說故事活動並值得推廣；(6)電子繪本的優勢使得說故事活動更具豐富性。 最後，本研究提出研究建議，供相關單位參考：(1)增購中文繪本資料庫；(2)辦理電子繪本利用教育研習，招募林老師加入；(3)開放權限，協助林老師取用電子資源；(4)解決線上閱讀數位版權數問題；(5)增購電子白板設備以促進林老師說故事效益；(6)辦理電子繪本的說故事活動觀摩會；(7)善用資料庫介面特性以進行活動設計；(8)要了解電子繪本內容才能進行活動設計。 / Rapid developments in digital information technology and Internet communication have changed the ways to retrieve information, and increased the demand for information. For modern Digital Natives, the establishment of reading promotion for children in a library should adopt diverse methods to promote reading. Aside from printed books, public libraries in our nation have recently been devoted to enriching their electronic recourses to provide diverse reading databases for the public to choose from. In Taipei Public Library, there are rich databases of Chinese picture books; however, these books are rarely used by the storytelling team, Teacher Lin. The present study therefore aimed at exploring the feasibility and execution of the adoption of electronic picture books in Teacher Lin’s storytelling. The study adopted the action research to investigate whether electronic picture books storytelling would arouse children’s interests in reading and improve the limitations in printed books storytelling, and to offer advice for designs and procedures of electronic picture books storytelling. The present study provides criteria for selections of electronic picture books, and guidelines for electronic picture books storytelling, including objectives, available recourses, procedures, and ways of rewards of storytelling activities. Teacher Lin thus may follow these criteria and guidelines when carrying out storytelling activities. Feedback from Teacher Lin then was collected via interviews. The results of the study were addressed as follows. First, the action research was helpful in Teacher Lin’s storytelling and selections of electronic picture books. Second, features of electronic picture books could improve the limitations in printed books storytelling. Third, children’s motivation was enhanced in electronic picture books storytelling. Fourth, nonlinear reading was more suitable for children of intermediate grades. Fifth, it was worthwhile to promote electronic picture books storytelling in Teacher Lin’s storytelling activities. Sixth, in terms of storytelling, electronic picture books were more beneficial than hardcopy books. Lastly, the following were some suggestions. First, it is essential to purchase more databases of Chinese picture books. Second, workshops about the adoption of electronic picture books may be held, and members in Teacher Lin are recruited. Third, members in Teacher Lin should be allowed to access to these databases. Fourth, issues on intellectual property rights of online reading need to be solved. Fifth, purchases of electronic white boards can promote effectiveness of Teacher Lin’s storytelling. Sixth, demonstrations of electronic picture books storytelling need to be held. Seventh, features of interface of databases need to be well used to design activities. Eighth, understanding of content of electronic picture books is essential for activity design.

The aim of this study was to, through a qualitative method, investigate students’ participation in a specific library blog to find out what motivate them to create and share digital book recommendations through videos. It also intended to describe the students’ own views of their participation.We conducted interviews with eight students in the ages 12 and 13, who all had similar experiences regarding the blog creation but diverse attitudes concerning the blog production and intentions to participate.The results showed that the strongest motivating forces behind the students' participation in the blog creation was that they enjoyed the making of the videos and also because they wanted to inspire others to read more and create resembling blogs.

37 % aller Kinder wird niemals ein Buch vorgelesen, weder im Elternhaus noch im Kindergarten oder in der Schule. Dies geht aus einer aktuellen Umfrage der Stiftung Lesen hervor. Dabei ist das Vorlesen die Mutter des Lesens, wie Goethe schon wusste.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the literacy environment at home, at school and in the community and the development of voluntary reading and thus a reading habit. This research is relevant as there is an alarming drop out rate, poor matriculation results and low scores in reading performance tests in South African schools. Many factors and possible causes can contribute to this, but a major problem is the lack of a reading habit, low literacy levels and an environment that is not supportive of literacy. As a result, many children are still leaving school functionally illiterate. In order to develop a reading habit, learners must get maximum support and encouragement from their literacy environment, as children learn from what is going on around them. The major role players in the learner's literacy environment, are the home and family (microstructure), the school and teachers, and his community which includes libraries (macrostructure). A literature study on the foundations, contexts and practices of literacy, voluntary reading and environmental factors that affect reading provides the theoretical basis and a conceptual framework for this study. The research method used is a case study with the focus on a sample of learners from Grade 3 - 7 from schools in the Highveld Ridge and Gauteng East area. Due to budgetary and logistical constraints, rural areas are not included. The empirical survey investigates various aspects of the literacy environment. The survey method, with questionnaires for learners, teachers and headmasters, was used. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to generate data. The findings are that many learners experience difficulties which hinder the development of a reading habit, for example: schools and communities do not have libraries, or access to them is limited; appropriate reading materials are not available; or learners do not have access to them; multilingualism is a major problem in a country with eleven official languages, as many learners have to learn and teachers have to teach in a language other than their mother tongue; parents are not literate and cannot help their children; socio-economic conditions are not conductive to reading; there is a lack of support from governmental at various levels. Although findings in a case study cannot be generalised, certain conclusions and suggestions can guide teachers, parents and librarians to create a more supportive literacy environment to encourage voluntary reading. / Information Science / M.A. (Information Science)

37 % aller Kinder wird niemals ein Buch vorgelesen, weder im Elternhaus noch im Kindergarten oder in der Schule. Dies geht aus einer aktuellen Umfrage der Stiftung Lesen hervor. Dabei ist das Vorlesen die Mutter des Lesens, wie Goethe schon wusste.

Solicitud de embargo por publicación en revista indexada. / Para el espectador los finales de las películas, libros o series, suelen en algunas ocasiones, quedar con tramas inconclusas, desarrollo de personajes incompletos, etc. Por ello, algunos fans, a la expectativa de querer saber las futuras situaciones en las que podrían encontrarse sus personajes en un próximo libro o al verse con la historia ya terminada por el autor, deciden crear sus propias versiones. A esta práctica, popular en los jóvenes de hoy en día, se le conoce como fanfiction. Existen plataformas web tales como: fanfiction.net, Archive of our own, etc, las cuales albergan cientos de historias creadas por los fans. En este contexto, inicialmente con un fin lúdico, los escritores se han apropiado y/o reinterpretado dichos elementos (personajes, características, universos) para crear fanfiction; de modo que, sin ellos darse cuenta, han comenzado a mejorar sus capacidades de lectura y escritura. Este trabajo de investigación aborda la problemática con respecto a si las comunidades fanfiction pueden ser de utilidad en un ámbito formal, como por ejemplo el educativo. En especial, el estudio analiza si la práctica del fanfiction fomenta la lectura y escritura en los jóvenes. Para ello se ha realizado una investigación cualitativa a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas a autores de la plataforma Wattpad. Se ha podido observar que la interacción social es uno de los principales ejes que motivan a los escritores jóvenes a seguir creciendo en la plataforma y seguir nutriéndose de conocimientos para mejorar sus historias. / For the viewer, the endings of movies, books or series tend; in some occasions, to be left with unfinished plots, incomplete character development, etc. For this reason, some fans, in the expectation of wanting to know the future situations in which their characters could find themselves in an upcoming book or when seeing the story already finished by the author, decide to create their own versions. This practice, very popular in today´s youth, is known as fanfiction. There are web platforms such as: fanfiction.net, Archive of our own, etc. which house hundreds of stories created by fans. In this context, initially with a playful purpose, the writers have appropriated and/or reinterpreted these elements (characters, characteristics, universes) to create fanfiction. So, without them realizing it, they have begun to improve their reading and writing skills. This research work addresses the problem regarding whether fanfiction communities can be useful in a formal setting, such as education. In particular, the study examines whether the practice of fanfiction encourages reading and writing in young people. For this, a qualitative research has been carried out through semi-structured interviews with authors of the Wattpad platform. It has been observed that social interaction is one of the main axes that motivate young writers to continue growing on the platform and continue to nourish themselves with knowledge to improve their stories. / Tesis

This two years master's thesis examines the experience of children who read to a dog. The theoretical framework is inspired by sociocultural theory developed by Roger Säljö and the concept carnival inspired by Mikhail Bakhtin. The sociocultural theory has been chosen because it emphasizes the role of practice, instruments and communication in learning and the concept carnival has been chosen to analyze the experience of reading to a dog. The method used is qualitative interview and observation. A total of eight interviews and two observations when children read to a dog have been collected. One interview is with a teacher and seven interviews are with the children (six children participated and one child was interviewed twice). The method of analysis is a process in three stages where the first stage is to explore what the children say, the next stage examines the meaning of what is being said and the third stage understands it in relation to the theoretical framework and prior done research. Important results are that most of the children participating in this thesis have a positive experience of reading to a dog. The children read to a dog in different rooms, at different times and the children read to several dogs. The instrument used was fiction books. Since the purpose was to read only to the dogs the role of the teacher who was in the room during the sessions was described by the children as passive. The observations showed a more active role where the teacher helped the children with difficult words. Most children pet the dog while reading and they gave the dog a treat afterwards. The discussion of this thesis focuses on the role of the libraries. It also gives examples on how to develop reading to dogs and what studies can be done in the future. For the program to evolve more literacy activities can be incorporated and the role of the adult and the dog can be more active. This is a two years master’s thesis in Archive, Library and Museum studies.

The aim of this study is to increase knowledge on how librarians in Sweden can use the method “barnlitterära vandringar” (children literary walks, editor’s translation) for literacy and reading promotion for children and youth. The method hasn’t earlier been investigated in a library context. The study explores the experiences of librarians participating in a method workshop and their planning and application of the method at the libraries with children and youth. The study also includes an interview with Maria Nikolajeva, the creator of the method, to explain the scientific background and content of the method. The theoretical framework is based on concepts of fantasy and dramatizing, multimodality, literacy practices and three approaches to reading. The empirical material was col-lected with semi-structured interviews and the analysis was conducted with thematic analysis. The results show how the informants can implement the method when working with children and how the method workshop has changed their perspective and way to work with reading promotion. The study's conclusion is that the method complies with the library's mission, it is a method that is adaptable for children. The study also shows that the method requires a lot of resources in terms of time and staffing when implemented with children. The study high-lights the advantages and disadvantages of organizing children's literary walks as a reading promotional activity in an outdoor environment. It shows an insecurity connected to the method's name and how to market it to partic-ipants. The method includes multimodal elements that enable different literacy practices and can promote reading in different ways, such as increased book lending and an enhanced reading experience. Through adaptations the method can be used for all three approaches to reading. This is a two years master´s thesis in Library and Information Science.

This master´s thesis is a qualitative study that examines reader leaders’ experiences of Shared Reading with children and young people aged 11-17 years. Ten reader leaders were interviewed about their arguments to work with Shared Reading with children and teenagers and whether they feel that Shared Reading contributes to increased engagement in reading among the young people they have met. The study also examines what motives the reader leaders have for working with Shared Reading in schools and if they see any problems or difficulties when working with Shared Reading in schools. To shed light on the work with Shared Reading in libraries and schools, the theory of practice architectures has been used. I conducted a qualitative interview study with ten informants. The qualitative results were analysed with content analysis.The results shows that the informants emphasize that reading aloud makes the texts accessible, even to those who are inexperienced or unwilling to read. The informants states that it gives participants a feeling of being accepted regardless of previous experiences of reading. The social context is an important part of Shared Reading. The informants appreciate the joint meaning-making and that the participants help each other to understand a text. The fact that everyone's voices are important in the group is inclusive, and to do things together in a group promotes reading engagement. Shared Reading is a method that promotes reading, but joint reading also promotes the participants' personal development and group relationships. Informants emphasize that the young participants see that people's differences and different opinions are good, and that they practice arguing and accepting the participants' different opinions. Thus, Shared Reading can promote the group's relationships and be a way of working for democratic values. Furthermore, this study shows many benefits for libraries to collaborate with schools through Shared Reading. In outreach work towards the school, Shared Reading reaches more children than those who come to the public library. By collaborating with the school and teachers, the opportunity to be more adults around reading sessions with Shared Reading increases. Informants have also experienced that young people are not used to relating reading to their own lives and that assessment affects students' relationship to text conversations and reading. Shared Reading can be a complement to the school's reading, which is more focused on an analytical reading of text and evaluative reading comprehension. Shared Reading can serve as a space free from assessment and a performance-oriented culture in schools.When young people see themselves as competent readers, it can motivate further reading. Sharing thoughts and discussing texts together with others motivates children and young people to participate in the joint reading. Informants see that the democratic and inclusive values that Shared Reading stands for can be motivating and engaging. Based on the results of this study, Shared Reading removes the barriers to reading and opens paths for literature to strengthen readers' self-confidence and reader identity. Shared Reading in libraries and schools can promote the reading of literature in a way that creates empathy, builds relationships, and is inclusive and democratic.

This study aims to acquire knowledge about the concept of drag storytimes in public libraries. It addresses research questions regarding their relation to the libraries' mission, as well as associated experiences with and perceptions of these events. The study adopts a qualitative approach, utilizing interviews with different stakeholders, alongside non-participatory observation, as well as media and social media analysis. The theoretical frameworks of agonistic pluralism and visibility are employed.  Findings show that drag storytimes promote accessibility, representation, and acceptance of diversity, aligning with libraries' democratic mission. They also bridge the gap between the art form drag and literature, serving as a means for libraries to encourage and facilitate children's reading. Findings also highlight misconceptions and misrepresentations of drag storytimes in media and public discourse. While libraries have encountered challenges and resistance when hosting drag storytimes, they have also received significant appreciation and support. Resistance is based on concerns about sexualization, indoctrination and unsuitability for children. These concerns are addressed with observations and interviews, which refute these notions.  This study finds that the purpose of drag storytimes lies in promoting reading and providing entertaining experiences for children, emphasizing their child-centric nature. Opinions and perceptions influenced by adults' perspectives, biases, and fears impact the power dynamics among libraries, the public, and politics. This study underscores the challenges faced by libraries in this dynamic and emphasizes their resilience. It underlines the importance of information dissemination, communication, and destigmatization of drag and drag storytimes. By engaging in open conversations, librarians can address misconceptions, confront prejudices, and broaden perspectives.