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- Title
The State of Digital Books in New Hampshire School Libraries Following the Pandemic.
- Authors
Vallée, Etienne
- Abstract
Digital books are now part of the educational landscape, and school librarians are likely the adults in a school who have had the most experience with them. The COVID-19 pandemic removed many of the barriers that prevented widespread adoption of digital books, from 1:1 devices to technical support, but school librarians remain ambivalent about the role that digital books can play in their collections. This study sought to examine school librarians' perceptions of digital books and determine whether these have changed since a similar study was conducted in 2019. Results indicate that the roles digital books fill in school library collections remain marginal, with most schools reporting book budget allocations of 20 percent or less for digital books. Personally, school librarians enjoy digital books, and they recognize the advantages and limitations that digital books possess and the effect they have on their student readers. School librarians in New Hampshire continue to struggle with promoting digital books and defining the purposes they play in their library collections.
- Subjects
NEW Hampshire; ELECTRONIC books; SCHOOL libraries; CORONAVIRUS diseases; PANDEMICS; SCHOOL librarians
- Publication
Current Studies in Librarianship, 2023, Vol 34, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0742-8227
- Publication type
Article