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- Title
Technology Integration in Storytime Programs: Provider Perspectives.
- Authors
Cahill, Maria; Ingram, Erin; Soohyung Joo
- Abstract
Technology use is widespread in the lives of children and families, and parents and caregivers express concern about children's safety and development in relation to technology use. Children's librarians have a unique role to play in guiding the technology use of children and families, yet little is known about how public library programs facilitate children's digital literacy. This study sought to uncover librarians' purposes for using technology in programs with young children as well as the supporting factors and barriers they encountered in attempting to do so. Findings reveal 10 purposes for integrating technology into public library storytime programs and 15 factors across four dimensions that facilitate and/or inhibit its inclusion. If librarians are to embrace the media mentor role with confidence and the necessary knowledge and skills required of the task, much greater attention should be devoted to the responsibility and more support in the way of professional development and resources is necessary.
- Subjects
KENTUCKY; INDIANA; OHIO; PSYCHOLOGY of librarians; ATTITUDES toward computers; CONFIDENCE; PROFESSIONS; SOCIAL support; RESEARCH methodology; PROFESSIONAL employee training; INTERVIEWING; MENTORING; EXPERIENTIAL learning; RESEARCH funding; PUBLIC libraries; STORYTELLING; INFORMATION technology; COMPUTER literacy; CORPORATE culture; EVALUATION
- Publication
Information Technology & Libraries, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0730-9295
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6017/ital.v42i2.15701