Parents of Young Children Select Picture Books Based on Information Not Found in Bibliographic Records

Abstract

the terms of the Creative Commons-AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -To determine how parents select picture books for their children, and which bibliographic data are important when selecting a specific version of a title with multiple interpretations.Design -Qualitative, with interviews and task-based controlled observational studies.Setting -A public library in Slovenia.Subjects -36 parents of children between one and 6 years of age.Methods -The researchers recruited parents via convenience sampling in non-library, family-oriented locations (parks, playgrounds, beaches, and others). Participants were all interviewed regarding their methods of picture book selection and their use of library catalogues. Participants were then given six print bibliographic records for copies of Cinderella, available in libraries, and asked to select a book for their child based solely on these records. They were then presented with their selection and interviewed regarding their satisfaction with the book selected and their decision-making process. Finally, the researchers presented participants with all six physical copies of the book that had been represented by bibliographic records, and asked participants to select one of the books for their child. The researchers then interviewed participants regarding what information about the physical books should be included in records to assist in their decision-making.

Developing a Sustainable Development-Oriented Picture Book Selection System Through Employing the Modified Delphi Method

“…One research on picture books related to sustainable development just proposed a basic teaching outline and mentioned the triple bottom lines of sustainable development, i.e., ecology/environment, economy/jobs, and fair/equity, which was closer to real-world scenarios (Spearman & Eckhoff, 2012). Warren (2016) suggested that teachers and parents need a transparent and systemic framework for examining and selecting picture books. This especially applies to the sustainable development-oriented picture books that educators might not be familiar with.…”

“There is a gorilla holding a key on the book cover”: Young children's known picture book search strategies

“…Improper organization of picture book information is not a problem faced just by children, however. Warren (2016) found that when parents selected picture books for children, existing library catalogs were inadequate. She suggested that catalogs need to provide more information about picture books, such as “cover images, sample pages, book condition, and information about the type of text.”…”