Readers' behavior in times of crisis: The case of public libraries in the city of Barcelona

Alfonso González Quesada; Ma Ángeles Jiménez López; Marc Ajenjo Cosp

doi:10.3989/redc.2015.4.1228

Readers' behavior in times of crisis: The case of public libraries in the city of Barcelona

Alfonso González Quesada, Ma Ángeles Jiménez López, Marc Ajenjo Cosp

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Abstract

© 2015 CSIC. The purpose of this article is to study the influence of the economic crisis on readers' information behavior in Barcelona's public libraries. A questionnaire was administered to 619 readers over 16 years of age. The results obtained allow for a description of the readers' behavior in five different situations related to library use as a result of the economic crisis: the need to be more informed, the increase in library visits, the influence of the economic situation on contents selection, proactivity for transforming vocational and employment status, and the interest in the socioeconomic situation.

Original language	English
Article number	e103
Journal	Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2015.4.1228
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

Barcelona
Economic crisis
Informational behavior
Public library
User studies

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