Open AccessExamining awareness and utilization of digital content in Japanese schools via library administrators at elementary, junior high, and high schools
Author(s) -
Yashio Uemura,
Takenori Yamazaki,
Eizaburo Yamazaki,
Misaki Igarashi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl7232
Subject(s) - reading (process) , school library , digital library , digital content , computer science , mathematics education , library science , world wide web , multimedia , pedagogy , public relations , sociology , psychology , political science , art , literature , poetry , law
The authors decided to focus on electronic resources within school libraries and examine current conditions and see what awareness there is of the broader issue of the digitalization of school libraries. we propose taking the survey results and focusing on school library administrators, examining their awareness and utilization of digital resources and how they relate to "reading" in general. Currently, digital resources are not available in about 70% of school libraries. However, nearly 50% of school library administrators indicated they would like to utilize digital resources. Additionally, it was found that around 70% of school library administrators consider reading of digital content to fall within the category of "reading".