Reading Matters: What the Research Reveals about Reading, Libraries, and Community

by Catherine Sheldrick Ross and Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie

Book Overview

Drawing upon data published in a variety of scholarly journals, monographs in education, cultural studies, media studies, and libraries and information studies, as well as their own research findings, these authors shatter some of the popular myths about reading and offer a cogent case for the library's vital role in the life of a reader. By providing a road map to research findings on reading, reader-response, audiences, genres, the value of popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591580668
• ISBN13: 9781591580669
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"