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Article In Journal |
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Arab Online Book Clubs: a survey نوادي الكتب العربية المتاحة عبر الانترنت : دراسة استقصائية |
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Subject |
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Book Clubs |
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Document Language |
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English |
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Abstract |
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This paper sheds light on the current situation of Arab online book clubs. It gives a comparative account of their performance in encouraging reading and forming reading groups. Seven online book clubs are discussed, five from Saudi Arabia and two from Egypt. The empirical approach used to address the research problem was a field study with a questionnaire. Questionnaires were sent via e-mail to book club supervisors to get general information about the clubs, memberships, discussions, services, promotions and evaluations.
The study discusses two major types of constraints that face reading in the Arab world. The first relates to the book, the second relates to the readers themselves. The study also gives a brief summary of reading initiatives and projects to encourage reading in the Arab countries.
The findings reveal that despite the low participation, the simplistic (trivial) discussions, and the lack of services provided to readers, Arab online book clubs are becoming a promising environment for motivating people from all ages to read, contribute and exchange ideas. The study shows that young Arab readers have begun to discuss books in online groups and establish their own online clubs. This means that Arab online book clubs are far-away from librarians and publishers in Arab countries. The research paper addresses the current lack of Arab intellectual production on traditional and online Arab book clubs. It offers practical applications and significant results that may be useful to Arab public libraries, communities, authors, publishers and even individuals in creating their own clubs. At the end of the paper, the researcher provides recommendations for the improvement of Arab online book clubs |
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2010-1431 |
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IFLA Journal |
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Volume |
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36 |
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3 |
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Publishing Year |
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1431 AH
2010 AD |
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Article |
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Monday, December 3, 2012 |
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Researchers
| أماني محمد السيد | Alsayed, Amany Mohammed | Investigator | Doctorate | Amany03@gmail.com |
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Files
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34471.pdf
| pdf | http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/hq/publications/ifla-journal/ifla-journal-36-3_2010.pdf |
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