| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of the study was to analyse the feedback from participants of events held in libraries on the need for bibliotherapy service and access of the service in libraries and to explore the impact of the newly acquired knowledge on the opinion change. The study used observation, interview and group questionnaire survey methods, involving the participants of three bibliotherapy events in Skuodas, Mažeikiai and Šiauliai public libraries. Qualitative data analysis included data organization, grouping, searching for causal relations, comparing the first and repeated questionnaire data, determining the reliability of data and the opinion dynamics. Respondents: prior to the event, 140 questionnaires were handed out, and 108 were returned filled in; after the event 140 questionnaires were distributed and 129 were returned. The re-poll conducted after a short period of time, when the opinion was influenced by the newly obtained knowledge, reflects the reliability / unreliability of the main trends and expresses the dynamics of opinion change, born by the externalities – the information provided by a lector. There is not much articles on bibliotherapy in Lithuanian scientific or popular press. Lately, there is an increased need for such information, as shown by the abundant educational – informational events concerning bibliotherapy. The work partially fills this gap by summarizing the scientific and bibliotherapeutic service situation in Lithuanian libraries. The study analyses data collected during events in three different areas of Lithuania. The data may not reflect the trends of the country; in this case, the study should be regarded as a pilot one, expressing the general aspects which in other areas may occur in different ways. |
