Features of Reading Research in the Library Sphere: The 21st Century
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article provides a general description of research in the library sphere that touches on reading issues, including encyclopedic publications, dissertations, monographs and thematic articles, as well as publications of the results of sociological surveys. At the same time, a number of poorly studied issues and problems are highlighted: determining the prospects for the development of reading science; the specifics of publications in the library press by representatives of other specialties; weak use of the works of literary scholars; reading competence of librarians; ignoring the phenomenon of the popularity of individual books and their authors; insufficient study of reading practices on the Internet. It is concluded that a full-scale study of the phenomenon of reading is hampered by several factors, including a small number of specialists, passivity of the library community, as well as an increasingly noticeable shortage of works devoted to reading and reading communities on the Internet.
Source: Bibliography and Bibliology
Author: Mikhail Yu. Matveev
Institution: National Library of Russia
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409372500