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ERIC Number: EJ441767
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0740-8188
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What Motivates Adult Use of Public Libraries?
Marchant, Maurice P.
Library and Information Science Research, v13 n3 p201-35 Jul-Sep 1991
Describes a study which was conducted to test the ability of four motivators to explain adult use of the public library: (1) home and family life; (2) vocational growth; (3) religion; and (4) politics. Other general user characteristics were examined as supplements to the four motivators in predicting library use. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Family Life, Individual Characteristics, Library Research, Marital Status, Motivation, Occupational Mobility, Political Influences, Predictor Variables, Public Libraries, Religious Factors, Sex Differences, Use Studies, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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