READING HABITS the urgency of an early start

READING HABITS : the urgency of an early start outlines facts Copyright, 1996 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. problems actions benefits

FACTS • small number of library users • insufficiency in reading materials • poor infrastructure • scarcity in book publishing

Small number of library users 1

Small number of library users 2 Membeship • Modern countries 40 % of the society • singapore 27 % • Malaysia 3% • Indonesia 1% Research by National Library of Indonesia: 1995

Insufficiency in reading materials 1 • Are the books needed available in the school library ?

Insufficiency in reading materials 2 • Book acquisition

Poor infrastructure 1 • Dissatisfaction towards the library

Poor infrastructure 2 • insufficient school libraries

Scarcity in book publishing Book publishing/year ( 1997) titles • japan • USA • UK • Indonesia 44. 000 100. 000 61. 000 2. 500 ( pop = 200. 000) kompas, 31 -5 -1997

PROBLEMS • strong traditional oral communication system • weak buying power • more interest in movies and television programs • the education system ( one way teaching methods)

correlation between reading ability and learning problem • Learning problem for elementary school

So… we urgently need to start in. . • Initiating • Improving • involving

Initiating Programs on: • writing workshops • literacy/reading habits ( story telling, readings, discussion etc. ) • book/library campaigns/promotion ( book fairs, reviews, exhibition, suvenirs, seminars, television/radio talk shows ) • software developments ( multimedia )

Benefits • improve in writing skills to produce more books • improve in the ability and love for reading in earliest age as possible • improve in awareness on the presence of library in providing extensive access to reading resources

improving • learning methodology • Human resource development (quantities and qualities) • collection building • library programs • infrastructure ( buildings, furniture and equipments)

benefits • improve in library services

Involving • Government institution ( P&K, Kanwil, Pemda) • National Library, other libraries • social/professional organization, NGO • publishers, bookstores, mass media • schools, families • foreign agencies ( BC, USIA etc. )

Benefit. . . • Joined effort give greater impacts

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