Medijska pismenost in slovenske splošne knjižnice

Cigale, Borut (author), Švab, Katarina (mentor), Vilar, Polona (comentor)

Motiv za proučevanje medijskega opismenjevanja v slovenskih splošnih knjižnicah izhaja iz problema porasta nekvalitetnih in lažnih medijskih vsebin, ki se je še povečal s porastom uporabe družbenih medijev. Splošne knjižnice imajo kot tradicionalni informacijski in družabni centri za delo na tem področju veliko potenciala. V raziskavi smo raziskali načine, na katere slovenske splošne knjižnice aktivno sodelujejo pri medijskem opismenjevanju njenih uporabnikov, s katerimi izzivi se pri delu soočajo in kakšne rezultate dosegajo. Podatke o stanju smo pridobivali z anketnim vprašalnikom, pri katerem je sodelovalo 54 zaposlenih iz različnih slovenskih splošnih knjižnicah. V drugem delu raziskave smo opravili 4 polstrukturirane intervjuje. Raziskava je potekala od oktobra do decembra 2021. Zbirali smo podatke o aktivnosti v časovnem obdobju od leta 2016 do 2020. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da se slovenski knjižničarji, zaposleni v splošnih knjižnicah, zavedajo pomembnosti dela na področju medijske pismenosti, ampak se pri tem soočajo z nerazumevanjem nekaterih deležnikov. Večina aktivnosti je izvedena v obliki predavanj, pogovorov in direktnim delom z uporabniki. Opazno je tudi nepoznavanje področja, ki se pogosto zamenjuje z računalniškim in informacijskim opismenjevanjem. Knjižničarji nimajo težav z infrastrukturo in opremo. Za napredek na področju bi bilo potrebno razviti praktični model medijskega opismenjevanja, ki bi jih knjižničarji lahko aplicirali v svojih ustanovah.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Splošne knjižnice, medijska pismenost, medijsko opismenjevanje, Slovenija
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2023
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-149939
• COBISS.SI-ID: 152737283
• Publication date in RUL: 12.09.2023

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Media Literacy and Slovenian Public Libraries

Abstract

We researched the state of media literacy education activities in Slovenian public libraries. We were interested in activities that Slovenian public libraries organize to strengthen their customers’ media literacy, the challenges they face, and the results of their efforts. We chose the topic because of the increase in fake and substandard media content. With the growth of the use of social media which has become a thread of democratic society, public libraries which traditionally played the role of information and community centers have lots of potential for work in the field of media literacy. We gathered data with a survey and half-structured interviews. 54 librarians from different Slovenian public libraries participated in the survey and 4 in interviews. The research took place from October to December 2021. We gathered data about activities done in the years from 2016 to 2020. Our research showed that librarians in Slovenian public libraries are aware of the importance of the role they play in the field of media literacy education but are often challenged by the misunderstanding of other stakeholders. Most activities take place in the form of lectures, debates, and direct work with patrons. We detected a misunderstanding of the concept of media literacy which often gets mistaken for computer and information literacy. Librarians reported no problems regarding the equipment and infrastructure that they need for media literacy education activities. For progress in this field, there is a need to develop a practical model for media literacy education that could be applied in public libraries.

• Keywords: Public libraries, media literacy, media literacy education, Slovenia