Pictograms in the library of elementary school dr. Vito Kraigher are currently in use from April 2013. With the help of five focus groups involving 24 children, in June 2015 we wanted to check whether children identify pictograms and whether they can set out books that represent a particular genre. To groups we also introduced the new pictograms, which are not yet in use, and will be used in the school year 2015/2016. We asked them what they see in the picture, what genre would represent and after hearing what the pictogram mean, how to change it. We have found that the pictograms that are already in use two years in the library, are well recognizable, especially among older users. Even newer pictograms are well recognized, although it was necessary to adjust the two pictogram. Children have previewed sixteen older pictograms and seven new pictograms. Focus groups were conducted during the month of June 2015, when children have more time. For the focus groups we selected children who regularly visit the library, they who are familiar with a library and those involved in the club library. The younger were better at recognizing new pictograms, since four of the seven pictograms were designed for them, while older were better at recognizing older pictograms that are in the library longer. This was expected, because older children spend more time in a library especially on the departments where the pictograms were being most used, pionirji and mladinci.
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