Library Services of Egyptian Social Care Institutions A Field Study | ||
| International Journal of Library and Information Sciences | ||
| Article 97, Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2022, Pages 305-320 PDF (543.57 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijlis.2022.115894.1131 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Esraa ali abdelsameea ali* 1; Mona Farouk Ali2; Eman Fawzy omar3 | ||
| 1کلية الآداب جامعة حلوان | ||
| 2Helwan University. Faculty of Arts. Information Science department | ||
| 3Helwan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The phenomenon of homeless children is one of the most serious challenges facing the entire international community, so many international and local institutions have been interested in estimating the extent and spread of the phenomenon and limiting it, in light of this interest libraries have made many efforts represented in providing a range of library services and programs for this category. The current study aims to describe and analyze the services and activities of the libraries services of social care institutions concerned with homeless children in Egypt, and to identify the obstacles facing the services of those libraries, according to a checklist specially designed to monitor the reality of these services and the obstacles they face. The study revealed the diversity of services and activities of the libraries of care institutions in Greater Cairo and the service of answering queries and the activity of narrative of stories occupy the forefront in the services and activities of these libraries. The study made several recommendations the most important of which are: Activating and revitalizing these services and activities to motivate the children of institutions to go to the library and achievement the role assigned to it. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Library services for homeless children; libraries services of Social care institutions; homeless children | ||
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