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Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study
Information Research, 27 (2022); 2213. https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2213
Faletar, Sanjica; Petr Balog, Kornelija; Bajić, Meri; Badurina, Boris

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Faletar, S., Petr Balog, K., Bajić, M. & Badurina, B. (2022). Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study. Information Research, 27.. doi: 10.47989/irisic2213

Faletar, Sanjica, et al. "Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study." Information Research, vol. 27, 2022. https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2213

Faletar, Sanjica, Kornelija Petr Balog, Meri Bajić and Boris Badurina. "Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study." Information Research 27 (2022). https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2213

Faletar, S., et al. (2022) 'Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study', Information Research, 27. doi: 10.47989/irisic2213

Faletar S, Petr Balog K, Bajić M, Badurina B. Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study. Information Research [Internet]. 2022 October [cited 2024 April 17];27. doi: 10.47989/irisic2213

S. Faletar, K. Petr Balog, M. Bajić and B. Badurina, "Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study", Information Research, vol. 27, October 2022. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:744695. [Accessed: 17 April 2024]

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Title (english)Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study
AuthorSanjica Faletar
AuthorKornelija Petr Balog
AuthorMeri Bajić
AuthorBoris Badurina
Author's institutionJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of Information Sciences)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Information and Communication Sciences
Library Science
Abstract (english)
Introduction. This paper examines the information behaviour and information needs of incarcerated persons in Croatiancorrectional facilities. Method. A total of 620 printed questionnaires were mailed to six Croatian penitentiaries and administered to prisoners who were serving a long-term period sentence. Sample included both male and female prisoners with the response rate of 81%. Analysis. The data were analysed with the help of statistical software SPSS. Results. Almost all incarcerated persons that participated in this study have a greater need for information while in prison than they had before incarceration. The largest majority of respondents require information about the life in penitentiary, information about their family members and friends, and information about life-after-prison. Inmost cases, respondents seek required information from their family members and friends. Very rarely are their varied educational, informational, legal and recreational needs met by a prison library. Conclusions. The findings indicate that about a third of respondents revealed that their current information needs were not met and that Croatian prison libraries are unequipped to meet information needs of incarcerated persons. In order to change present situation, better cooperation between Croatian Library Association and Croatian prison administration is needed.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleInformation Research
Numberingvol. 27, p. 0, 2213
e-ISSN1368-1613
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2213
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:744695
Publication2022-10
ConferenceTitle: ISIC: the information behaviour conference
Acronym: ISIC
Location: Berlin, Germany
Start date: 2022-09-26
End date: 2022-09-29
Document URLhttps://informationr.net/ir/27-SpIssue/isic22/isic2213.html
Type of resourceText
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