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Focus groups are in-depth interviews undertaken with a group of about eight to twelve people. They involve interaction between the participants. The aim of focus group research is to learn and understand what people think about a topic at length and in detail.

Technology advancements have become a severe threat to libraries all around the globe. Due to the uprise of technology utilization within the past decade, public libraries have been losing patrons exponentially. Factors such as social media, gaming systems, Netflix, and Internet surfing have been providing a large majority entertainment for the population today, which causes books to be “boring” to the newest generations of people. The obstacles that libraries must overcome in order to keep consumers interested in books has become extraordinary. Therefore, some communities are considering modernizing libraries to gain back the interest of the public.

This method is applicable to my study because it allows the group of students the freedom to share their experiences, understanding and beliefs of the topic being presented. Focus groups are an asset to my research design because these groups work best for topics people could talk about with one another in their daily lives but do not. Focus groups are not always appropriate for highly sensitive and personal topics to be shared with strangers. However, for the purposes of my research the racially sensitive issues will be open to discussion because the focus group will only have African American students (Merriam,

As new technologies are rapidly introduced, people are able to find any information with the access of internet. This leads to people questioning the relevance of libraries and its true purpose. Public libraries cultivate the value of increased education and a social unity to advancing as a society.

I would say that almost everyone in the United States has been to a public library at some point in their lives. I remember going to the public library in almost every town that I have lived in since I was about five or six years of age. I remember, as a young child, checking out books on all kinds of topics such as dinosaurs, racecars, and Egyptian mythology. As I grew older, my taste in literature evolved. I would check out books about wizards battling against dark magic, snipers saving the world from evil regimes, and every day, ordinary people trying to survive in dystopian worlds. The public library gave me access to all of these literary adventures. I also remember when public libraries started incorporating music, movies, and televisions shows into their in-library resources. I was able

Facilitating focus groups, interviews, allowed us to strengthen our qualitative research skills. As an outsider, the qualitative process was the most enjoyable to me. I was able to learn their way of living, strengths and challenges of their community. The process of creating the pretest and posttest surveys collectively was a challenge, yet another beneficially learning experience. I realized effective surveys take time to develop and need to be reviewed by multiple people. Developing poorly constructed questionaries’ is highly possible if no one takes the time to actually

Flexible and inexpensive, focus groups consist of six to ten participants (Hartman, 2004, p. 408). Additionally, a moderator guides the discussion among its panel members that allows researchers to observe real-time verbal responses and nonverbal cues (Hartman, 2004, p. 402; Cooper & Schindler, 2014, p. 160). Focus groups moderators also have the ability to introduce new ideas to gain a greater understanding of concerns from respondents (Hartman, 2004, p. 402). However, a concern with focus group is the lack of anonymity due to the face-to-face participation.

In order to gather a lot of data, a focus group is recommended. According to Howitt D. (2013), an optimal focus group consists of six to ten participants (Howitt, 2013; Morgan, 1997). The fact that an experienced interviewer conducted the interview led to good control and desired data(Morgan, 1996). Furthermore, a thematic analysis provided a systematic overview of the results.

My focus group will be highschool and college students with an emphasis on those who are in the junior class of both institutions. I will take a small sample of each student group and the educators who are responsible for them. I initially

I believe the focus group research will yield informative data because the participants are experienced individuals that have knowledge of the software program. This method reduces the required time it takes to obtain information by focusing on the topic, therefore making it very direct. It provides an intimate setting for individuals to encourage participation. Individuals have a tendency to feel more comfortable when they are around others that share similar experiences. Although personal bias and disagreements may arise, focus groups provide a good starting point and other methods can be used to eliminate bias. The first method is to ask questions. Questions pertaining to the software, hardware, training, troubleshooting, etc would be helpful

One focus group was conducted on December 13, 2017 to discuss this intervention strategy with WIC participants and review the rough draft of the postcards. Their input was very valuable towards our success. Another focus group will be conducted before the print of the final postcards to gather as much feedback about them as possible. Once our program gets implemented, there will be two survey opportunities available for participants to share their opinions and response to the program. Their input will be taken into

Even though books are static (the format depends on the end-user), within the next 10 years the library’s design will drastically change as technology advances such as digitization of books and the “read-write media culture”( Stein, C, 2014, p. 78). First of all, instead most of the space being designated for books, the library becomes the hub for people

I interviewed the focus group which was the teachers and parents. Focus groups are a valid and reliable method for collecting data. Faculty have rated focus groups as more accurate, useful, and believable than either student ratings or written comments, although all three methods tend to provide similar impressions of overall quality. (Ory & Braskamp, 1981). The questions that the teachers and parents were asked were descriptive in nature regarding the progress of their students and children. Ex. Do you see a change in the childs/students reading level? If so please state

In the 21st century, collections and services will need to meet customer's needs in a much more personalized and customized way. Collections will need to become more diverse, in terms of format, language, and access. Librarians will need to have knowledge of new formats for library materials, and plan to use their funds in purchasing materials that will meet and promote various skills. Customers will want library materials that use their critical thinking and problem solving skills, promote creativity and innovation, allow for communication and collaboration, and teach information, media and technology skills. Library materials, that are accessible 24/7, in a range of cutting edge formats, that promote and support learning and using new skill sets, will be the norm. Library services, like library materials, will need to be accessible 24/7 in a 21st Century library. Librarians will need to think about services as customer-centered and focused. Reference services in the 21st century will not be based on the librarian's knowledge and access to information, but the customer's starting point. 21st century customers are coming to librarians, not for answers to questions, but for new access points, or new skill sets. Children's and Teen services will need to incorporate skills for the 21st Century, including critical thinking, innovation, collaboration, information and technological literacy. The expectation will be that library

Carson et al (2001, p.114) refers to focus groups as “A research technique that collects data through group interaction on a topic or topics”. They also suggest that the central distinctive characteristic of focus groups is group interaction, which generates a mass of data, which would be