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Researchers Network

Sharing knowledge

Scientific research is an important aspect of reading promotion. EURead members share important scientific results with each other. Some of our members are in the Researchers Network to discuss programme evaluations, relevant external research and national research agendas. On this page we share some recent and valuable reports. Scroll down for an overview of more articles, and click the button at the bottom of the page to view the full list of articles.

A young reader attends a Bok CLinic with Children's Books Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of COVID-19 on Children’s & Young Adult Reading Communities in Ireland and Scotland

Children’s Books Ireland is a proud, active member of Lionra: The Ireland-Scotland Youth Literature and Arts Network. This new transnational network was...

© Christina Repolust

Reading fiction with an e-book or in print

Purposes, pragmatics and practices. A focus group study Lukas Kosch, Günther Stocker, Annika Schwabe, Hajo Boomgaarden | University of Vienna Abstract Empirical...

© Christina Repolust

Experiencing literature on the e-reader: the effects of reading narrative texts on screen

Annika Schwabe, Lukas Brandl, Hajo G. Boomgaarden, Günther Stocker | University of Vienna Abstract Background The digitalisation of literature is proliferating, and...

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Book readers in the digital age

Reading practices and media technologies Annika Schwabe, Lukas Kosch, Hajo G. Boomgaarden and Günther Stocker Abstract With the rising popularity of digital reading media, leisure reading is undergoing a...

20 Jan 2023

Reading in Scotland: My Life as a Reader report

Readers in Scotland are as varied as the country itself in everything from their history and access to books, to their favourite...

Mum reading to daughter

20 Oct 2022

The impact of book gifting in Scotland

Scottish Book Trust’s two national book gifting programmes support families to read, sing and learn together. After 12 years of Bookbug and...

5 Jul 2022

Effect Study BookStart (NL)

Point of departure for the researchThis publication contains the results of research into BoekStart, the programme to promote reading.As a follow-up to...