Abstract
For decades, education and library science professionals have encouraged use of audiobooks forchildren and adolescents. More recently, professional associations have conferred recognitionfor exemplary audiobooks. Although it is generally accepted that high-quality materials should beused for teaching and learning purposes, no studies have explored elements of quality in audiobooks.This article describes a content analysis of Odyssey Award–winning audiobooks. Thepurpose of this study was to answer the question “What are the typical characteristics of anaward-winning audiobook produced for children and/or young adults?” Results demonstrate thataward-recognized audiobooks for children and young adults vary widely in a number of factors.Implications for libraries and future research are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 371-385 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Library Quarterly |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2015 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Library and Information Sciences