Influence of special measures during COVID-19 pandemic on reading and reading habits

Rad istražuje čitanje, čitalačke navike i načine pribavljanja čitalačke građe u Republici Hrvatskoj za vrijeme trajanja mjera izolacije građana tokom pandemije virusa COVID-19. S obzirom da rad obrađuje situaciju jedinstvenu u posljednjem stoljeću, literatura kao takva ne postoji; radi se o okolnostima i događajima koji su još uvijek u tijeku. Radi toga se za teorijski dio rada koristiti literatura koja obrađuje slične situacije - primjerice dostupnost različitih usluga pribavljanja čitalačkih materijala za osobe s ograničenim mogućnostima kretanja poput bolničkih pacijenata i zatvorenika. Istraživački dio izveden je metodom ankete, te obradom i tumačenjem njezinih rezultata. Anketirano je 268 punoljetnih osoba, upitnik se sastojao od 26 pitanja koja daju odgovore na istraživačka pitanja. Distribuirana je putem društvenih mreža u periodu od 2. do 6. rujna 2020. godine s naglaskom da se ispitanici prisjete perioda od 15.3. do 15.5.2020. godine kada su mjere izolacije bile u punoj snazi, a knjižnice zatvorene. Vrlo specifična situacija u kojoj su se ispitanici zatekli tokom promatranog perioda odrazila se na njihovo čitanje i čitalačke navike, što je vidljivo u rezultatima provedenoga istraživanja.This thesis aims to explore reading, reading habits and methods of obtaining reading materials in Republic of Croatia during isolation measures adopted at the time of the first wave of COVID-19 virus pandemic. Taking into account how recent the period in question is, and the specificity of the situation during of the lock-down within the last century, there was no directly related literature and studies already published at the time of writing the thesis; therefore studies of reading habits exploring relatively similar situations have been used for the theoretical section of the thesis such as availability of services for obtaining reading materials in prisons and hospitals. The research part of the thesis is based on a survey that has been performed with analysis and interpretation of its results. The survey itself has been filled by a total of 268 respondents, it consisted of 26 questions derived from the research questions set for the thesis. Survey has been distributed on social networks and the responses were captured from 2nd until 6th of September 2020, while the respondents were asked to refer and remember the period starting on 15th of March and ending on 15th of May 2020., while the most rigorous measures of isolation were in place and all public libraries have been closed for users. This highly specific situation has influenced the reading and reading habits of respondents, which is clearly visible in the results of the performed research