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Knjižnice so dolžne zagotavljati knjižnične storitve vsem uporabnikom v enaki meri, tudi uporabnikom s posebnimi potrebami, med katere sodijo tudi osebe z demenco. V ta namen morajo najprej prepoznati različne vrste uporabnikov in oblikovati zanje primerne storitve. Demenca je bolezen možganov, ki je zaradi staranja prebivalstva v porastu in predstavlja velik družbeni problem. Splošne knjižnice v razvitem svetu so že prepoznale svojo pomembno vlogo v podpori pri soočanju z demenco. Le-ta zajema podporo obolelim za demenco in tudi njihovim podpornim osebam. Namen in cilj magistrske naloge je predstaviti možnosti, ki jih ima splošna knjižnica za delovanje na tem področju, in ugotoviti, kako aktivne so slovenske splošne knjižnice pri zagotavljanju podpore osebam z demenco in tistim, ki zanje skrbijo. V raziskavi smo uporabili dve različni metodi spraševanja. S spletno anketo, ki smo jo naslovili na direktorje vseh slovenskih splošnih knjižnic, smo pridobili vpogled v delovaje splošnih knjižnic na področju demence. S polstrukturiranim intervjujem smo od dvanajstih strokovnih delavcev v domovih za starejše pridobili njihove izkušnje o sodelovanju s splošnimi knjižnicami. Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da so slovenske splošne knjižnice pri izvajanju tovrstnih storitev manj aktivne. Rezultati intervjujev povedo, da strokovni delavci v domovih za starejše splošne knjižnice še ne prepoznavajo kot pomembnega partnerja za podporo pri delu z osebami z demenco, si pa večinoma sodelovanja želijo. Splošne knjižnice bi lahko s svojim delovanjem na tem področju postale nepogrešljiv člen v širši podporni mreži in s tem ohranile in utrdile družbeno pomembno vlogo v prihodnosti. The purpose of libraries should be providing services to all users equally, including users with special needs among which there are also people suffering from dementia. In order to do this different types of users need to be recognized first, then appropriate services need to be designed for them. Dementia is a brain illness which is growing due to the growing number of older population. It presents a big social problem. Public libraries in the developed world have already recognized their important role offering support to people dealing with dementia, namely the patients and the support staff as well. The purpose and the aim of the master's thesis is to present possibilities of a public library for acting in the area mentioned, and to determine how active Slovene public libraries are at providing support to dementia patients and their support staff. Two different conversation methods have been used while researching. An electronic survey was directed to library managers of all Slovene public libraries. It revealed an insight into public libraries' activities in the area of dementia. The second, half-structured interview with twelve professionals from care homes for the elderly revealed their experience about cooperation with public libraries. The results of the research show that Slovene public libraries are not very active providing services mentioned. The results of the interviews show that professionals from care homes for the elderly have not yet recognized public libraries to be an important support partner when working with dementia patients. But mostly there is a wish to cooperate. With active involvement in the area, public libraries could become an indispensable partner in the wider support network and therefore retain and consolidate their socially important role in the future. |
