TY - JOUR TT - PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES IN TURKEY AND BULGARIA: A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON AU - Altay, Ahmet AU - Yankova, İvanka PY - 2016 DA - July JF - Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi JO - BAED (Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi) PB - Trakya University WT - DergiPark SN - 2147-1371 SP - 1 EP - 32 VL - 5 IS - 1 KW - Halk Kütüphanesi KW - Türkiye KW - Bulgaristan KW - Karşılaştırmalı Kütüphanecilik N2 - Main aim of this research is to determine the current situations of public libraries in Turkey and Bulgaria; and, under the light of the data derived, to provide directive proposals to public libraries in Turkey and Bulgaria. Within this scope in this research, firstly public libraries in Turkey and Bulgaria have been tackled within a historical framework; public library systems and organizations of both countries have been outlined. Then, replies to “library information form” prepared both to compare public libraries in Turkey to regional public libraries in Bulgaria in terms of collection, user, human resources, service departments, building, locality, library services and use of information technology; and to pinpoint their current situations. Out of the data derived, results related to the current situations of the public libraries in both countries have been obtained and proposals have been developed UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/baed/issue//381595 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/407988 ER -