Tarihsel Süreçte Bibliyoterapi ve Kütüphanelerin Bu Süreçteki Yeri

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 302 - 321, 30.12.2022

Güler Demir

https://doi.org/10.33721/by.1114397

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, okumanın oldukça önemli bir yönüne işaret eden ve kökleri yüzyıllar öncesine dayanan bibliyoterapinin işlevlerine ilişkin farkındalığı geliştirmektir. Bu amaca koşut olarak, bibliyoterapinin kavramsal irdelemesi ile beraber tarihsel gelişimi ve bu süreçte kütüphaneler ile kütüphanecilerin rolü hakkında bilgiler verilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında, öncelikle, bibliyoterapi kavramına ilişkin açıklamalar ile çeşitli bibliyoterapi türleri ve yaklaşımları tartışılmaktadır. Daha sonra, bibliyoterapinin hangi süreçleri/aşamaları içerdiği ve yararları ele alınarak bu çerçevede kütüphaneler ve kütüphanecilerin rolüne değinilmektedir. Çalışmada, tarihsel yönü ile “Birinci ve İkinci Dünya savaşı dönemlerinde sağaltım işlevi gören kütüphaneler” başlığına özel olarak yer verilmiştir çünkü savaş dönemleri bu konuda farkındalık ve çalışmaların en yoğun olduğu dönemlerdir. Kütüphanelerde bibliyoterapi kullanımına ilişkin dünyadan bir takım örnekler sunulmakta, Türkiye’de ise bu çerçevede yapılan sınırlı çalışmalara yer verilmektedir. Çalışma, elde edilen bilgilere dayanarak, gelecekteki uygulamalara ilişkin önerilerin de sunulduğu sonuç bölümü ile tamamlanmaktadır. Çalışmada, literatüre dayalı betimleme yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen bulgular, köklü tarihsel geçmişine ve önemine karşın bibliyoterapinin hak ettiği yeri yeterince bulmadığını ve kütüphane bilimi ile uygulama alanında da konumunun muğlak kaldığını göstermektedir. Bibliyoterapinin arınma/katarsis etkisi ile pek çok sorun ve travmanın üstünden gelinmesi; kişilerde oluşturacağı özgüven ve daha güçlü kişilik yapısıyla olası sorunlara karşı mücadele edebilmeyi sağlaması gibi nedenlerle çok büyük öneme sahip olduğu ve bu bağlamda daha fazla çalışma ve uygulamalara gereksinim olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Özellikle kütüphane bilimine ilişkin yerli literatürde bu konunun sınırlı olarak ele alınmış olması nedeni ile bibliyoterapi kavramını tarihsel ve bütüncül bir perspektiften irdeleyen bu çalışmanın özgün yapıda olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Bibliyoterapi, Okuma, Katarsis

Bibliotherapy in the Historical Process and the Place of Libraries in This Process

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to raise awareness about the functions of bibliotherapy, which refers to a very important aspect of reading and which rooted for centuries. In addition to this purpose, it is aimed to provide information about the historical development of bibliotherapy and the role of libraries and librarians in this process, along with the conceptual analysis of bibliotherapy. Within the scope of the study, first, the definitions of the bibliotherapy concept and its various types and approaches are presented. Then, the role of libraries and librarians is mentioned by discussing which processes/stages bibliotherapy includes and what benefits it creates. In the study, with its historical aspect, the title of "Libraries which served as healing agents during the World War I and II periods" was given a special place because the war periods are the periods when awareness and studies on this issue are most intense. By presenting some worldwide examples of the use of bibliotherapy in libraries, limited number of studies conducted in Turkey, in this context, are also included. The study is completed with the conclusion part in which the findings, along with suggestions for future applications are presented. Literature based descriptive method is used in the study. The findings obtained from the study are that bibliotherapy has not found the place it deserves, despite its deep-rooted historical background and its cruciality, and its position in the field of library science and practices remains ambiguous. It is concluded that bibliotherapy, along with its catharsis effect has great importance for reasons such as creating self-confidence in people and helping them to overcome many problems and trauma, and creating stronger personelity traits enabling individuals to cope with potential challenging situations, and it is also concluded that more studies and practices are needed in this context. .It is estimated that this study, which examines the concept of bibliotherapy from a historical and holistic perspective, within the framework of library science, has a unique structure, especially since this subject has been investigated with in a limited manner in the domestic literature.

Keywords

Bibliotherapy, Reading, Catharsis

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