A recent study (which of course I cannot reference at the moment) used brain scans
to measure neural actvity in people reading printed words and listenning to audio
books. They found that the two activities used different parts of the brain. So
an audio book will not provide the same benefits to emergent readers that printed
books will. Which is not to say they don't provide some benefit. If the goal is
to absorb information or for entertainment, or even to enhance listening and verbal
skills they are worthwhile. I listen to audio books on my daily comute and love
them.
Libraries are supposed to deal in all media so audio books have a place in our
collections. They just aren't a substitute for printed books.
Anthony Doyle, Librarian
Livingston High School
Livingston, CA
tdoyle@MUHSD.K12.CA.US
Http://www.lhswolves.org/library/index.htm
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture; you just have to get people to
stop reading them."
Ray Bradbury
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