Though respondents had been asked how much time they spent on their research per month, they were later asked how often they visited, and how much time they spent in, public libraries (Appendix 2, Question 5 & 6). Surprisingly, despite whakapapa researchers not seeming to be as experienced researchers, they reported higher levels of library use (Chart 9). Almost half of respondents (48%) reported that they visited a public library for whakapapa research at least weekly. This is significantly higher than Kuglin’s 30% of genealogists who visited once or more per week.
Chart 9.
Chart 10.
Despite visiting more often, the amount of time spent per visit by whakapapa researchers compared with genealogists seems to be about the same (Chart 10). In Kuglin’s study just over 50% of respondents spent 2-3 hours per visit. From this data it seems clear that both genealogists and whakapapa researchers are frequent public library visitors who spend significant amounts of time there on their research.
Chart 9.
Chart 10.Despite visiting more often, the amount of time spent per visit by whakapapa researchers compared with genealogists seems to be about the same (Chart 10). In Kuglin’s study just over 50% of respondents spent 2-3 hours per visit. From this data it seems clear that both genealogists and whakapapa researchers are frequent public library visitors who spend significant amounts of time there on their research.
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