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A summary of the results of research into the reading culture Hungarians living over the borders. The reading culture of Hungarians living outside Hungary can be characterised by their attachment to Hungarian literacy on the one hand, and by multiculturalism on the other. About one tenth of the Hungarian population read more and more frequently in the language of the state they are living in than in Hungarian. So far as the content of their reading is concerned, strong binds with the Hungarian culture can also be felt, and the sources of reading matter are family book collections and loans from friends. Visits to libraries are less important. The frequency of reading is similar to that of Hungary in Transylvania and Southern Slovakia, while in the Sub-Carpathian region and in the countries that once belonged to Yugoslavia reading frequency is less. Readings with high literary value are overwhelming in the regions outside Hungary, and fewer modern pieces are read It was found that minorities were culturally more active if they had a conscious national identity.

Országos Széchényi Könyvtár Észrevételek (2001/03/19)