公共图书馆使用、图书馆使用的人口统计学差异以及用户对图书馆资源、服务和地点的看法

IF 1.3 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Library Management Pub Date : 2022-05-20 DOI:10.1108/lm-10-2021-0093
Ayesha Mushtaq, Alia Arshad
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目的本研究旨在调查公共图书馆用户在图书馆中最频繁和最不频繁的活动以及使用公共图书馆的人口统计学差异。该研究还探讨了图书馆用户对图书馆资源、服务的重要性以及图书馆作为一个地方的价值。设计/方法论/方法采用定量研究设计和调查研究方法来实现研究目标。采用多阶段抽样技术来接近目标人群。第一阶段有针对性地选取拉合尔市的十个功能性图书馆。目标人群是拉合尔旁遮普邦十个公共图书馆的用户。在第二阶段,使用方便抽样法从公共图书馆用户那里收集数据。研究的工具是问卷,它是在文献的帮助下开发的,并由个人管理。调查问卷分发给拉合尔地区384名公共图书馆用户,在384份调查问卷中返回301份。调查结果显示,图书馆用户经常去图书馆阅读个人书籍和准备考试;然而,他们从未或很少使用电子数据库、复印和打印机服务、计算机站、互联网、图书馆目录以及与朋友的社交。公共图书馆用户在使用公共图书馆方面存在性别、年龄、职称和学历等方面的显著差异。图书馆藏书在培养社区阅读习惯、支持学术成就和自我培养方面发挥了非常重要的作用。实践意义研究结果表明,公共图书馆员可以扩大图书馆阅览室空间,为用户提供舒适的阅读环境。图书馆社区项目有助于终身学习;因此,图书馆应该为用户组织社区项目(即讲故事的会议、研讨会和互动会议)。公共图书馆可以通过考虑公共图书馆使用的人口差异来加强其服务。原创性/价值这项研究很有价值,因为它将考察公共图书馆的使用情况、使用的人口统计学差异以及用户在巴基斯坦背景下对图书馆资源、服务和位置的重要性。很少有研究调查公共图书馆的性别差异;然而,这项研究的发现将有助于通过研究图书馆使用中的各种人口统计学差异来获得知识。
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Public library use, demographic differences in library use and users' perceptions of library resources, services and place
PurposeThe study aimed to investigate public library users' most frequent and least frequent activities in the library and demographic differences in the use of public libraries. The study also explored library users' perceived importance of library resources, services and the value of the library as a place.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative research design and survey research method were used to achieve the objectives of the study. A multistage sampling technique was employed to approach the targeted population. At the first stage, ten functional libraries of Lahore were selected purposively. The targeted population was users of the ten public libraries of the Punjab, Lahore. At the second stage, convenience sampling was used to collect data from public library users. The instrument of the research study was the questionnaire and it was developed with the help of the literature and administrated personally. The questionnaire was distributed to 384 public library users of the Lahore district and 301 questionnaires were returned out of 384.FindingsThe results of the study showed that library users frequently visited the library for reading personal books and examination preparation; however, they never or rarely used e-databases, photocopy and printer services, computer stations, the internet, library catalog and socialization with friends. Significant differences were found among public library users in their public library use on the basis of gender, age, designation and academic qualification. The library collection played a very important role in developing the community's reading habits, supporting academic achievements and self-grooming.Practical implicationsThe results of the study suggest that public librarians can expand library reading halls space and provide a comfortable reading environment for the users. Library community programs are helpful in lifelong learning; therefore, the library should organize community programs (i.e. storytelling sessions, workshops and interactive sessions) for their users. Public libraries can strengthen their services by considering demographic differences in public library use.Originality/valueThe study is valuable as it will examine the public libraries' use, demographic differences in use and users' perceived importance of library resources, service and place in Pakistani context. Very few studies investigated gender differences in public library; however, this study's findings will contribute to knowledge by examining various demographic differences in library use.
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Library Management
Library Management INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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期刊介绍: ■strategic management ■HRM/HRO ■cultural diversity ■information use ■managing change ■quality management ■leadership ■teamwork ■marketing ■outsourcing ■automation ■library finance ■charging ■performance measurement ■data protection and copyright As information services become more complex in nature and more technologically sophisticated, managers need to keep pace with innovations and thinking in the field to offer the most professional service with the resources they have.
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