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A Time-series Analysis of the Influence Factors on Public Library Patron Numbers

공공도서관 고객 규모의 영향요인에 대한 시계열분석

  • 이경진 (한국문화관광연구원 문화연구본부 문화기반연구실) ;
  • 송명규 (단국대학교 사회과학대학)
  • Received : 2020.10.23
  • Accepted : 2020.11.19
  • Published : 2020.11.30
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Abstract

This study aims at identifying the influence factors on public library patron numbers through a time-series analysis using the Korean National Libraries Statistical Data from 2014 to 2019. The facts found can be summarized as follows; First, the variables of books collection and periodicals appeared constantly to be unsignificant in the influence on public library patron numbers through the period from 2014 to 2019. This suggests that the internet may be substituting public libraries in the service of access to ordinary books and periodicals, which has been considered as a main function of public libraries. Second, such factors as cultural or books programs, library operation, user activities, and facilities turned out to be more significant and continual in the influence on public library patron numbers than the factor of books collection and storage. This means that public libraries have a complementary relation with the internet in these fields.

본 연구는 2014년부터 2019년까지의 전국도서관통계를 활용하여 공공도서관 고객(방문자 및 자료실이용자) 규모에 미치는 영향요인을 시계열적으로 분석했다. 분석 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 장서수나 연속간행물 등의 변수가 고객 규모에 미치는 영향력은 6년에 걸쳐 지속적으로 유의하지 않게 나타났다. 이는 도서관의 전통적인 기능이었던 일반 도서와 간행물에 대한 접근 서비스가 인터넷으로 대체되고 있음을 암시한다. 둘째, 문화 및 도서프로그램 요인, 도서관 운영 요인, 이용자 활동 요인, 시설규모 요인들이 공공도서관 고객 규모에 미치는 영향력이 소장자료 요인보다 더 크고 지속적이다. 이는 이들 영역에서는 도서관이 인터넷과 보완관계에 있음을 의미한다.

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