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http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.49.201809.33

A Study on the Food and Drink Restriction in Public Libraries  

Yoon, Hee-Yoon (대구대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.49, no.3, 2018 , pp. 33-53 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many public libraries have restricted or forbidden most food and drink on the basis of a number of reasons, and it is necessary to demonstrate that it is legitimate or unfair. To this purpose, the researchers surveyed 485 public library users residing in Daegu City on the perception of food and drink policy. Based on survey results, the researcher suggested improvement directions from various perspectives. First, public library should proactive review the restriction policy in terms of social paradigm. Second, allowing food and drink is a strategy and a right way to justify the existing value and social role of public libraries and strengthen the ecosystem in terms of guaranteeing basic rights of users. Third, it is desirable to emphasize the pure function rather than the dysfunction due to food and drink allowance in terms of facilitating the collection and space use. Fourth, the totalitarian thinking that restrict all or most food and drink in the bylaws or library regulations should be avoided. Finally, public library should allow all food and drink, but it is necessary to prescribe a kind of the food which can be consumed by space, and actively promote to the user.
Keywords
Public library; Public library policy; Food and drink policy; Restriction and prohibition of food and drink; Perceptions' survey;
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