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An Analysis of the Librarians' Perception of Providing CHI Services in Public Libraries

공공도서관에서 소비자건강정보를 제공하는 것에 대한 사서의 인식 조사연구

  • Received : 2011.08.05
  • Accepted : 2011.09.14
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

These results of surveying public librarians can contribute to clearly identifying the status of CHI(consumer health information) services in Korea and to exploring future developments in CHI services. In this study, we investigated whether or not currently Korean public libraries are offering CHI services, whether or not they provide CHI reference services and the frequency of their use, and analyzed librarians' recognition of the need for Korean public libraries to provide the CHI services. The findings are as follows: 1) 70% of Korean public libraries are equipped with health-related books and medical journals, but the rate of libraries that are building CHI-related websites was very low at 5%. 2) The rate of providing the CHI reference services was only 30% of the surveyed public libraries. 3) 82.1% of public libraries did not provide educational programs related to CHI. 4) 82.1% of public libraries did not provide CHI-related services for vulnerable groups. 5) The rate of providing the CHI-related outreach programs and collaborating with CHI-related institutions was no more than about 20% each. These research findings can induce public librarians to provide CHI services in public libraries, and will contribute to activate the CHI-related research in Korea.

국내 공공도서관의 사서들을 대상으로 설문조사를 함으로써 CHI 서비스 현황을 명확히 파악할 수 있으며, 설문결과를 바탕으로 국내 공공도서관의 CHI 서비스 개발방향을 모색하는데 기여할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 현재 공공도서관이 CHI 서비스를 제공하고 있는지를 조사하고, CHI 관련 참고서비스 경험 및 제공빈도를 분석하였으며, 국내 공공도서관에 서 CHI서비스를 제공하는 것의 필요성에 대한 인식조사를 수행하였다. 1) 국내 공공도서관은 건강관련 서적이나 의학저널을 구비하고 있는 것 외에 CHI 관련 웹사이트 정보원을 구축하고 있는 도서관의 비율은 5% 정도의 매우 낮은 비율이었다. 2) CHI 참고서비스 제공비율은 조사대상 도서관 중 30%에 지나지 않았다. 3) 국내 공공도서관의 82.1%가 CHI 관련 교육 프로그램을 제공하지 않았다. 4) CHI 관련 취약계층에 대한 서비스를 제공하지 않는 공공도서관의 비율이 82.1%나 되었다. 5) 국내 공공도서관 중 CHI 관련 아웃리치 프로그램 제공비율 및 CHI 관련기관과 협력체계를 구축하고 있는 비율은 약 20% 정도에 지나지 않았다. 본 연구 결과는 국내 공공도서관에서 CHI 서비스를 제공하는 것에 대한 공공도서관 사서들의 관심을 유도하고 관련 연구활동 활성화에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

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