Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the trends in researches of public service of the library. The subjects of analysis are a 'Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science', 'Journal of the Korean Library and Information Science Society', 'Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management' an 'Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science' ; and the standards of analysis are approach, research method, service delivery stage and service objects. The analysis results are as follows: First, as for the approach, it is consisted of 46(19.4%) normative orientation study, 93(39.2%) empirical orientation study, 64(27.0) practical orientation study and 34(14.5%) others, so it was being carried out empirical orientation study mostly. Second, as for the research method, it was consisted of 94(38.1%) quantitative researches, 123(49.8%) qualitative researches and 30(12.1) others, so it was carried out quantitative researches about 10% more. Third, as for the service delivery stage, while there were 124(35.7%) researches on input stage such as manpower, budget and facilities etc, there were 187(53.9%) researches on result stage such as effects and satisfaction etc, so there were many researches on the result element. Fourth, as for the providers of service objects, there were 211(89.0%) researches on public libraries mainly which exceed much more than other libraries, and as for the recipients, there were 183(77.2%) researches on general users which show overwhelming superiority more than such as children, the elderly and multi-cultural family etc. As the results to analyze the trend in researches on public service of the library during 15 years like above, it was possible to know that it was carried out empirical researches than normative researches and practical researches, and researches for general users of public libraries.
이 연구의 목적은 도서관의 공공서비스에 대한 연구 경향을 분석하는 것이다. 분석대상은 "한국문헌정보학회지", "한국도서관 정보학회지", "정보관리학회지", "한국비블리아학회지"이며, 분석기준은 접근방법, 연구방법, 서비스 전달단계, 서비스 대상이다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 접근방법에서는 규범적 연구 46편(19.4%), 경험적 연구 93편(39.2%), 실천적 연구 64편(27.0%), 기타 34편(14.5%)으로 경험적 연구 비중이 높았다. 둘째, 연구방법에서는 양적연구 94편(38.1%), 질적연구 123편(49.8%), 기타 30편(12.1%)으로 질적 연구 비중이 약 10% 정도 높았다. 셋째, 서비스 전달단계에서는 124편(35.7%)인 투입단계 연구보다 187편(53.9%)의 결과단계의 연구가 훨씬 많았다. 넷째, 서비스 대상에서는 제공자로는 공공도서관에 대한 연구가 211편(89.0%)으로 타 관종에 대한 연구를 훨씬 상회하고 있으며, 수혜자로는 이용자일반에 대한 연구가 183편(77.2%)으로 압도적으로 많았다. 이상 도서관의 공공서비스에 대한 15년간의 연구경향을 분석한 결과 규범적 연구나 실천적 연구보다는 경험적 연구가 많으며, 공공도서관의 이용자일반에 대한 연구가 대부분인 것을 알 수 있다.