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A Study on the Changes in the Use of Public Libraries in Korea and Countermeasures

우리나라 공공도서관의 이용변화 추이 분석 및 대응방안 연구

  • 김영석 (명지대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2021.05.26
  • Accepted : 2021.06.15
  • Published : 2021.06.30

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the trend of library use according to the expansion of public library infrastructure in Korea, and to search for new roles and services of libraries based on the results of the study. Using the statistical analysis, literature review and partially interview method, the number of borrowers and loans from 2009 to 2019 were analyzed. The result of the survey reveals that the number of public libraries increased by 61.3% during the survey period, while the number of borrowers decreased by 57.5%, and the number of book loans increased only by 18.2%. The result of the analysis claims that the causes of the decrease in the number of materials borrowers were an error in the process of inputting statistics and manipulating the number of book loans by the local library. The population of children and young adults decreased during the survey period, which led to a decrease in the number of children and young adult borrowers. The result of the study reveals that the increase in the use of public libraries in Korea, like other advanced countries, is stagnant. The following new roles and services are suggested for the development of public libraries: Libraries expand non-face-to-face services and electronic resources, and promote their use. Libraries expand cultural and lifelong learning programs further.

본 연구는 우리나라 공공도서관 인프라 확충에 따른 도서관 이용의 변화 추이를 분석하고, 그 결과에 따라 도서관의 새로운 역할과 서비스를 모색하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 통계분석과 문헌조사법 그리고 부분적인 인터뷰 방법을 사용하여 2009년부터 2019년까지의 공공도서관 대출자 수 및 대출 책 수를 조사·분석하였다. 조사 결과 도서관 수는 조사기간 동안 61.3% 증가한 반면, 대출자 수는 57.5% 감소하였고, 대출 책 수는 18,2% 증가에 그쳤다. 분석 결과 대출자 수감소 원인은 통계 입력 과정에서의 착오와 도서관에서 행해진 대출실적 부풀리기로 밝혀졌다. 조사기간 동안 어린이와 청소년 인구가 감소하였는데, 이것은 어린이와 청소년 대출자 수 감소로 이어졌다. 연구 결과 우리나라의 공공도서관 이용은 다른 선진국처럼 그 증가가 정체되고 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 공공도서관의 발전을 위해 다음과 같은 새로운 역할과 서비스를 제안한다: 도서관은 비대면 서비스 및 비실물자료를 확대·확충하고 그 이용을 활성화 시킨다. 문화 및 평생교육 프로그램을 더욱 확대한다.

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