A Study on the Perception of Librarians of the Impact that Libraries Have on Society
This study comprehensively analyzed domestic and foreign literature related to the value and impact of libraries on education, social behavior and economic conditions, developed a survey to investigate the librarians’ perception of the libraries’ value and impact, and accordingly investigated the pe...
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| description | This study comprehensively analyzed domestic and foreign literature related to the value and impact of libraries on education, social behavior and economic conditions, developed a survey to investigate the librarians’ perception of the libraries’ value and impact, and accordingly investigated the perception of librarians according to the types of libraries in which they worked, public versus university. The results showed that the impact is greatest on education and literacy with a mean score of 3.98, followed by their social impact with 3.67 and their economic impact with 3.46. When subordinate items were analyzed it was found that the librarians perceived that the role that libraries are playing in the education area is expanding and their impact on reading and literacy is becoming greater and greater. Libraries were viewed as essential elements for education and the education system. When the difference in perception related to the impact of libraries was compared by types of libraries, the librarians in public libraries tended to rate their facilities higher than the librarians working in universities on most of the items. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d47e66fc61324a17a9b57806b8a247a92022-12-22T02:10:36ZengResearch Institute for Knowledge Content Development & TechnologyInternational Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology2234-00682287-187X2016-12-016210914710.5865/IJKCT.2016.6.2.109A Study on the Perception of Librarians of the Impact that Libraries Have on SocietyYounghee Noh0Konkuk UniversityThis study comprehensively analyzed domestic and foreign literature related to the value and impact of libraries on education, social behavior and economic conditions, developed a survey to investigate the librarians’ perception of the libraries’ value and impact, and accordingly investigated the perception of librarians according to the types of libraries in which they worked, public versus university. The results showed that the impact is greatest on education and literacy with a mean score of 3.98, followed by their social impact with 3.67 and their economic impact with 3.46. When subordinate items were analyzed it was found that the librarians perceived that the role that libraries are playing in the education area is expanding and their impact on reading and literacy is becoming greater and greater. Libraries were viewed as essential elements for education and the education system. When the difference in perception related to the impact of libraries was compared by types of libraries, the librarians in public libraries tended to rate their facilities higher than the librarians working in universities on most of the items.http://ijkcdt.net/xml/08906/08906.pdfLibraries’ ImpactSocial ImpactEconomic ImpactEducational Impact |
| spellingShingle | Younghee Noh A Study on the Perception of Librarians of the Impact that Libraries Have on Society International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology Libraries’ Impact Social Impact Economic Impact Educational Impact |
| title | A Study on the Perception of Librarians of the Impact that Libraries Have on Society |
| title_full | A Study on the Perception of Librarians of the Impact that Libraries Have on Society |
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| title_short | A Study on the Perception of Librarians of the Impact that Libraries Have on Society |
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| topic | Libraries’ Impact Social Impact Economic Impact Educational Impact |
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