Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research
Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research
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公共图书馆作为可持续公共领域的基础设施：研究的全面回顾
DOI：
10.1108/jd-10-2018-0157
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Masanori Koizumi
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作者：
Ragnar Audunson;Svanhild Aabo;Roger Blomgren;Sunniva Evjen;Henrik Jochumsen;Hakon Larsen;Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen;Andreas Varheim;Jamie Johnston;Masanori Koizumi
PurposeThe目的本文是通过一个全面的文献review.Design/methodology/approachIn公共图书馆的可持续发展的公共领域的基础设施，以研究塑造为了捕捉这一研究领域的全貌，我们利用全面的审查方法。主要的研究问题是：第一，图书馆作为公共领域机构的研究主题在多大程度上扩展和多样化？哪些理论观点为研究提供信息？第二，研究侧重于哪些挑战和主题，例如：社会包容和平等获取信息;数字不平等;审查和表达自由;以及进入具有民主潜力的场所和空间以及图书馆在这方面的作用？第三，在数字世界不断扩大的背景下，社交媒体对图书馆产生了什么影响？研究结果作者主要归纳了四个关于公共图书馆和公共领域的主题，即：运用哈贝马斯的理论来认识公共图书馆的重要性;公共图书馆内聚会场所的功能以及将聚会场所设置在图书馆的中心以促进和鼓励民主;社会包容与公共图书馆的关系及其在缩小数字鸿沟等当今社会中的作用;以及公共图书馆中新兴的电子资源和SNS竞技场，并利用它们来接触公民。独创性/价值通过全面的回顾来捕捉这一研究领域的最近历史是有价值的。
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review.Design/methodology/approachIn order to capture the whole picture of this research field, we utilize comprehensive review methodology. The major research questions are: first, to what extent have research topics regarding libraries as public sphere institutions expanded and diversified? Which theoretical perspectives inform research? Second, which challenges and topics does the research focus upon, such as: social inclusion and equal access to information; digital inequalities; censorship and freedom of expression; and access to places and spaces with a democratic potential and the role of libraries in that respect? Third, what influence has social media exerted on libraries in the context of the expanding digital world?FindingsThe authors identified mainly four themes regarding the public library and public sphere, such as: the importance of public libraries by using Habermas’s theory; the function of meeting places within the public library and setting those places in the center of the library in order to enhance and encourage democracy; the relationship between social inclusion and public libraries and its functions in current society such as diminishing the digital divide; and the emerging electronic resources and arena of SNS in public libraries and utilizing them to reach citizens.Originality/valueCapturing the recent history of this research field through comprehensive review is valuable.