Investigation of Public Libraries Managed by Outsourcing: A Study Focusing on Library Usage, Opening Days, and Directors' Librarian Qualifications and Workloads
Investigation of Public Libraries Managed by Outsourcing: A Study Focusing on Library Usage, Opening Days, and Directors' Librarian Qualifications and Workloads
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公共图书馆外包管理调查：图书馆使用情况、开放天数、馆长资质和工作量的研究
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10.52731/ijskm.v3.i2.453
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2019
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通讯作者：
Keita Tsuji
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作者：
Yuhiro Mizunuma;Keita Tsuji
日本的公共图书馆长期以来由地方政府管理。然而，2003年，私营企业、非营利组织和基金会等组织接管了它们的管理，并引入了外包制度，即“指定管理人制度”。这种外包系统是否适合公共图书馆的问题是当前争论的主题，许多人认为这是不合适的。为了为本次讨论提供基础数据，我们对日本几乎所有公共图书馆进行了横截面和时间序列分析，重点关注图书馆的使用情况、开放天数、馆长资质和工作量。结果表明，外包系统管理的公共图书馆（“外包图书馆”）的开放天数和认证馆长比例均高于地方政府管理的公共图书馆（“直接管理图书馆”），而直接管理图书馆的馆际互借（ILL）借阅数量和馆际互借数量均高于外包图书馆。还显示，引入外包系统后，图书馆的使用率和开放天数以及认证馆长的数量都有所增加。
Public libraries in Japan were managed by local governments for a long time. However, in 2003, organizations including private enterprises, NPOs and foundations took over their management with the introduction of an outsourcing system, namely the 'designated administrator system'. The question of whether this outsourcing system is appropriate for public libraries is a subject of current debate, wherein many argue that it is inappropriate. To provide basic data for this discussion, we conducted a cross-sectional and time series analysis on almost all public libraries in Japan focusing on library usage, number of open days, and director qualifications and workload. The results show that the opening days and percentage of certified directors of public libraries managed by the outsourcing system ('outsourcing libraries') was more than those managed by local governments ('direct management libraries'), whereas the number of Inter-Library Loan (ILL)-borrowings and the number of ILL-lending were more in direct management libraries than in outsourcing libraries. It was also shown that the library usage and open days, as well as the number of certified directors increased after the introduction of the outsourcing system.