Public librarians' perception of their professional role and the library's role in supporting the public sphere: a multi-country comparison
Public librarians' perception of their professional role and the library's role in supporting the public sphere: a multi-country comparison
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公共图书馆员对其专业角色和图书馆在支持公共领域中的角色的看法：多国比较
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10.1108/jd-09-2021-0178
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2021
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Sunniva Evjen
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Jamie Johnston;Ágústa Pálsdóttir;Anna Mierzecka;R. Audunson;H. Hobohm;Kerstin Rydbeck;M. Tóth;Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen;Henrik Jochumsen;Mahmood Khosrowjerdi;Sunniva Evjen
目的本文的首要目的是考虑丹麦、德国、匈牙利、冰岛、挪威、波兰和瑞典图书馆员的看法在多大程度上反映了对其专业角色及其机构在支持公共领域形成方面的作用的统一看法，以及这些差异在多大程度上反映了国家背景。设计/方法/途径多国比较基于在线调查问卷。中心研究问题是图书馆员如何使公共资源的使用合法化以维护公共图书馆服务？图书馆员如何看待公共图书馆作为公共空间的作用？图书馆员如何看待他们的专业角色及其所需的能力？考虑到数字化和社会化的转变如何在回答中反映出来。调查结果结果显示了统一的职业文化的证据，并受到国家背景的明显影响。一个重要的发现是，图书馆员将提供访问权限视为图书馆服务合法化和图书馆作为公共领域机构角色的核心。在支持公共领域形成方面，社会转向得到了大力支持，而数字转向似乎是未来的挑战；由于这一流行病，这一问题似乎变得越来越重要。研究局限性/影响这项研究表明，七个国家的图书馆已经不再只是简单地向公众提供以书籍为基础的馆藏，现在还充当社交、学习和创意空间：无论是在实体图书馆还是在数字图书馆。需要对图书馆员对公共图书馆和图书馆管理的概念进行定性研究，这将使人们更深入地了解不断变化的职业责任以及公共图书馆如何招募相关能力。 原创性/价值本文提供了非常需要的见解，了解图书馆员如何看待公共图书馆在支持公共领域和民主进程形成中的作用以及他们自己的作用。
PurposeThe overarching aim of this article is to consider to what extent the perceptions of librarians in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland and Sweden reflect a unified view of their professional role and the role of their institutions in supporting the formation of the public sphere and to what extent the variations reflect national contexts.Design/methodology/approachThe multi-country comparison is based on online questionnaires. The central research questions are how do librarians legitimize the use of public resources to uphold a public library service? How do librarians perceive the role of public libraries as public spaces? How do librarians perceive their professional role and the competencies needed for it? Consideration is given to how the digital and social turns are reflected in the responses.FindingsThe results show evidence of a unified professional culture with clear influences from national contexts. A key finding is that librarians see giving access as central for both legitimizing library services and for the library's role as a public sphere institution. Strong support is shown for the social turn in supporting the formation of the public sphere while the digital turn appears to be a future challenge; one of seemingly increased importance due to the pandemic.Research limitations/implicationsThis study shows that libraries across the seven countries have expanded beyond simply providing public access to their book-based collections and now serve as social, learning and creative spaces: both in the physical library and digitally. Qualitative research is needed concerning librarians' notions of public libraries and librarianship, which will provide a more in-depth understanding of the changing professional responsibilities and how public libraries recruit the associated competencies.Originality/valueThe article provides a much needed insight into how librarians perceive the role of public libraries in supporting the formation of the public sphere and democratic processes, as well as their own role.