From Librarians’ Perspectives on Physical Accessibility of Public Libraries

Park, Sung Jae (박성재)

doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2012.29.1.135

From Librarians’ Perspectives on Physical Accessibility of Public Libraries

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
Abbr : JKOSIM
2012, 29(1), pp.135~156
DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2012.29.1.135
Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
Received : February 19, 2012
Accepted : March 21, 2012
Published : March 30, 2012

Park, Sung Jae ¹

¹한성대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to ascertain librarian’s perceptions on their users’ library access and its patterns. Interviews with seven library staff reveal physical accessibility issues including spatial relationships between libraries and other facilities such as shopping malls and schools, travel distance, transportation mode, and temporal perspectives of library access. The results from the interviews corroborate the findings from secondary analysis using household travel data. However, interviewees do not have a clear picture of how much their users travel and spend to access their libraries. This is true, even though these factors are critical to analyze physical accessibility. Based on the findings, this study makes recommendations to improve the accessibility of public libraries. Suggestions include the concept of sponsorships with other facilities, the placing of material drop-boxes on the main route, and providing library programs during lunch time.

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physical accessibility, spatial relationship, transportation mode, travel distance, travel time, public library, librarian perception

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