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Study to Identify the Status and to Develop Plans for Improving the Children and Youth Services of Public Libraries

공공도서관 어린이청소년서비스 현황 및 개선방안 연구

  • 이지연 (연세대학교 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 안준범 (연세대학교 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 오혜영 (연세대학교 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 서혜린 (연세대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2018.08.19
  • Accepted : 2018.09.23
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the status and also to develop improvement plans for the children and youth services of the public libraries. To determine the information service status and the librarians' perceptions on the levels of services they provided, the 2016 Korean National Library Statistics System data and the survey results from the children and youth program librarians in the 108 public libraries were analyzed. The analysis revealed the problems such as lack of human resources and budget, shortage of space, and an inflexible program curriculum, which affect the program as a whole negatively. Five suggestions were made to remedy the problems. They are: 1) development of the new programs, which can interest the children and youth and motivate the sense of association among the program participants; 2) increase the number of the programs including the schools and other related organizations nearby region; 3) incorporating the new program formats to enhance the participation; 4) starting the new services explicitly targeted for the information-poor group of people; and 5) soliciting policy-level support for the libraries. In summary, this study made a few suggestions for the libraries ranging from planning the programs to requesting assistance from the national as well as the regional governments.

본 연구는 국내 공공도서관의 어린이청소년서비스 및 프로그램의 현황을 조사하고 문제점을 파악하여 개선방안을 도출하고자 하였다. 2016년 기준 국가도서관통계시스템의 자료와 전국 108곳의 공공도서관 어린이청소년서비스 담당사서들로부터 설문조사를 통해 어린이청소년서비스 현황을 파악하고 서비스 수준에 대한 사서의 인식을 조사하였다. 분석 결과, 공공도서관은 인력 및 예산의 부족, 시설의 협소함, 유연하지 않은 프로그램 내용 등의 문제점이 서로 복합적으로 작용하여 서비스 수준을 높이기 어려운 상황임을 나타냈다. 이에 대한 개선방안으로 어린이청소년의 흥미 유발 및 참여자 간 유대감을 형성하는 프로그램 개발, 학교 및 지역 내 유관기관과의 연계활동 증진, 도서관 프로그램의 참여를 높이기 위한 다양한 방식 제안, 정보 소외계층 중점 서비스의 제공, 그리고 도서관 발전을 위해 다양한 정책적 지원 요청 등을 제안하였다. 이렇듯 본 연구는 프로그램 기획부터 정부 및 지자체의 지원방안까지 다방면의 개선방안을 제안함으로써 도서관이 나아갈 방향을 제시하였다.

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Supported by : 국립어린이청소년도서관

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