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Analysis of Public Library Statistics in Korea: Focusing on the Overview and Facility of Public Libraries

한국의 공공도서관 통계에 대한 분석 연구: 도서관 기본 정보 및 시설 현황을 중심으로

  • Received : 2021.09.24
  • Accepted : 2021.09.29
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

This study analyzed the trends and current status in public libraries in Korea for 14 years, focusing on the overview and facilities of public libraries using public library statistics from 2007 to 2020. The research data were collected from the National Library Statistics System and compared with the population and GDP per capita of Korea. As a result, the number of public libraries in Korea is 1,172 as of 2020, which has nearly doubled compared to 2007, and it was found that this increase has a very strong correlation with GDP per capita and population. There were 229 contracting out public libraries operating by the local government in 2020, and the contracting out rate increased from 18.8% in 2007 to 25.1%. Although the site area of public libraries varies greatly from library to library, it tends to get larger over time. The total floor area of public libraries operating by the Office of Education is larger than that of public libraries operating by the local government, and it gradually increases over time, but the total floor area of public libraries operating by the local government have decreased slightly. The total number of seats in the library is decreasing in all libraries, and the reading seats for children and the reading seats for the elderly and the disabled tend to slightly increase.

이 연구는 2007년부터 2020년까지 공공도서관 통계를 이용하여 공공도서관의 기본 정보와 시설을 중심으로 14년 동안 우리나라 공공도서관의 변화 추이와 현황을 분석하였다. 연구 데이터는 국가도서관통계시스템으로부터 수집하고 이를 우리나라 인구수 및 1인당 GDP와 비교하였다. 그 결과, 우리나라 공공도서관은 2020년 현재 1,172개관으로 2007년에 비해 양적 측면에서 약 2배 가까이 증가하였으며, 이러한 증가는 1인당 GDP 및 인구수와 매우 강한 상관관계가 있음을 파악하였다. 2020년에는 지자체 소속 위탁 운영 공공도서관이 229개관으로 2007년에 비해 그 비율이 18.8%에서 25.1%로 상승하였다. 공공도서관의 부지면적은 도서관마다 편차가 크지만 시간이 지남에 따라 점점 넓어지는 추세를 보이며, 건물 연면적은 지자체 소속 도서관보다 교육청 소속 도서관이 더 넓고 시간에 따라 점점 넓어지는 추세를 보인 반면, 지자체 소속 도서관은 다소 감소하였다. 도서관의 총 좌석 수는 모든 도서관에서 감소하고 있으며 어린이 열람석과 노인 및 장애인 열람석은 다소 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

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