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THE USERS' SPHERE OF RURAL LIBRARIES ON SERVICE LEVELS : A study on the planning of the regional facilities in sparsely populated areas 2

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: This paper discusses the dual structure of users' sphere from viewpoint of rural libraries' service levels. At 11 libraries, 7 regional are in Mie and 4 are in Siga, the users' spheres are investigated and their factors are analyzed. The main results is following: 1) On rural libraries, the users' sphere is closely connected with the number of collection books. 2) Service levels of libraries makes the users' sphere extend, but it does not influence enough people who live near the library. 3) The extending of users is under the influence of the services and number of libraries in neighboring area.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.63.75_3

Authors: Takayuki NAKAI, Shoji IMAI

Institution: Mie University

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Administration

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W598332111

FWCI: 2.582

Cites: 1

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10