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Identifying the impact of public libraries on people's behaviour and establishing methods for measurement

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K12599
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 90020:Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related
Research InstitutionDoshisha University

Principal Investigator

Sato Sho  同志社大学, 免許資格課程センター, 教授 (90707168)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 原田 隆史  同志社大学, 免許資格課程センター, 教授 (30218648)
逸村 裕  筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 教授 (50232418)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords公共図書館 / インパクト / 読書 / 読書文化資本 / 図書館の「思い出」 / 図書館利用の世代継承 / アウトカム / 量的調査 / 質的調査 / ライフヒストリー / インパクト評価
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究課題では、近年図書館が新たに設置された、あるいは大きくリニューアルされた自治体を対象とし、インタビュー等(質的手法)と地域統計の詳細分析(量的手法)から、具体的なインパクトとしてどのようなものがあったのかを明らかにする。さらに質問紙調査と他自治体との統計比較等により、そのインパクトの大小を測定できる手法を確立していく。複数自治体を対象にこれらの調査を行うことで、インパクトに基づく公共図書館評価の基礎を確立することが本研究の大きな目標である。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to develop a method to measure the impact of public libraries on local communities. Two approaches were used: quantitative analysis of regional socio-economic data, and qualitative research into individual library experiences.
The former found no clear impact on demographics or education. The latter;through memory-based surveys and life history interviews revealed that libraries play a role in fostering reading-related cultural capital, though parental influence complicates measurement.
To address this, a survey was created asking about parental reading habits, household book ownership, library use history, and current reading practices. Results showed that library use independently influences reading-related cultural capital, even when controlling for family background. This suggests the method can be refined and applied at the municipal level to assess both the presence and scale of public libraries’ impact on cultural capital in local communities.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

公共図書館の重要な役割として読書活動の推進があることは自明である一方で、実際に公共図書館が読書推進の機能を果たしているのか、それも元々読書習慣がある人々ではなく、図書館がなければ読書習慣を持ち得なかった人々にも読書文化資本獲得の機会を与えているのかは、従来必ずしも検証されておらず、それゆえ当然ながらその影響の大きさも確認されてこなかった。
本研究の成果は実際に図書館が読書文化資本を持たない人々に、その獲得機会を与えていることを示すものであり、その測定手法も提供することで、各地域の図書館の読書に関するインパクト測定の道筋もつけるものである。政策実施・モニタリングにも大きな役割を果たしうると言える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2024 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Research of Library-likeness using visual images among university students2025

    • Author(s)
      福井 雄大、魚住 日向子、沖田 英里、鈴木 七瀬、佐藤 翔
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Information and Media Studies

      Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Pages: 44-64

    • DOI

      10.11304/jims.23.44

    • ISSN
      1348-5857, 1349-3302
    • Year and Date
      2025-02-12
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Description of Library Functions And Roles in Application Guidelines for Public Libraries Managed Under Designated Administrator System2024

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 聡子、佐藤 翔
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Japan Society of Library and Information Science

      Volume: 70 Issue: 3 Pages: 125-144

    • DOI

      10.20651/jslis.70.3_125

    • ISSN
      1344-8668, 2432-4027
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Using Generative AI to Improve Library Book Classification Accuracy: The Role of Increased Training Data2024

    • Author(s)
      Harada Takashi、Sato Sho、Nishiura Minako
    • Journal Title

      Lecture Notes in Computer Science

      Volume: 15494 Pages: 241-249

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-981-96-0868-3_20

    • ISBN
      9789819608676, 9789819608683
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Narrative approach for “Memories” related to libraries2023

    • Author(s)
      SATO Sho、TAMAKI Aoba、YURUKI Nao、TAKEMURA Sora、KAJITA Fumichika、TAKEISHI Aone、TOKUDOME Yoshino、MIYAZAWA Tomomi
    • Journal Title

      Joho Chishiki Gakkaishi

      Volume: 33 Issue: 4 Pages: 419-422

    • DOI

      10.2964/jsik_2023_042

    • ISSN
      0917-1436, 1881-7661
    • Year and Date
      2023-12-02
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 《報告2》Every person / Every bookに図書館は寄与できているのか2023

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 翔
    • Journal Title

      The Library World

      Volume: 75 Issue: 2 Pages: 95-102

    • DOI

      10.20628/toshokankai.75.2_95

    • ISSN
      0040-9669, 2424-1717
    • Year and Date
      2023-07-01
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] A linear regression model for predicting the number of daily circulations in a public library: An analysis for Kashiwa City Library2022

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 翔
    • Journal Title

      The Library World

      Volume: 74 Issue: 4 Pages: 216-233

    • DOI

      10.20628/toshokankai.74.4_216

    • ISSN
      0040-9669, 2424-1717
    • Year and Date
      2022-11-01
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Re-examination of the Availability of the Function Predicting Book Circulation in Public Libraries2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato Sho、Ichihashi Hinata、Okano Mai、Kawachi Miina、Kamijima Yuri、Harada Takashi
    • Journal Title

      Library and Information Science

      Volume: 86 Pages: 19-41

    • DOI

      10.46895/lis.86.19

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of weather and days of the week on number of daily circulation in public libraries2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato Sho、Harada Takashi、Tatebe Kanako、Izumi Yui、Suemichi Ayano、Inaba Momoka、Igarashi Tomoya、Masanori
    • Journal Title

      Library and Information Science Research E-Journal

      Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Pages: 56-65

    • DOI

      10.32655/libres.2021.1.5

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 自分の支払った税金のうち、一年にいくらまでなら公共図書館に使われてもよい? : NDL情報行動調査、追加設問について2021

    • Author(s)
      佐藤翔
    • Journal Title

      Library Resource Guide

      Volume: 37 Pages: 143-153

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 公共図書館における貸出関数の検証:予測値と実測値の比較分析2022

    • Author(s)
      佐藤翔
    • Organizer
      日本図書館情報学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 図書館を学問する2024

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 翔
    • Total Pages
      176
    • Publisher
      青弓社
    • ISBN
      9784787200884
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2026-01-16  

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