Comprehensive Study of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Public Libraries

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12696
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 90020:Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: Ikeuchi Atsushi 筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 准教授 (80338607)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 図書館評価 / 費用便益分析 / 需要の移転 / 効率規模

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study measured the economic value of goods that do not have a price, such as public library services, as well as the relative importance of various attributes related to libraries and the amount willing to pay for each service, etc. We also measured how the establishment or elimination of a library would affect nearby libraries and bookstores, as well as what an efficient size for a library would be, using a variety of efficiency indicators.

Free Research Field

図書館情報学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果は、公共図書館サービスや施設・設備を提供することによって地域コミュニティにどのような具体的な変化や成果をもたらしているのか、それによる経済的価値や社会的価値を計測することで、公共図書館が真に社会的に有益な施設といえるのかどうかを実証的に明らかにすることができるようになるとともに、公共図書館の設置計画やサービス計画に資する基礎的なデータを提供することができる。