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Libraries as Spaces for Overcoming Social Divisions in the 21st Century

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H04479
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 90020:Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

Koizumi Masanori  筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 准教授 (70567461)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 吉田 右子  筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 教授 (30292569)
池内 淳  筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 准教授 (80338607)
松林 麻実子  筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 講師 (10359581)
和気 尚美  三重大学, 情報教育・研究機構, 招へい教員 (80799742)
河本 毬馨  山梨英和大学, 人間文化学部, 助教 (70964831)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥9,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,190,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Keywords公共図書館 / 社会分断 / 正統性 / 場としての図書館 / 政策分析 / 事例分析 / 質問紙調査 / 国際比較研究 / 北欧 / 北米 / 図書館 / 図書館政策 / 国際比較 / 社会的包摂 / 社会的分断 / 歴史研究 / アメリカ / 図書館評価
Outline of Research at the Start

21世紀社会における中心的課題は,産業構造の変化や不安定化する国際政治によって生じた社会分断を克服することであり,地域コミュニティの中心にある図書館は社会分断克服空間への変化を求められている。本研究では,①包括的文献レビュー,②北欧北米と日本における図書館の政策分析,③北欧北米と日本の先進的な図書館を対象とした詳細な事例分析,④先進的な図書館の立地する地域を対象としたエスノグラフィ,⑤新しく創造された社会分断克服空間を対象とした図書館評価法の開発という5つの研究を通して,伝統的な図書館から21世紀の次世代図書館への<革新メカニズム>を解明したうえで,<新しい図書館評価法>を開発する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study revealed the roles of advanced libraries in mitigating social divisions, constructed several models, and illustrated the legitimacy of public libraries in the 21st century. Initially, a comprehensive literature review regarding public libraries and social divisions was conducted. Next, policy analyses were performed across the United States, Norway, and Japan. Thirdly, case studies were conducted to extract key characteristics of 21st-century library spaces, such as the "Revised Four-Space Model." The study then shifted focus to the spatial functions of libraries, elaborating on the components of these spaces in the "Library as Place Model." Additionally, a questionnaire survey captured citizens' experiences and perceptions of library spaces and services. Ultimately, the research delineated five critical dimensions that define the legitimacy of public libraries in the contemporary era.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

社会分断は21世紀の世界的な課題であり、公共図書館は社会分断を克服するためのサービスを開発してきたが、関連研究は個々の事例報告にとどまっていた。本研究の学術的意義は、21世紀における先進図書館を社会分断克服空間として位置づけた体系的な分析をはじめて実施し、それに貢献する図書館空間やサービス領域における基盤を正統性として提示したことである。また、実学を基礎とした図書館情報学領域において、広く適用可能な研究理論として複数のモデルを構築した。社会的意義は、北欧北米と日本における先進図書館の事例分析によって、一般的な図書館に向けても将来的に社会分断克服空間へ変革していくための道筋を示したことにある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (29 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Peer Reviewed: 13 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Oslo Metropolitan University(ノルウェー)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Oslo Metropolitan University(ノルウェー)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Emporia State University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Evolving Legitimacy of the Public Library in the 21st Century2024

    • Author(s)
      Yamagishi, Motoko; Koizumi, Masanori; Larsen, Hakon
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Documentation

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 6 Pages: 1347-1366

    • DOI

      10.1108/jd-02-2024-0028

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Community Members’ Perspective on Public Libraries as Places to Overcome Social Divisions: A Case Study in Oslo2024

    • Author(s)
      Igarashi, Tomoya; Johnston, Jamie; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Journal Title

      Wisdom, Well-Being, Win-Win. iConference 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science

      Volume: 14597 Pages: 322-337

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-3-031-57860-1_22

    • ISBN
      9783031578595, 9783031578601
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Public Library Programming and Events for Overcoming Social Divisions2023

    • Author(s)
      Igarashi, Tomoya; Koizumi, Masanori; Johnston, Jamie
    • Journal Title

      Libri

      Volume: 73 Issue: 4 Pages: 345-354

    • DOI

      10.1515/libri-2023-0014

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Practices of the “Library as Place” in Norway2023

    • Author(s)
      Kawamoto, Marika; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology

      Volume: 60 Issue: 1 Pages: 615-619

    • DOI

      10.1002/pra2.826

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 民主主義のリテラシー:アメリカと北欧の公共図書館における識字と対話のプログラム2023

    • Author(s)
      小泉公乃
    • Journal Title

      都市問題

      Volume: 114(10) Pages: 65-71

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Expanded Model of Everyday Information Practices with Information Avoidance in Digital Environments2023

    • Author(s)
      Matsubayashi, Mamiko
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology

      Volume: 60 Issue: 1 Pages: 1071-1073

    • DOI

      10.1002/pra2.948

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Democratic librarianship in the Nordic model2022

    • Author(s)
      Masanori Koizumi, Hakon Larsen
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

      Volume: - Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.1177/09610006211069673

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Overcoming social divisions with the public library2022

    • Author(s)
      Tomoya Igarashi, Masanori Koizumi, Michael M. Widdersheim
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Documentation

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 1 Pages: 52-65

    • DOI

      10.1108/jd-12-2021-0244

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The impact and concept of public libraries in the twenty-first century2022

    • Author(s)
      Igarashi, Tomoya; Koizumi, Masanori; Wake, Naomi
    • Journal Title

      Information Research: an international electronic journal

      Volume: 27

    • DOI

      10.47989/colis2225

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Promoting public libraries as democratic spaces through governmental and municipal library strategies: Norwegian library strategies post 2014 law changes2022

    • Author(s)
      Kawamoto, Marika; Yamagishi, Motoko; Larsen, Hakon; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Journal Title

      Information Research: an international electronic journal

      Volume: 27

    • DOI

      10.47989/colis2226

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Topic modelling of diverse events in the 21st century public library: A case analysis of New York Public Library2022

    • Author(s)
      Yamagishi, Motoko; Koizumi, Masanori; Widdersheim, Michael M.; Igarashi Tomoya
    • Journal Title

      Information Research: an international electronic journal

      Volume: 27

    • DOI

      10.47989/colis2227

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Library as place: conceptual model for public libraries and their transition2022

    • Author(s)
      Kawamoto Marika、Koizumi Masanori
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Documentation

      Volume: 79 Issue: 2 Pages: 376-397

    • DOI

      10.1108/jd-02-2022-0046

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Public library events with spaces and collections: Case analysis of the Helsinki Central Library Oodi2022

    • Author(s)
      Igarashi Tomoya、Watanabe Momoka、Tomita Yumi、Sugeno Yuki、Yamagishi Motoko、Koizumi Masanori
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

      Volume: - Issue: 3 Pages: 681-693

    • DOI

      10.1177/09610006221097405

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of the Dynamics Among State Libraries, Local Libraries, and Citizens in the United States2022

    • Author(s)
      Yamagishi, Motoko; Koizumi, Masanori; Widdersheim, Michael M.
    • Journal Title

      Information for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future

      Volume: 13192 Pages: 12-20

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-3-030-96957-8_2

    • ISBN
      9783030969561, 9783030969578
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 公立図書館における補助金・交付金の活用2021

    • Author(s)
      小泉公乃
    • Journal Title

      カレントアウェアネス

      Volume: 349 Pages: 5-8

    • NAID

      40022695429

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 北欧の公共図書館におけるイベント : ダイクマン図書館を対象とした事例分析2020

    • Author(s)
      五十嵐智哉; 橋本ひとみ; 河本毬馨; 小泉 公乃
    • Journal Title

      日本図書館情報学会春季研究集会発表論文集

      Volume: 2020年度 Pages: 13-16

    • NAID

      40022505777

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 21世紀における新しいコミュニティの場としての図書館2020

    • Author(s)
      小泉公乃
    • Journal Title

      考える主権者を目指す情報誌Voters

      Volume: 56 Pages: 9-11

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] フィンランドとノルウェーの公共図書館における革新2020

    • Author(s)
      小泉公乃
    • Journal Title

      住民と自治

      Volume: 692 Pages: 19-21

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 図書館の評価を意義あるものにするために2020

    • Author(s)
      小泉 公乃; 五十嵐 智哉
    • Journal Title

      みんなの図書館

      Volume: 517 Pages: 4-14

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Teen Services through the Lens of HOMAGO in Yokohama’s Central Library2024

    • Author(s)
      Tetsumi, Saki; Momodori ,Naoki; Sugeno, Yuki; Igarashi, Tomoya; Takashima, Waka; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Organizer
      Wisdom, Well-Being, Win-Win. iConference 2024
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Citizens' perception of modern public library's roles: A case analysis of Shinjuku City in Tokyo2023

    • Author(s)
      Igarashi, Tomoya; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Organizer
      BOBCATSSS 2023
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Characteristics and Roles of “Library as Place” in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Takashima, Waka; Katano, Juri; Sugeno, Yuki; Kawamoto, Marika; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Organizer
      BOBCATSSS 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comprehensive Topic Modeling of Research on Public Libraries and the Public Sphere2022

    • Author(s)
      Sugeno, Yuki; Koizumi, Masanori; Widdersheim, Michael M.
    • Organizer
      BOBCATSSS 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 欧米の事例からみる民主主義と図書館2021

    • Author(s)
      小泉公乃
    • Organizer
      第107回全国図書館大会山梨大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A comprehensive analysis of an advanced public library’s events: Case analysis of the Helsinki central library Oodi2021

    • Author(s)
      Igarashi, Tomoya; Watanabe, Momoka; Tomita, Yumi; Sugeno, Yuki; Yamagishi, Motoko; Koizumi, Masanori
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 北欧の公共図書館:21世紀における新しいコミュニティの場2020

    • Author(s)
      小泉公乃
    • Organizer
      北欧文化協会2020年9月例会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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