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Disparities in public libraries' service levels based on neighborhood income and urbanization levels: a nationwide study

机译：基于社区收入和城市化水平的公共图书馆服务水平差异：一项全国性研究

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Information inequity is a central concern in this information age, and many recognize the publicrnlibrary as a key player in bridging such inequity. Using the Public Libraries Survey and Censusrndata at the census tract level, this study examines more than 9,000 public library systems acrossrnthe United States. It evaluates disparities existing in public library systems' service levels, andrnthe extent to which these variations are associated with neighborhood socio-economicrncharacteristics, such as income and urbanization levels. Descriptive statistics and Ginirncoefficients indicate significant variations across library systems. Results of the multiplernregression analyses show that library systems in lower-income or rural neighborhoods offer arnlower level of service per capita compared to their counterparts in higher income or urbanrnneighborhoods. Systems in lower-income or rural neighborhoods tend to have shorter hours, lessrnstaff and programs, and smaller collection size In light of these prevalent disparities in servicernlevels, the study suggests a need to fundamentally evaluate the current library fundingrnmechanisms. It also suggests that public library and information behavior studies should includerninformation environment variables to further investigate how individuals' information decisionsrnmight be affected by this structural information inequity.
机译：信息不平等是当今信息时代的核心问题，许多人认为公共图书馆是弥合这种不平等的关键因素。本研究使用人口普查领域的“公共图书馆调查”和人口普查数据，研究了美国各地的9,000多个公共图书馆系统。它评估了公共图书馆系统服务水平中存在的差异，以及这些差异与邻里社会经济特征（如收入和城市化水平）的关联程度。描述性统计数据和基尼系数表明整个图书馆系统存在显着差异。多元回归分析的结果表明，与高收入或城市社区的图书馆系统相比，低收入或农村社区的图书馆系统人均服务水平较低。低收入或农村社区的系统通常具有较短的时间，较少的人员和计划，并且馆藏规模较小。鉴于服务水平的这些普遍差异，该研究表明有必要从根本上评估当前的图书馆筹资机制。它还建议公共图书馆和信息行为研究应包括信息环境变量，以进一步研究这种结构性信息不平等如何影响个人的信息决策能力。

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