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A Comparative Study on the Usage Behavior of University Libraries Before and After the Outbreak of COVID-19: Based on the Reading Room Log of J University Central Library

코로나19 발생 전·후 대학도서관 열람실 이용행태 비교 연구 - J대학교 중앙도서관 이용 로그를 기반으로 -

  • 허상덕 (전북대학교 일반대학원 문헌정보학과, 전북대학교 중앙도서관 ) ;
  • 오효정 (전북대학교 문헌정보학과, 문화융복합아카아빙연구소 )
  • Received : 2022.11.21
  • Accepted : 2022.12.09
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

This study compared the behavior of using the reading room of the university library before and after COVID-19 and confirmed the changes and characteristics. As a subject of the study, 579,555 reading room usage data for the 2019-2021 school year, three years before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, were collected and analyzed for reading room utilization. In addition, the purpose of visiting the library was compared based on 120,090 data usage logs, and the relationship between the characteristics and usage rate of each reading room was analyzed. Ultimately, it is intended to suggest a way to increase utilization by reflecting the needs of users derived from changes in usage behavior during the COVID-19 period in the reading room space of the university library. It is hoped that the results of this research will be used as basic data for the operation of library reading rooms and the establishment of space reconstruction policies to cope with the New normal era after pandemic.

학업 및 취업 준비에 대부분의 시간을 쏟는 20대 대학생에게 있어 학습 공간으로써 대학도서관의 역할은 필수적이다. 본 연구의 궁극적인 목적은 코로나19 시기의 이용 행태 변화를 통해 도출된 이용자의 요구를 대학도서관 열람실 공간에 반영하여 활용도를 높일 수 있는 방안을 제시하기 위함이다. 이를 위해 먼저 코로나19 전·후의 대학도서관 열람실 이용 행태를 비교하여 변화와 특성을 확인하였다. 연구 대상으로는 지역 거점 국립대학교인 J대학교를 선정, 중앙도서관의 코로나19 전·후 3개년도에 해당하는 2019~2021학년도의 열람실 이용로그 579,555건을 수집하여 열람실 활용도를 분석하였다. 또한 120,090건의 자료 이용 데이터를 기반으로 도서관 이용 방문 목적을 비교하였고 각 열람실별 특성과 이용률과의 관련성을 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과가 팬데믹 이후 뉴노멀 시대에 대응하기 위한 도서관 열람실 운영 및 공간 재구성 정책 수립 시 기초자료로 활용되길 고대한다.

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이 논문은 2022년도 한국연구재단 연구비 지원에 의한 결과의 일부임(NRF-2021R1I1A3047435)

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