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The cost-effectiveness of public library service in metropolitan areas: A comparative analysis of consolidated multiple jurisdictional public libraries and single jurisdictional public libraries in six metropolitan counties in the state of Ohio.

机译:大城市地区公共图书馆服务的成本效益:对俄亥俄州六个城市县合并的多个辖区公共图书馆和单个辖区公共图书馆的比较分析。

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The purpose of this study was to determine if the cost-effectiveness of public library service in metropolitan areas is related to the structure of the jurisdictional service area of those libraries. A comparison was made between multijurisdictional libraries designed to serve two or more local government districts and single jurisdictional libraries that provide service to only one local government district. Organizations, like public libraries, which exist to ensure society's equal and universal access to information, are an essential part of this nation's infrastructure. In the global information society of today, the issue of library service effectiveness assumes greater significance and warrants continual examination. Equally as important is the problem of determining appropriate government jurisdictions for financing and delivering local public services, especially considering the economic and social impacts of de-industrialization in major U.S. urban areas. This study directs attention to the public policy debate concerning regional versus fragmented forms of local public service delivery. The presumption of greater efficiency achieved with consolidated organizations is commonly suggested as primary motivation for mergers and consolidations in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors of society. Within this investigation, the research hypothesis stated that higher levels of cost-effectiveness are achieved with multijurisdictional libraries as opposed to single jurisdictional libraries. The data analysis centered on the input-output ratios of library circulation costs and transactions for the calendar year of 1995. Using a quasiexperimental, posttest only, control group design, the hypothesis was tested with two nonparametric rank order tests in addition to the Student's t test and one measure of association. Results of the data analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between the two different jurisdictional structures of public libraries. The findings of this study suggest that in metropolitan areas, consolidated multijurisdictional public libraries are not more cost-effective than single jurisdictional public libraries. The research outcomes were discussed in terms of potential policy implications and future research on public service delivery.
机译:这项研究的目的是确定大城市地区公共图书馆服务的成本效益是否与这些图书馆的司法服务区域的结构有关。比较了旨在为两个或多个地方政府区域提供服务的多管辖区图书馆与仅向一个地方政府区域提供服务的单一管辖区图书馆之间的比较。为确保社会平等和普遍获得信息而存在的组织(如公共图书馆)是该国基础设施的重要组成部分。在当今的全球信息社会中,图书馆服务有效性问题具有更大的意义,并需要进行不断的研究。同样重要的是,确定适当的政府管辖权来筹集资金和提供当地公共服务的问题,尤其是考虑到去工业化对美国主要城市地区的经济和社会影响。这项研究将注意力集中在有关区域性和分散形式的本地公共服务提供的公共政策辩论上。通常建议将合并后的组织实现更高的效率作为社会营利性和非营利性部门进行合并与合并的主要动机。在这项调查中,研究假设表明,与单管辖区图书馆相比,多管辖区图书馆可实现更高的成本效益。数据分析集中于1995日历年的图书馆流通成本和交易的投入产出比。使用准实验,仅事后检验,对照组设计,除了学生的< italic> t 检验和一种关联度量。数据分析结果表明,公共图书馆的两种不同管辖结构之间没有统计学上的显着差异。这项研究的结果表明,在大都市地区,合并的多辖区公共图书馆比单一辖区的公共图书馆更具成本效益。从潜在的政策影响和对公共服务提供的未来研究的角度讨论了研究成果。

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