A Comparative Analysis of Public Perceptions of the Value of Public Library as "Place" in China and Abroad——A Sample of Public Libraries Shortlisted for the "IFLA Green Library Award"
The public perception of public libraries reflects the value of public library as "place", which is of great significance to the development of libraries. In order to better identify the public demand for libraries in China and abroad, and to capture the development of the library industry and provide reference for the development of libraries, this paper will crawl the online reviews of libraries on Google Maps and Public Review with the help of python tools, taking the shortlisted public libraries of "IFLA Green Library Award" as the research sample. In this paper, the content of the online reviews of libraries on Google Maps and Dianping.com is crawled with the help of tools called python, and then is systematically analyzed in four dimensions of the distributions of high-frequency word, the topics generated by LDA model, the changes of keywords, and the sentiment analysis. The results show that public discussions on public libraries are multifaceted and biased, with an overall positive sentiment attitude, but the national and international publics differ in their focus of attention and impressions of librarians, and there are differences in library characteristics. Accordingly libraries can further strengthen their construction in terms of collection resources, public cultural services, spatial environment, facility and equipment situation, and library staff. And according to advantages, learn from each other on the basis of mastering public needs to improve the quality of services and promote the development of library industry.
Zhou Xiaoyi Jin Wugang .
A Comparative Analysis of Public Perceptions of the Value of Public Library as "Place" in China and Abroad——A Sample of Public Libraries Shortlisted for the "IFLA Green Library Award". Library & Information. 2022, 42(03): 31-44 https://doi.org/10.11968/tsyqb.1003-6938.2022036