数字化能否促进公共图书馆服务均等化?——基于泰尔指数的测度检验

Can Digitization Promote Equalization of Public Library Services?—— Measure Test Based on Theil Index

基于我国31个省(直辖市、自治区)2011—2019年的面板数据,采用泰尔指数拓展模型实证分析我国公共图书馆数字化对服务均等化的影响,结果表明:我国公共图书馆数字化对其服务均等化水平的整体提升有显著影响;图书馆数字资源投入和线上服务效果的不均等程度对我国公共图书馆服务整体不均等的影响随时间分别呈倒U型和U型变动;东、中、西、东北四大区域内的差异是影响我国公共图书馆数字资源投入、线上服务效果不均等的主要因素。因此,可采取建设智慧图书馆统一平台、强化数字服务的适用性、推动公共图书馆数字化区域协同发展等策略,发挥数字化促进公共图书馆服务均等化作用。

Based on the panel data of 31 provinces(municipalities and autonomous regions) in China from 2011 to 2019, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of public library digitalization on service equalization in China by using Theil index extended model. The results show that:the digitalization of public libraries in China has a significant impact on the overall improvement of service equalization;the influence of digital resource input and online service effect on the overall service inequality of public libraries in China shows an inverted U-shaped and U-shaped change over time, respectively;the differences among the four regions of east, middle, west and northeast are the main factors affecting the inequality of public library digital resources input and online services effect in China. Therefore, digitalization can play a role in promoting the equalization of public library services by building a unified platform for smart libraries, strengthening the applicability of digital services, and promoting the collaborative development of digital regions of public libraries.