Knowledge Disparity in Public Universities

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  • 公立大学における「知の格差」
  • 公立大学における「知の格差」 : 電子化時代の大学図書館資源に注目して
  • コウリツ ダイガク ニ オケル 「 チ ノ カクサ 」 : デンシカ ジダイ ノ ダイガク トショカン シゲン ニ チュウモク シテ
  • ─電子化時代の大学図書館資源に注目して─
  • University Library Resources in the Digital Age

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<p>The purpose of this research is to examine the disparity in expenses for collections between academic libraries at public universities. While digitization and the rising prices of materials proceed simultaneously, we examine how the disparity between university libraries is transforming. Public universities are managed individually by local governments. Therefore, studies examining the disparity between public universities are absent thus far. We need to investigate the relationship between academic libraries and our society in the digital age. To achieve the purpose of this study, we used the annual data of each academic library included in the “Japanese Library.” We analyzed the disparity between universities and their hierarchies in terms of expenses related to identified variables (expenses for books, printed journals, and e-journals) for each library. The main findings are as follows.</p><p>First, disparity between universities and university hierarchies in expenses for books and printed journals is equal to the disparity between the entire cost of the university. Second, disparity between universities and the university hierarchy in expenses for e-journals is greater than that between the entire cost of the university. To further clarify the status of the disparity between public university libraries, more detailed research is required in the future.</p>

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