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Assessing the spatial accessibility and spatial equity of public libraries' physical locations
Library & Information Science Research ( IF 3.209 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-22 , DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2021.101089
Wenting Cheng , Jiahui Wu , William Moen , Lingzi Hong

Spatial accessibility of libraries affects their usage. It is crucial to consider spatial accessibility's impacts on equity and inclusiveness of public libraries. A method is proposed to evaluate the equity of spatial accessibility to library resources and services across population groups. Spatial accessibility is measured in two ways: the closest-based and quantity-based measurements that respectively characterize the level of accessibility to the closest one and to diverse resources according to travel distance and travel time in road networks. Two approaches are applied for equity evaluation with socioeconomic and demographic indicators of census tracts, including the minority population, non-adults, and population in poverty. The method is applied to examine the physical locations of public libraries in four major cities of the U.S with diverse population composition. Results show spatial inequity for socially disadvantaged populations in the cities of Washington DC, Baltimore, and Chicago. Inequity is more prominent for non-adults and minority populations in DC and Baltimore. The analysis helps identify the potential inequity for subpopulations and guide the decision-making in library services to improve equity and inclusion.



中文翻译:

评估公共图书馆物理位置的空间可达性和空间公平性

图书馆的空间可访问性会影响它们的使用。考虑空间可达性对公共图书馆公平性和包容性的影响至关重要。提出了一种方法来评估不同人群对图书馆资源和服务的空间可达性的公平性。空间可达性以两种方式测量:将基于最近数量为基础根据道路网络中的行驶距离和行驶时间分别表征对最近资源和不同资源的可达性水平的测量。使用两种方法对人口普查区的社会经济和人口指标进行公平评估,包括少数民族人口、非成年人和贫困人口。该方法用于检查美国四个人口构成不同的主要城市的公共图书馆的物理位置。结果表明,华盛顿特区、巴尔的摩和芝加哥等城市中社会弱势群体的空间不平等。华盛顿特区和巴尔的摩的非成年人和少数族裔人口的不平等更为突出。

更新日期:2021-06-01
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