Public libraries´ services and their economic evaluation
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2017
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Univerzita Pardubice
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The goal of public library is to meet the cultural, educational, and social
demands and requests of local society by providing information services to their
residents. Economic valuation of public libraries is being carried out more frequently
in recent times. Since the mid-nineties researchers attempted to quantify the value of
library services and asked users of these services for their opinions regarding the
performance of public libraries. The economic value of public libraries for local
residents in Czech Republic was measured in this paper. Data for the analysis were
collected from 37 public libraries in the Czech Republic. The public libraries’
benefit/cost ratio was calculated and it is 5,86 – 6,17 %. That means, for every USD 1.00
spent on analyzing Czech public libraries, provides on average USD 6.00 benefit value to
taxpayers. The resulting value (USD 6.00) is quite comparable to results from similar
studies conducted in other developed countries. It was also found that the library size
does not affect the final value of the public libraries services, thus the efficiency of
spent public funds is comparable in both large and small libraries.
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ISSN 1211-555X (Print)
ISSN 1804-8048 (Online)
ISSN 1804-8048 (Online)
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Scientific papers of the University of Pardubice. Series D, Faculty of Economics and Administration. 41/2017
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contingent valuation, public services, public library, return on investment, cost benefit analysis