Library strategic environment in the public cultural service system in China. A case study of Yunnan Province
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-02-2016-0013 |
| Pages | 195-209 |
| Published date | 13 June 2016 |
| Date | 13 June 2016 |
| Author | Ping Ke,Xin Chen,Yingxi Liu,Yimin Zhao |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,HR in libraries |
Library strategic environment in
the public cultural service
system in China
A case study of Yunnan Province
Ping Ke and Xin Chen
Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Yingxi Liu
Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China, and
Yimin Zhao
Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China
Abstract
Purpose –China is currently constructing the public cultural service system on a national scale.
Library strategic environment problems, such as the status of library in the public cultural service
system, the relationship with relevant public cultural service institutions/organizations, and the factors
influencing library development, etc., which increasingly raise people’s concern. The purpose of this
paper is to solve above mentioned problems.
Design/methodology/approach –This paper used online and offline questionnaires to solicit
feedback from publiccultural service institutions/organizations. Based on the datafrom questionnaires,
this paperanalyzed library strategic environmentin the public cultural servicesystem in mainland China
by adopting correlation analysis, mean analysis and factor analysis, etc.
Findings –Stakeholders (relevant public cultural service institutions) highly valued the status of
library and no respondents believed that library did not belong to the public cultural service system.
Compared with competing relationship between enterprises, library and relevant cultural services
institutions were partners rather than competitors. Three main factors that influenced library strategic
planning were identified: internal conditions factors, external environment factors and stakeholder
related factors.
Research limitations/implications –There are some limitations of this thesis. For instance, the
sample size is not large enough and respondents are confined to cities, which may reduce the
generalizability of the findings.
Originality/value –Through this analysis, library can learn more of national cultural environment in
China, and take necessary measures to cope with these changes.
Keywords Library strategic environment, Library strategic management, Library strategic planning,
P.R. China, Public cultural service system, Yunnan Province
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
After the introduction of enterprise strategic management theory to library community
in 1960s, library strategic management, which is a new research field, emerged as
library management theory and practice. Currently, there are abundant researches and
the application takes various forms in the international library community. In mainland
China, influenced by following national projects, namely, “The Library Strategic Library Management
Vol. 37 No. 4/5, 2016
pp. 195-209
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DOI 10.1108/LM-02-2016-0013
Received 26 February 2016
Revised 18 April 2016
Accepted 19 April 2016
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All authors contributed equally. This study was supported by National Social Science Foun-
dation of China (Nos 14ZDA050 and 12XTQ001).
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