由傳播媒介之內容探討圖書館與圖書館員的形象問題

Discussing the Librarian and Libraries' Image Problem by Analyzing the Content of Mass Media

吳紹群(Shau-Chun Wu)

《教育資料與圖書館學》 40卷4期 (2003/06) Pp. 549-565

https://doi.org/10.6120/JoEMLS.200306_40(4).0012.RS.AM

摘要

本文探討圖書館與圖書館員的形象問題。首先討論圖書館及圖書館員形象問題探討的必要性，並分析圖書館及圖書館員常遭遇的形象問題；其次分析電視、電影、小說等大眾媒體中的圖書館及圖書館員形象，並尋找出圖書館及圖書館員形象低落的原因；最後則對圖書館及圖書館員在提昇形象上提出一些建議。

關鍵字

形象 ； 圖書館 ； 圖書館員 ； 媒體

並列摘要

This article discuses the problems of librarians and libraries' negative image and low perception, and debates some arguments about librarians and libraries' image problems. In the first part, it introduces some image problems that librarians and libraries always meet, and then analyzes the content of mass media associating with librarians and libraries, and tries to find the reasons for bad image about librarians and libraries. In the final part of this article, it will propose some suggestions for promoting the image and professional status.

並列關鍵字

Image ； Library ； Librarian ； Media

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