The effects of PLCMFs on the increase of users according to community type in South Korea

This paper presents research on how multiple facilities contribute to the planning of public libraries by analyzing characteristics that improve the numbers of public library users in terms of their community type. This research discusses the characteristics of multiple facilities considered most effective, as well as the factors that result in increases in the use of public libraries through a comparative analysis of the number of public library users. The research shows that the number of public library uses per person and number of books borrowed per person from public libraries combined with multiple facilities (PLCMF) were relatively higher than those of stand-alone public libraries. PLCMFs are shown to be more effective in increasing usage. Further, a public library combined with a sports facility showed the highest increase in public library users. It is concluded that combining public libraries with more than two facilities is a more efficient way of increasing public library users than combining public libraries with a single facility in a city. The characteristics discussed in this research can be utilized as positive planning factors for increasing the number of people using public libraries