Efficiency Evaluation and Influencing Factors of Chinese Public Libraries

On the Information Construction and Four-Stage Super-SBM DEA Model

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ID22006367
AuthorsHui Li (0000-0001-9355-1116, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, China), Ning Liu (0000-0001-8399-8985, Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute), Yong Tan (0000-0001-8087-3423, University of Canterbury, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume16
Issue1
Publication date2026-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/21582440251407885
OpenAlexW7130864323
LanguageEN
References cited35

Analyzing the efficiency of public libraries is an important prerequisite for realizing the rational allocation of public library resources and balanced regional development. Based on the four-stage Super-SBM DEA model, this study takes 31 provincial public libraries in China from 2006 to 2022 as samples, considers the impact of external influence factors on the efficiency measurement of public libraries, and analyzes the impact of information construction on the efficiency. The results show that the overall efficiency of public libraries in China presents a trend of “high in the east and low in the west.” The urbanization and cultural literacy are the main factors affecting the redundancy of investment in China’s public libraries. Meanwhile, the information construction can effectively promote the improvement of the efficiency in China’s public libraries. Besides, the structure of professional technical personnel and activity level in public libraries, and the information construction all significantly influence the efficiency of public libraries

China · Data envelopment analysis · Public information · Public investment · Urbanization · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Library Science and Information · scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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