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T1 Assessing social efficiency of libraries from a dynamic perspective: The Peruvian municipal library system
A1 Barrio Tellado, María José del
A1 Reyes Gutiérrez, Ángela Milagros
K1 Libraries
K1 Social efficiency
K1 Dynamic-DEA
K1 Malmquist index
K1 Two-stage efficiency analysis
K1 Peru
K1 5902.02 Política Cultural
AB Municipal libraries are one of the most important cultural institutions, especially in developing countries, where they help build social capital, improve quality of life, and reduce inequalities. As publicly funded entities, their contribution to welfare should be evaluated for them to gain accreditation, especially when technological changes have altered user interest and access to certain traditional functions. A dynamic Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model is used to evaluate performance and to estimate the productivity of a group of libraries in Peru, taking the mission of social impact as a benchmark. Starting from low efficiency values, results show substantial progress, with differences, depending on geographical areas, and a trade-off is seen between efficiency and poverty indicators. Human capital, other cultural facilities and accessibility emerge as external drivers of efficiency. Cultural policy implications are provided, and the study may serve to approach social impact evaluation for cultural institutions, especially in emerging economies.
PB Elsevier
SN 0740-8188
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/77013
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/77013
LA eng
NO Library & Information Science Research, 2025, vol. 47, p. 101341
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-ago-2025