A thorough analysis of the internal relationship between library's reading promotion and reading demands is the premise for effectively carrying out the practice of reading promotion. Market demand theory provides an interdisciplinary analysis for analyzing the composition, change and growth of reading demands, and provides a theoretical basis for understanding the internal logic and practical direction of reading promotion. The logical process of library's reading promotion is based on the promotion of reading demands, and the reciprocating cycle of promoting the actual satisfaction of reading demands. According to the demand theory, the individual reader's reading demands are composed of two factors: reading preference and reading "cost" affordability. In the short run, it is effective for libraries to increase the reading demand by reducing the reader's reading cost, while in the long run, the promotion of reading should focus on factors other than cost, and should be combined with readers. The different elasticity of reading demand formulates differentiated promotion strategies. In addition, in view of the absolute inadequacy of reading demands and structural inadequacy of the whole society, reading promotion should adopt two different solutions of demand management and information matching management.
Yu Chunping, Zhang Xinyu.
Market Demand Theory and Practice Logic of Library Reading Promotion[J]. Library Work and Study, 2019, 1(11): 47-52 https://doi.org/10.16384/j.cnki.lwas.2019.11.007