التحديات و الصعوبات الإدارية و المالية في المكتبات العامة بدولة الكويت

Abstract EN

This study aims to clarify the most important administrative and financial challenges and obstacles that face the public libraries in the State of Kuwait, and the influence of this on the continuity to offer library services to the recipients.

The study applied on public libraries employees in the State of Kuwait (male and female) and they are (142) participants.

The random sample was used to answer questionnaires.

The study used the descriptive analytical method to measure the level of challenges and administrative and financial difficulties of public libraries in the State of Kuwait.

The researchers used statistical systems through readymade statistical programs such as the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), to analyse the statistics used in the results of the study, and to analyse the relations that resulted between the variables of the study and its topics.

The study showed that there is a lack from the financial role to develop the public library services in the State of Kuwait.

It showed also that the budget offered by the management is not sufficient because of the development of information.

The researcher discovered that the management of public libraries in the State of Kuwait does not have a clear strategy in the process of developing libraries and services, as workers (85.6%) approved that one of the most challenges and difficulties face public libraries all over the world is technology, the appearance of mobile devices and the speed to get information.

Consequently, people became reluctant to visit public libraries.

The researchers offered many important recommendations and proposals to increase the level of services and to achieve the objectives of public libraries.

In addition, there are special recommendations to upcoming studies that help researchers in the same field.