本研究所稱促進民間參與經營，係指將圖書館完全委託或部分委託民間機構參與經營。透過本研究瞭解圖書館促進民間參與經營服務的模式，並提供北市圖經營服務的模式規劃方向，期使有效運用人力資源並節省政府公帑，以供國內公共圖書館瞭解促進民間參與經營服務的參考。

This study defines civilian participation in library affairs as the authorization of partial or complete transfer of library operations to civilian agencies. Through this study, it is hoped that the modalities of how libraries promote civilian operation will be further understood. In the case of the Taipei Public Library, it is also hoped that an efficient management in human resources and economization of governmental funding will be yielded as a result of its direction in operational management, while providing a referential example to other public libraries in Taiwan.