任何對組織產生不良影響，並且需要啓動危機管理的事件即是危機。以公 立大學圖書館而言，某些服務政策導致師生之抱怨、讀者館員間意見不合之衝 突，以及讀者在館内抵觸法律或文化之達規行爲等皆有可能產生危機，造成諸 如影響圖書館聲譽、降低服務品質、威脅館員讀者安全等負面效果。所以圖書 館最好建立一套危機管理程序解決問題；此時，若有傳播媒體前來採訪，則必 須執行這套程序中的新聞處理機制，妥善應付記者們在採訪新聞方面之要求。 公立大學圖書館之新聞處理機制包括選擇與培養稱職的發言人、遵循法制以澄 清錯誤報導和訂定完善的新聞處理規範等，俾能於危機形成而引起媒體注意 時，妥善進行溝通互動，做好新聞處理工作。

An issue that results in negative effects against a certain institute and requires crisis management is considered a crisis. For public university libraries, a possible crisis ranges from policies that may arouse complaints from faculties and students, disagreement between users and librarians, to user behaviors that are against regulations. Those issues may turn out to be critical events that may lower the service quality of the library, threaten the security of librarians or patrons, furthermore damage the library's reputation. Therefore effective crisis management must be implemented in time. In the meantime, the PR (public relation) mechanism must also be turned on to meet the demands of the media. To deal with the media appropriately, the PR mechanism in public university libraries should include an competent spokesman, standard procedures in dealing with the media, and requesting clarification on incorrect reports.