미국 공공도서관의 사상적 기반에 관한 연구 - 19세기의 개인주의를 중심으로 -

A Study on the Influence of Individualism on Public Library in America

It is hard to achieve the purpose of modeling after American public library without considering philosophical backgroud. The reason that American public library was developed in the 19th century was the influence of individualism. The intention of this study is to sugest to make plan of developing Korean public library in concordance with the common philosophy of Korean people.