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A Study on the Measurement of Social Capital Created in Public Libraries - Focused on Public libraries in Jeonnam-Province -  

Park, Seong-Woo (전남대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.45, no.1, 2014 , pp. 197-215 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research attempted to analyze the measurement of users' recognition level which is based on the theoretical background of social capital created in public libraries. The path of structural model was set among the factors of social capital and their causal relationships were verified. The users' awareness of social capital created in public libraries is to prove the value of their existence and sustainability in the region. It was clear that social capital affected the various benefit and social impact for regional people and local community. Finally, the findings of this research will be positively expected to affect the assessment of public libraries.
Keywords
Public libraries; Social capital; Trust; Network; Reciprocity;
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