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http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.49.201806.131

A Study on the First Modern Public Library in Korea: - Focusing on Japanese Hongdohoe Library -  

Kim, Young-Seok (명지대학교 문헌정보학과)
Lee, Yong-Jae (부산대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.49, no.2, 2018 , pp. 131-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many researchers and librarians in library and information science area in Korea and Japan claim that Japanese Hongdohoe Library is the first modern public library in Korea. The results of analysis of the study reveal that the claim should be reconsidered because of the following reasons. Firstly, Hongdohoe Library was established in Korea but was established by Japanese. Secondly, the library was established for Japanese in Busan and operated for a long time for the use of Japanese people in Busan. Thirdly, most of the collection of the library were revealed as Japanese materials. Fourthly, the Japanese Hongdohoe which established the library was the organization that supported Japanese militarism before and during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Keywords
Public library history; Hongdohoe; Hongdohoe library; Busan library;
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