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http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.51.4.202012.25

Meanings of Library in the Daily Life of Korean  

Lee, Jae-Whoan (부산대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.51, no.4, 2020 , pp. 25-57 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to find out the meanings of library in Korean's daily life, especially considering the ecology of Korean library. To the end this article explores the following three research questions. First, a thorough literature review is conducted to identify the true nature of library recognition in Korean's daily life. The focus is on evaluating the objective reliability of both library statistics and scholarly research on Korean's library recognition. Secondly, evaluated is the level of Korean's library recognition from a relative point of view. A comparative analysis with the library recognition of advanced nations' citizens is carried out to expiscate both special features and limitations in Korean's library recognition. And finally, the indigenous factors influencing Korean's library recognition are investigated, and substantially effective solutions are prescribed to upgrade the level of Korean's library recognition.
Keywords
Korean; Library Recognition; Library Use Behavior; Library User Study; Information Behavior; Library Policies;
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