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http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.52.3.202109.335

A Study on the Provision of Library Services for Single-Person Households  

Keum, Jun-Kyu (도봉구립도서관)
Cha, Sung-Jong (신라대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.52, no.3, 2021 , pp. 335-368 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed in order to to suggest the library service direction and program provision method for single-person households in the Seoul Public Library. by analyzing the current status of the operation of public services and library services for domestic and foreign single-person households and the results of the survey on perception of library users and experts. As a result, the suggested library service direction for single-person households was proposed to secure and provide information resources closely related to the lives of single-person households, and establish a support center in charge of services to utilize human resources efficiently with local libraries, and create a user-centered facility infrastructure including single-person households away from the material-oriented library, provide regional specifications and customised services based on the characteristics and distribution of single-person households. In addition, the reading culture program for single-person households believes that social activities support for vulnerable single-person households, social ties, care, volunteer work, leisure and cultural activities are more necessary than anything else, and proposed specialized library services and programs for young, middle-aged, and female single-person households.
Keywords
Single-Person Household; Social Diversification; Public Library; Library Services; Reading Culture Program;
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