• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.1-23
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• 2001

Japanese colonial library policy was to interfere with the library activities by Korean leaders to enlighten Korean people as a form of independence movement, and through the government library to colonize Korean people into Japanese culture. This study investigates and analyzes the background of foundation and activities of the Taegu Burip Library which was officially founded first in Korea by Japanese colonial government. It tries to find the hided intention of the Japanese colonists to establish the libraries in Korea as a part of their colonial policy.