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A National Study Explaining the Public Library Use among Korean Adults: Examining the Influence of Individual Characteristics, Local Library Inputs, and Local Government Investments

  • Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2014, 25(4), pp.291-312
  • DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2014.25.4.291
  • Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

Nahyun Kwon 1 Song Kyeong-Jin 2

1명지대학교
2사단법인 포럼 문화와도서관

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this national study is to identify the factors affecting the public library use among the Korean adult population. The study constructed a model of three types of factors to explain the frequency of public library visits: an individual's socio-demographic characteristics, input and output measures of the local library, and the community size and library investment of the local government. The data were collected from both a national representative sample of 1,000 adults of 18 years old or above who participated in a web survey and the 2013 National Library Statistics of Korea. It was found that a more frequent public library visit occurred when a person who read more and lived closer to the library, which was newly established in a small to medium-sized scale, who lives in a city with a greater population and with more library staff members serving a fewer patrons. Implications for future public library constructions and for public services were suggested based on the study findings.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.