A Study on the Public Library As a Place of ICT Literacy Training (ICT 리터러시 교육 활용 공간으로서의 공공도서관)

Yunkeum Chang (장윤금); Haengsoon Jeong (정행순); Hyeyoung Lee (이혜영); Kyungsun Jeon (전경선)

doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2016.27.3.273

A Study on the Public Library As a Place of ICT Literacy Training

Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
2016, 27(3), pp.273~294
DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2016.27.3.273
Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

Yunkeum Chang ¹, Haengsoon Jeong ¹, Hyeyoung Lee ², Kyungsun Jeon ²

¹숙명여자대학교
²숙명여자대학교 문헌정보학과

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ABSTRACT

This research is part of the Korean-ASEAN Official Development Assistance (ODA) project, specifically exploring the possibility of using public libraries as a place for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy training for women from ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. Women from ASEAN countries are often minorities in ICT capacity building. A survey of 1,000 female public library users — 100 people from each of the ten ASEAN countries — and in-depth interviews with librarians from national libraries were conducted. The survey results showed that 68.8% of respondents perceived public libraries as a suitable place for ICT literacy training. 27.5% of respondents visited libraries for ICT-related activities, including information retrieval, e-mail, SNS, etc., Meanwhile, findings from the interviews highlighted the importance of having up-to-date ICT infrastructure — computers, Internet, professional ICT skill training for librarians, strategic planning for policies, budgets, and cooperation with other related institutions — in public libraries in order to provide effective ICT training.

KEYWORDS

Public Library, ICT Literacy Training, Information Literacy Education, ASEAN Women

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