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A Study on the Library Services for the Solution of the Information Inequality of the Low-Income People in Korea

  • Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2018, 29(4), pp.113-137
  • DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2018.29.4.113
  • Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 10, 2018
  • Accepted : December 3, 2018

Inja Ahn 1,  Younghee Noh 2,  Rosa Chang 3

1동원대학교
2건국대학교
3건국대학교 지식콘텐츠연구소

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ABSTRACT

This study examined relevant literature to review the concept of low-income class, its criteria and types. Based on the cases surveyed, the service status of public libraries for low-income class in South Korea was determined. Based on the findings of this study, we proposed new library services necessary for low-income class, such as the implementation of relevant programs aimed at resolving the digital information divide of low-income class, the introduction of employment programs for the self-economic-support for low-income class adults, and the introduction of reading and counseling therapy services. In addition, this study proposed five policies for activating library services for the low-income class: ① To revise the act on library law so as to clarify the concept of low-income class, its criteria and types, ② to revise the master plan for library development so as to bolster the library services for low-income class, ③ to conduct a national-level survey of the low-income class status and of the library service status, ④ to determine the actual features of the low-income class and their information demands, and ⑤ to prepare library services tailored to the diverse types of low-income class.

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