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A Study of the Basic Factors of Bibliographic Tool for the Bibliotherapy

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2003, 37(1), pp.5-25
  • Publisher : 한국문헌정보학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

Yoonok Han 1

1경기대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to assist librarians in developing a bibliographic tool for the bibliotherapy. Bibliotherapy is a form of psychotherapy in which carefully selected reading materials are used to assist a subject in solving personal problems or for other therapeutic purposes. However, bibliotherapy has rarely been either studied or practiced in Korea. For a bibliographic tool which is called ‘situational bibliography’, a client situation has to be classified by the factors of biological, place and personal relations, type of stress or symptoms. This study, in this regard, is examined related recent researches in the field of psychology or psychoanalysis. Main conclusions made in this study are summarized as follows : The most important factors to classify a client situation in a bibliographic tool are sex, age, home background, personal relations and mental health issues.

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