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Information Poverty of Korean Residents in Japan

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2006, 40(2), pp.33-58
  • Publisher : 한국문헌정보학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

LEE,JAE WHOAN 1

1부산대학교

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ABSTRACT

This article deals with the information poverty issue of Korean residents in Japan. In details, it introduces the substantial examples of information poverty which the Korean residents in Japan have experienced in their daily lives, and analyzes the factors causing such information poverty. The focus is on identifying the ‘relative’ information-poor groups in the Korean community. Finally suggested is a strategic method to improve both the poor information literacy of Korean residents and the poor information environment of Korean community in Japan. The data needed for discussion were collected by two methods: a full-scale survey with 532 Korean residents and an in-depth interviews with 24 samples drawn from the survey participants.

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