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A Study on the Proper Large Print for the Development of Books for the Elderly

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2009, 43(2), pp.171-192
  • DOI : 10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.2.171
  • Publisher : 한국문헌정보학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : May 16, 2009
  • Accepted : June 2, 2009

Keun Hae Youk 1

1한국점자도서관

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ABSTRACT

To date, large print books have been published in Korea only for partially-sighted persons. However, as a recent explanation in the Reading Culture Promotion Act indicates, people who cannot use reading materials due to old age are now also considered to be reading-handicapped. This study is aimed at investigating the proper characteristics for the improvement of print publication for elderly people using data from a survey of 80 elderly persons. This study identified elderly people's preferences on the major characteristics of large format books such as font style, character size, line width, and page layout, derived from both quantitative and quantitative research methods.

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