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A Study on the Community Reading Campaigns: ‘The Big Read’ in the U.S.A.

Yoon, Cheong Ok 1

1청주대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of ‘The Big Read(TBR)' reading initiatives sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts(NEA) in the U.S.A. TBR was originally launched to improve the seriously low level of literary reading among the American adults reported in several NEA reports, and spread to more than 500 communities. The major characteristics of TBR include the following: First, a massive investment of federal funds as well as various private and corporate donations; Second, the strong recognition of libraries as the core of reading activities in communities; Third, the adoption of the model of ‘One Book, One Community' reading promotion campaign; Fourth, the provision of high quality resources for reading activities.

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