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A Study on the Disabled’ Use Behavior and Needs towards the Library Space

  • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
  • Abbr : JKLISS
  • 2019, 50(2), pp.25-42
  • DOI : 10.16981/kliss.50.2.201906.25
  • Publisher : Korean Library And Information Science Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : May 20, 2019
  • Accepted : June 17, 2019
  • Published : June 29, 2019

Bae, Kyung Jae 1

1동덕여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study identified the experiences that the disabled actually feel in the library space in the face of growing social demands for spatial functions in public libraries. This study also tried to determine the requirements for the space that disabled wanted. For the research, 15 subjects were selected for each of the five people who were blind, deaf, and handicapped with experience using the library and individual in-depth interviews were conducted for the research. The study found that the experience of the disabled in the library space differed by type of disability and generally more negative experiences were found than positive ones. Misperception about the disabled of library staff and the non-disabled were having a significant impact on the disabled's negative experience for library space. There were a wide variety of opinions on the requirements for library space and there were generally negative perceptions about the current level of library space for the Integrated library service space.

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