@article{ART003351438},
author={Jongwook Lee and Jung In young and Jinsun You and Choi Kwon Ho},
title={Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts},
journal={Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society},
issn={2466-2542},
year={2026},
volume={57},
number={2},
pages={183-206}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jongwook Lee
AU - Jung In young
AU - Jinsun You
AU - Choi Kwon Ho
TI - Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts
JO - Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
PY - 2026
VL - 57
IS - 2
PB - Korean Library And Information Science Society
SP - 183
EP - 206
SN - 2466-2542
AB - This study aims to explore how the policy and community contexts surrounding public libraries are reflected in library operations, and to examine the perceptions and responses of librarians—the primary agents of library management—toward these contexts. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine librarians employed at public libraries in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, and thematic analysis was applied to derive three superordinate themes and nine subthemes. First, beyond direct library policy, adjacent policy changes—such as after-school care policy for elementary school students—were found to influence library operations, with the degree of impact and the nature of responses varying according to the characteristics of each library’s governing body. Second, community-level contextual factors, including demographic shifts and geographic conditions, were being translated into service changes through librarians’ everyday observations and proactive responses. Third, two coexisting orientations emerged as responses to changes in the policy environment and community context: the reinforcement of library identity and the expansion of roles toward the broader community. Based on these findings, the study demonstrates that public library operations are being continuously reconstituted through the complex interplay of policy factors, community conditions, governing body characteristics, and librarian competencies, and offers implications for the sustainable and progressive development of public libraries.
KW - Public Library Practice;Community Context;Policy Environment;Librarian Responses
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Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You and Choi Kwon Ho. (2026). Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 57(2), 183-206.
Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You and Choi Kwon Ho. 2026, "Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts", Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol.57, no.2 pp.183-206.
Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You, Choi Kwon Ho "Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57.2 pp.183-206 (2026) : 183.
Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You, Choi Kwon Ho. Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts. 2026; 57(2), 183-206.
Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You and Choi Kwon Ho. "Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57, no.2 (2026) : 183-206.
Jongwook Lee; Jung In young; Jinsun You; Choi Kwon Ho. Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 57(2), 183-206.
Jongwook Lee; Jung In young; Jinsun You; Choi Kwon Ho. Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society. 2026; 57(2) 183-206.
Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You, Choi Kwon Ho. Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts. 2026; 57(2), 183-206.
Jongwook Lee, Jung In young, Jinsun You and Choi Kwon Ho. "Public Library Practices in Policy and Community Contexts" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57, no.2 (2026) : 183-206.
