@article{ART003387579},
author={Rosa Chang},
title={An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science},
journal={Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society},
issn={2466-2542},
year={2026},
volume={57},
number={3},
pages={471-495},
doi={10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471}
TY - JOUR
AU - Rosa Chang
TI - An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science
JO - Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
PY - 2026
VL - 57
IS - 3
PB - Korean Library And Information Science Society
SP - 471
EP - 495
SN - 2466-2542
AB - This study analyzes 61 articles on older adults published in four major Korean library and information science journals between 2001 and 2023, using keyword network analysis and LDA topic modeling in parallel. The main findings are as follows. First, the number of publications increased steadily across the four periods defined by the national library development plans. Second, degree centrality highlighted ‘information’, ‘service’, ‘society’, and ‘program’, while betweenness centrality additionally brought ‘health information’ to the fore. Third, LDA identified three topics: the information divide, reading-culture programs, and information services. Fourth, topic modeling revealed topic-specific keyworkds such as library policy, dementia, and baby boomers, which did not emerge from the centrality analysis. On this basis, the study proposes three practical implications for the direction of library services for older adults and for library policy development: a policy-linked response to the digital information divide, bibliotherapy-based programs for emotional and cognitive care, and health information-centered integrated information services together with collection development tailored to older users.
KW - Older Adults;Services for Older Adults;Public Library;Keyword Network Analysis;Topic Modeling;Research Trends
DO - 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
ER -
Rosa Chang. (2026). An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 57(3), 471-495.
Rosa Chang. 2026, "An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science", Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol.57, no.3 pp.471-495. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
Rosa Chang "An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57.3 pp.471-495 (2026) : 471.
Rosa Chang. An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science. 2026; 57(3), 471-495. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
Rosa Chang. "An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57, no.3 (2026) : 471-495.doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
Rosa Chang. An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 57(3), 471-495. doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
Rosa Chang. An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society. 2026; 57(3) 471-495. doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
Rosa Chang. An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science. 2026; 57(3), 471-495. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
Rosa Chang. "An Analysis of Research Trends and Thematic Structure in Studies on Older Adults in Korean Library and Information Science" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57, no.3 (2026) : 471-495.doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.471
