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Libraries in Korea: a general overview

Hee-Yoon Yoon

Department of Library & Information Science, Daegu University, Daegu 712–714, South Korea, yhy{at}daegu.ac.kr

Duk-Hyun Chang

Department of Library, Archive & Information Studies, Pusan National University, Busan 609–735, South Koreadchang{at}pusan.ac.kr

Young-seok Kim

Department of Library and Information Scinece, Myongji University, 50–3 Namgajwa-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120–728, Koreayskim7{at}mju.ac.kr

Describes the current situation of libraries in the Republic of Korea, including the National Library of Korea, the National Assembly Library, the Supreme Court Library, public, academic, school and special libraries. Informatization, balanced development, reading promotion, legal and regulatory changes and institutional mechanisms are key components of efforts to continue library development in Korea.

Key Words: Libraries • Republic of Korea

IFLA Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2, 93-103 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0340035206066405
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