The Analysis Research about Library Service for the Disabled in Korea

Autor: Man-Deok Suh, Bo-Seong Jang, Young-Joon Nam
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science. 23:87-107
ISSN: 1229-2435
DOI: 10.14699/kbiblia.2012.23.2.087
Popis: This paper analyzes the quality of library services for disabled by studying the service of national public libraries and libraries for the disabled. The sample consists of 768 public libraries and 36 libraries for the disabled. The evaluation criteria is composed of six areas: general, amenities, substitute data, complementary device, source/information service, and culture program. The findings show various deviations depending on the library operator, contents and region. The research also shows that the service quality for the disabled is higher in libraries with specialized worker for this type of library services.
Databáze: OpenAIRE