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Vol.36 No.1

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A Narrative Inquiry on the Retired Elderly Person's Library Use Experience

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management / Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, (P)1013-0799; (E)2586-2073
2019, v.36 no.1, pp.215-246
https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2019.36.1.215

(2019). A Narrative Inquiry on the Retired Elderly Person's Library Use Experience. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 36(1), 215-246, https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2019.36.1.215

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to comprehend the retired elderly person’s experience of library using the narrative inquiry method proposed by Clandinin and Cornelly. I intended to grasp the details of the several changes that library use brings to the lives. It was also to examine the meanings of the experiences for their lives. For this purpose, three elderly retirees using public libraries in Seoul were selected as research participants. I interviewed their experiences and constructed field text from interview. Based on the field text, the story of the participants was reconstructed into research text which is form of novels, essays, and letters. Their experience in using libraries was interpreted as a source of regular life, fun and vitality, a treasure house for dreaming new life, a source of consolation to endure old age. And I found some common points within their narrative that they seek for a healthy life through reading books. The results of this study are expected to be useful for expanding the understanding of the public library’s elderly users and to be used as basic data for service improvement.

keywords
public library, narrative inquiry, retired elderly person, library use experience, qualitative research, 공공도서관, 내러티브 탐구, 은퇴노인, 도서관 이용 경험, 질적 연구

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