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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Publishes Casebook of 18 'Excellent Libraries'

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 7th that it has published a casebook introducing eighteen outstanding libraries.

The selected libraries received high scores in the nationwide library operation evaluations conducted in 2018 and last year. The excellent public libraries include twelve locations: Cheongju City Osong Library, Daegu Metropolitan City Western Library, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Gangdong Library, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Mapo Lifelong Learning Center, Mapo District Seogang Library, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Jongno Library, Songpa Geulmaru Library, Busan Metropolitan City Yeonsan Library, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Namsan Library, Gusan-dong Library Village, Daegu Metropolitan City Eastern Library, and Incheon Metropolitan City Subong Library. The outstanding school libraries are four: Seoul Geumbok Elementary School, Sungmoon High School, Ipo Elementary School, and Haanbuk Middle School. The excellent military libraries are two: the Army 3rd Airborne Special Forces Brigade and the Army 35th Infantry Division Mobile Battalion.

Busan Metropolitan City Yeonsan Library General Reference Room

The casebook contains a total of forty-six exemplary cases. At the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Gangdong Library, attention was drawn to librarians using big data to predict user demand. Based on this, the library manages its collection and recommends books. Cheongju City Osong Library highlighted the 'Human Library.' This program involves residents becoming expert volunteers who directly experience areas of interest. Seoul Geumbok Elementary School focused on a collaborative library utilization program. It is a classroom created together by librarian teachers, subject teachers, and homeroom teachers, encouraging children to learn independently and ask questions.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will distribute the casebook to city/provincial governments and city/provincial offices of education. It will also be made available on the Library Information Policy Committee website and the National Library Statistics.

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