Big Data Report 'Dodam' Published... Public Libraries' Book of the Month for May is 'The Memory of a Murderer'

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The book with the highest surge in public library loans in May was Giyeongha's Salin-ja-ui Gieokbeop (The Memory of a Murderer). This result comes from the big data report Dodam: Dosogwan Bigdata-reul Damda (Dodam: Embracing Library Big Data) published by the National Library of Korea. Dodam is an irregular online publication, and this is its first issue. It contains five months (January to May) of data from about 1,330 public libraries nationwide.

According to Dodam, the books with the highest surge in loans were ▲ in January, Heo Yun and Yoon Heedong's Nae Kkum-eun Bangultomato Eomma (My Dream is to Be a Cherry Tomato Mom), ▲ in February, Kang Hwanguk's Geoin-ui Poteupollo (The Giant's Portfolio), ▲ in March, Guillaume Musso's Sen Gang-ui Ireum Moreul Yeoin (The Unknown Woman of the Seine), and ▲ in April, Renzo Mikihiko's Baekgwang (White Light).

A representative from the National Library of Korea said, “The purpose is to support data-driven library services so that everyone can easily access and utilize the analysis based on library data,” and added, “Please look forward to future issues of Dodam.”

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