Resumen de Libraries in Korea: a general overview

Hee-Yoon Yoon, Duk-Hyun Chang, Young-seok Kim

• 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.