SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the number of people visiting the National Digital Library (NDL) – which operates under the auspices of the National Library of Korea (NLK) – has jumped by 176 percent. The NDL had 5,612 daily average visits during the seven-day period from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Library of Korea launched an app that provides video books in Korean Sign Language (KSL), as well as subtitles and descriptive video clips for deaf and blind readers, according an announcement on January 15. The app is the first of its kind in the world. Previously, deaf and [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the foreign books held by the National Assembly Library, approximately 70 percent have not been checked out. As a public library run by taxpayers’ money, it must figure out ways to maximize usage by conducting surveys and studies on customer demand. According to a report from the Budget [...]