Abstract

This study aimed to investigate and analyze the perceptions and satisfaction of users who participated in book curation programs at Y University Library in Daegu and to propose a plan to activate book curation programs in college libraries. Four types of book curation programs were operated, and all programs showed high participation rates and book borrowing rates among students, contributing to the activation of library use. Based on the result of the study, five strategies were suggested to activate book curation programs in college libraries: 1) developing programs that aim to promote liberal arts in the short term and support major learning in the long term; 2) enhancing librarians’ expertise to improve the quality of book curation selections and to run book curation programs using various reading media.; 3) developing learner-specific book curation programs, especially for adult students and international students; 4) utilizing prizes or rewards that students like in order to increase program participation; 5) jointly operating book curation programs through cooperation among college libraries.