Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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Seniors as Digital Creators: Senior-Student Co-design in Libraries
Sieun Lee
Seunghui Park
Taehee Kim
Kung Jin Lee
Abstract
This study examines how seniors experience digital technologies and reconstruct their meanings through intergenerational co-design in a public library. Moving beyond functional skill transfer, this study focuses on how seniors participate as creators. A qualitative case study was conducted using participant observation and interviews during sessions. The findings show that the public library functioned as a psychologically safe space and social hub, enabling seniors to engage with unfamiliar digital technologies. Interactions with student researchers transformed seniors from passive recipients of education into co-creative partners, as technological hierarchies were gradually mitigated through reciprocal exchanges of technical support and life experiences. Through this process, seniors came to redefine digital technologies as expressive resources for articulating personal narratives. The study suggests that public library digital programs should move beyond instruction-centered approaches toward co-design models that emphasize meaningful participation.
- keywords
- Public Library, Intergenerational Co-design, Seniors, Digital Literacy, Qualitative Case Study
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