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  • P-ISSN1225-598X
  • E-ISSN2982-6292

Seniors as Digital Creators: Senior-Student Co-design in Libraries

한국문헌정보학회지 / Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, (P)1225-598X; (E)2982-6292
2026, v.60 no.1, pp.121-144
https://doi.org/10.4275/KSLIS.2026.60.1.121
이민지(Minji Lee) (이화여자대학교)
이시은(Sieun Lee) (이화여자대학교)
박승희(Seunghui Park) (이화여자대학교)
김태희(Taehee Kim) (이화여자대학교)
이경진(Kung Jin Lee) (이화여자대학교)

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

한국문헌정보학회지