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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society

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Vol.57 No.1

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Exploring Predictive Factors of High School Students’ School Library Use Using Random Forest

Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, (P)2466-2542;
2026, v.57 no.1, pp.317-336
https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.57.1.202603.317
Jeonghoon Lim
Lim, J. (2026). Exploring Predictive Factors of High School Students’ School Library Use Using Random Forest. , 57(1), 317-336, https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.57.1.202603.317

Abstract

This study aims to explore predictor variables for high school students’ use of school libraries by employing random forest. A survey was conducted with high school students in the Daejeon region, and a total of 613 responses were used for the final analysis. A total of 109 predictor variables across five domains—home environment, school environment, learning attitudes and habits, IT environment, and personal characteristics—were established, and the relative importance of each variable in predicting school library use was analyzed. The analysis revealed that student satisfaction with school library teachers, library book utilization activities during class time, participation in club activities, short-form video viewing time, parental book recommendations, social media usage time, and availability of books on topics of interest in the school library were confirmed as key predictors of high school students’ school library use. Based on these findings, this study suggests strengthening the expertise and expanding the roles of school library teachers, expanding curriculum-linked library utilization activities and linking club activities with library use, fostering student-driven reading environments with integration of digital media into library services, and supporting the development of a family reading culture.

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School Library, Library Use, Random Forest, High School Students
Received
2026-02-19
Accepted
2026-03-10
Published
2026-03-30

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