• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.271-290
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• 2015

This study was carried out to investigate the publishing culture in Gwangju during the period of Japanese occupation. From the bibliographical study through the existing books, it was found that mainly genealogical records, biographies, collective literature, geography books were published. Particularly many books were published from 1929 until 1942. It was a noticeable change in this period that several modern publishers and printing houses appeared. In 1930s the active publishing companies were established in Gwangju, such as Gwangmyungdang, Namjin Printing House, Samkidang, Youngrimdang, Sungmundang etc. These companies were located at Numun-jung, Kung-jung, Daewha-jung, Myungchi-jung, Kum-jung, repectively. They published books by Seokpan(石版)-printing unlike the publishers in Seoul.