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English-speakers to present and publish on this specific topic. His articles on North Korean libraries, featured in a 2009 two-part series in the national journal of the Canadian Library Association (CLA), are some of the first articles to directly discuss and critically analyze the libraries, specifically the national Grand People's Study House, of the so-called 'hermit kingdom'.
284:– the physical manifestation of North Korea's Communist brand – is directly across from the library on the other side of the Taedong River. The library, as well as for those who use it, follows Kim Il Sung's "study while working" mindset to help North Koreans advance their socialist and self-reliant education, and strengthen their admiration for the Kim family.
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mindset through what tightly-controlled and monitored information and events are available to the public. However, the mere fact that the library makes some information available is very rare for such an enigmatic country.
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