Reading, the library, and the elderly : a Singapore case study

• Main Authors: Luyt, Brendan, Ho, Swee Ann
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::General::Ethics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94117; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8405
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Singapore is now one of the fastest aging societies in the world. By 2030 those over 65 years old are expected to number 1.41m strong, 26.8 percent of the country’s entire population. Given these numbers, it is not surprising that aging is a key concern in Singapore. This article reports on a qualit...