Talk:Grand People's Study House

Grand People's Study House is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by OpalYosutebito (talk) at 18:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

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Short description: Large library in Pyongyang

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Sung-Seob Song. [Architectural Type and Special Feature of Libraries in North Korea] (in Korean) https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200311921731055.pdf. {{cite book}}: |trans-title= requires |title= or |script-title= (help); |url= missing title (help)
Yoo-Seong Song (February 2019). "A glimpse into academic and research libraries in North Korea". International Insights. CARL News.
Kim, Cheehyung Harrison (24 October 2021). "Pyongyang Modern: Architecture of Multiplicity in Postwar North Korea". Journal of Korean Studies. 26 (2). Duke University Press: 271–296.
Corfield, James (1 December 2014). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. Anthem Press. p. 57.

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GA Review

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Nominator: OpalYosutebito (talk · contribs) 18:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Generalissima (talk · contribs) 20:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have some concerns about the sourcing of this article

Both Kosciejew articles are available at the L-Universita ta' Malta site, which would probably be more useable for readers than the archive.

Do you have access to Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Issues 406-415

This article by Song Yoo-Seong in the ACLS journal is like a more professional and recent version of the Kosciejew article; it'd probably be worth incorporating.

This one's by Song Sugn-Seob is a bit older and is in Korean, but seems to be a general overview of libraries and library systems in the DPRK — probably useful for fleshing things out

The Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang (2013) by Justin Corfield gives only a brief summary of the building, but this includes various useful metrics; it also mentions that evangelist Billy Graham gave a talk there! Most importantly though it includes a substantial bibliography.

This 2021 article by Cheehyung Harrison Kim also includes a discussion of the building

I'm unsure if Choi Heui-jung would still be the curator now; are there any more recent sources which mention them? That honestly might be something mentioned by North Korean state news. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 20:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand this is a bunch of stuff, so if you'd prefer me to close the review now so you're not on a time crunch to add stuff, that'd be okay! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 20:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I might be able to get it done if I focus hard enough. I'll be sure to add the references you suggested to a ref ideas template on the talk page - OpalYosutebito (talk) 21:02, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy ping: Generalissima I don't have access to Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Issues 406-415 or the 2021 article by Cheehyung Harrison Kim. Paywalls are a pain! - OpalYosutebito (talk) 01:31, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]