Abstract
The guideline for libraries concerning how a library should be developed in the information society has not clearly detailed. This paper intends to argue information commons issue, which was tackled mostly in the academic library world, with a focus on public libraries. Within the scope of the theory of commons for ‘common-pool resources’ it examined the position and function of a library as a social mechanism to share information resources among people and looked at the ‘digital dilemma’ emerging along with the digitization of information. Moreover, it referred to the current status and future direction of information commons in the public libraries that could respond to the development of digital services.
