International Book Year

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International Book Year
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Observed by	countries
Type	Worldwide
Significance	Raise awareness about the heritage value of the book for humanity.
Date	1972[1]
Related to	Literature, library, recreation, intellectual

1972 was proclaimed International Book Year^[2] by the United Nations and made effective by UNESCO.

In international book year(1972), jikji was recognized publicly as the oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, by Park Byeongseon, who worked as a librarian at the National Library of France.^[3]