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Discussion on Calculating the Required Shelves for Arranging the School Library Collection

학교도서관 장서 배가를 위한 소요 서가 산출에 대한 논의

  • 강봉숙 (청주대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2022.01.22
  • Accepted : 2022.02.13
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose a method of calculating the shelves required for the placement of bookshelves in the school library. The study was conducted by visiting 11 school libraries, and current library status was identified according to school levels and major subjects of the Korean Decimal Classification. According to the results of the survey, ideal numbers of arranged volumes are 46.9, 32.3, and 28.4 volumes of books, for elementary, middle, and, high school respectively, which takes up 67 percent of a 90-centimeter-unit bookshelf. However, the more realistic number turned out to be 75%, with 52.8, 36.4, and 32.0 volumes of books for elementary, middle, and high schools, respectively. Based on the results of the survey, a tool was presented to calculate required bookshelves in school libraries. This study is expected to have a positive impact on library operation by making it easier to calculate the bookshelves required for actual placement.

본 연구의 목적은 학교도서관 단행본 장서 배가를 위한 소요 서가 산출 방안을 제안하는 것이다. 자료 수집을 위해 학교도서관 11곳을 방문하여 배가 현황을 학교급별, 한국십진분류법의 주류 주제별로 파악하였다. 조사 결과를 바탕으로 90cm 단위 서가 단의 67%를 배열하는 이상적 배가 권수를 초, 중, 고 각각 46.9권, 32.3권, 28.4권으로 도출하였다. 또한 90cm 단위 서가 단의 75%를 배열하는 현실적 배가 권수를 초, 중, 고 각각 52.8권, 36.4권, 32.0권으로 도출하였다. 그리고 산출 결과를 바탕으로 학교도서관 단행본 장서 배가를 위한 소요 서가 산출에 대한 도구를 제시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 학교도서관 실물 장서 배가를 위한 소요 서가 산출 등을 용이하게 하여 도서관 현장의 장서 관리에 긍정적 영향을 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

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