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http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.48.201712.321

An Investigation on the Opinion of the Librarian concerning the Subject-Specialized Service and Librarianship  

Noh, Younghee (건국대학교 문헌정보학과)
Oh, Euikyung (상명대학교 인문콘텐츠학부 문헌정보학전공)
Sim, Hyojung (한국도서관협회)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.48, no.4, 2017 , pp. 321-350 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the field librarians' opinions of the library specialization and specialized librarian and understand the librarians' working conditions and environment. Questionnaire were developed based on the previous studies and surveys were conducted with the librarians of public libraries, university libraries, and professional librarians across the nation. A total of 392 librarians have responded to the survey. As for the main result, the users' satisfaction with the specialization service was perceived to be high, and the most difficult matter in performing the specialization service is the lack of knowledge on the subject matter, and the library environment for the specialization service is not enough. The specialization service should be led by the theme specialized librarians, and the qualification criteria for the theme specialized librarians are required, and the qualification systems should be managed by the state.
Keywords
Library specialization; Librarians; Subject-specialized librarian; Subject-specialized service; Subject librarian certification system;
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