• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.58 no.3
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• pp.145-168
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• 2024

This study analyzed the current status of late fee policies for overdue books in public libraries in the United States and Korea and derived measures to improve the late fee policy in public libraries in Korea. Therefore, this study analyzed the current status of late fee policies in public libraries in Seoul, Korea. The results indicated that 14.8% of public library operators and 21.6% of public libraries in Seoul had late fee policies. In the US, the American Library Association and major public libraries were found to have recently eliminated late fees. The main justification for this policy change was their recognition of late fees as a form of social inequality. In fact, this study confirmed that the elimination of late fees led to users' increased access to information. This study also found that public libraries in the US turned books not returned after a certain period into lost items and imposed fines for lost items. In conclusion, this study suggested integrating measures for late fees and lost items to manage non-returned books and clarifying the legal basis for such measures.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.379-400
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• 2015

The realistic guidelines of the library service for the disabled should be made in the circumstance of the growing importance of the library service for the disabled. Therefore, this study intended to draw implications through investigation of guidelines of the library service for the disabled on domestic and foreign libraries. As the results of those investigation, this research found that the legal standard and related guidelines should be amended urgently according to the current status of related library situation. The first Issue that was derived in this study is to separate consideration of the minimum standards and the detailed criteria of library service for the disabled. Secondly, the guidelines of the library service for the disabled should be linked statistics and evaluation index of government in order to be applied to the library spot realistically. To do so, this research suggested that opinions of the library for the disabled and the disabled users should be reflected through listening and communications.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.79-99
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the model of cluster analysis techniques for grouping public libraries and analyze their characteristics. Statistical data of public libraries of the National Library Statistics System were used, and three models of cluster analysis were applied. As a result of the study, cluster analysis was conducted based on the size of public libraries, and it was largely divided into two clusters. The size of the cluster was largely skewed to one side. For grouping based on size, the ward method of hierarchical cluster analysis and the k-means cluster analysis model were suitable. Three suggestions were presented as implications of the grouping method of public libraries. First, it is necessary to collect library service-related data in addition to statistical data. Second, an analysis model suitable for the data set to be analyzed must be applied. Third, it is necessary to study the possibility of using cluster analysis techniques in various fields other than library grouping.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.237-258
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• 2005

Internet Website has become part of daily life. The public library tends to use the website for the information service and the public relations as well. This study aims to evaluate the Web Accessibility for improving universal services in five public libraries website, Seoul Area. Accessibility testing are used two method, that is A-Prompt analysis and HTML Validation Evaluation. The results of evaluation showed that they have been in error. Finally this study well be used for web accessibility in library website.

• KLA journal
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• v.45 no.2 s.345
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• pp.18-21
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• 2004

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.5-20
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• 2000

This study is to analyze the results of which the Ministry of Culture and Tourism had evaluated the public libraries in 1999. In results, the study finds that the use of "population of legal service area" as a criterion for evaluating public libraries is not quite appropriate. That is, it is found that the use of legal service area by law as a unit of population measurement is not only inconsistent with the current local autonomous administrative structure, but also may distort all evaluation results. Therefore, this study is to criticize several points about using population of legal service area as an evaluation criterion and to suggest the amendment of Library and Reading Promotion Act, which may make the evaluation of public libraries more proper.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.131-152
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• 2014

The objective of this study is to suggest a future direction for cultural programs in public libraries by literature review and the investigation of the programs in practice in Seoul Metropolitan City from various perspectives. The programs were categorized by their characteristics, such as subject, users, and managerial aspects based on the literature review. Then we investigated their rates to total number of programs in order to identify trends in years. There were two interesting points as follows: experience-centered and health education programs have been increasing in terms of the subject, and participation-oriented programs in terms of managerial aspects has also been increasing. The results led us to suggest strengthening the programs in those categories for future planning on public libraries' cultural programs.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.427-450
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• 2012

This study was to propose an improvement direction in statistical indicators of public libraries to collect objective data from such libraries. This improvement direction was made by deriving from countable factors at the library. These were selected from various parts of the library sectors, such as the library-related laws, public library standard of our country, and statistical indicators of IFLA and other major countries. Also The these statistical indicator was compared to the current statistical indicator of public library in Korea. The results will be able to develop new draft of statistical indicator, which can be used in understanding the present situation of public libraries.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.199-213
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• 2002

The public library as a public institution, funded by the public, is accountable to provide community based services. Those services can be developed through identifying community needs and implementing proper planning process to satisfy the identified needs. Under budget pressure, public libraries have changed their emphasis from the provision of the standardized services to the establishment of specialized services to reflect the differing characteristics of the community and the community members each public library serves. This paper reviews the research in this area since 1970s and suggests guidelines for the enhancement of community based public library services.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.149-169
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• 2004

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the administrative system and legislation of China and Taiwan's libraries with priority given to public library. The China is a republic in that the government has some democratic forms, especially at the local level, but it is controlled by the Communist Party of China In China the ministry of culture(ministry of education in Taiwan) is the national central body responsible for public libraries. Today in China there are about 2,698 public libraries in total and its governance is a provincial responsibility. For that reason, there does not exist a nation-wide public library act in China.