• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.193-212
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• 2016

The purpose of this paper is to explain the necessity of secure budget in public libraries with regard to promoting library usage. It is namely to attempt to find out if there really is a connection between library funding and library usage. For this purpose, the relevant data of all the 31 public libraries in Busan were collected from the 2013 National library Statistics of Korea. To determine the connection between library funding and usage, two variables were selected, 'TFI (Total Funding Indicator) = $\sqrt{personnelcosts{\times}materialcosts}$' for independent variable and 'LU (Library Usage) = (visits per year) + (loans per year)/number of inhabitants' for dependent variable. The results showed that there is a clear relationship between TFI and LU and If more cost is spent on personal resources and material resources, the total usage of the public library also increase. The findings are limited due to the fact that the observation was focusing on public libraries in one community and the period of observation was one year in 2013.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.149-168
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• 2024

This study aims to propose methods for determining the minimum book purchase cost budget in university libraries in accordance with the "University Library Promotion Act" and efficiently allocating and executing the secured book purchase cost budget to each department. To achieve this, the current status of university libraries and legal standards were examined and strategies for securing the minimum book purchase cost budget in accordance with legal standards were suggested, and a method for efficiently distributing the secured budget to departments was proposed. First, we determined the material acquisition budget for university libraries by applying the average price of domestically published books to the standards set forth in the University Library Promotion Act. The allocated budget was distributed with 80% assigned to departments and 20% budget for librarians. The department's allocated budget of 80% was then recalculated to 100% and distributed by applying three criteria: book prices by topic, student enrollment, and utilization rates.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.5-25
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• 2010

This study attempts to compare Jeonju Municipal Library(JML) and RCPL(Richland County Public Library). It was expected that the comparison would give public librarians some suggestions as to their libraries' strengths and weaknesses. JML has shown some weaknesses compared to RCPL, specially, in the quality and quantity sections of resources, budgets, areas of library, public relations, circulations, reading club enrollment are strengths of RCPL, compared to JML. However, JML has the strength in the participation of a lot of volunteers and visitors to the library. JML should extend and publicize the high service quality as the citizens' library.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.5-23
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• 2019

This study was conducted with a view to examining the determinants of the public library budget in the local governments of south korea. To the end, this study used the public library budget data and macro/micro environments data of 167 local governments in 2017. The analysis results shows that the determinants which have an effect on the public library budget are metropolitan area, the level of education, the population size of young adults in terms of the macro environment, and the number of users, books, and librarians in terms of the micro environment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2017.08a
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• pp.59-64
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• 2017

본 연구는 공공도서관의 지식정보취약계층 서비스 이용에 미치는 영향요인을 분석한 것이다. 연구대상은 서울, 인천 경기지역의 공공도서관 382곳이며, 자료는 국가도서관통계시스템을 통해 2016년도 통계자료를 수집하였다. 분석결과, 지식정보취약계층 서비스 이용은 총 15개의 변수 중 9개가 유의하지 않았으며, 지식취약계층관련 예산, 사서 수, 문화프로그램 실시횟수, 자원봉사자 수, 자료구입비 예산, 노인 및 장애인 열람석 수의 총 6개 변수가 종속변수인 지식정보취약계층서비스 이용자 수에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 회귀모형의 전체적인 설명력은 43.2%이며, 자료구입비 예산은 유일하게 부(-)의 영향을 미치고 있다. 이를 제외한 5개의 변수는 종속변수와 정(+)의 관계가 있고, 특히, 지식취약계층관련 예산이 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구 결과는 추후 공공도서관에서 지식정보취약계층 서비스 활성화를 위한 방안을 수립할 때 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• KLA journal
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• v.48 no.5 s.383
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• pp.103-104
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• 2007

• KLA journal
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.22-24
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• 1965

• KLA journal
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.97-98
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• 2008

• KLA journal
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.14-17
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• 1968

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.151-174
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• 2006

To improve the international competitiveness of research and academic libraries in Korea, it is essential to review the total amount of domestic information resources in comparison with those of other advanced countries, and then to make their best use. In this study, an attempt is made to estimate the annual budget for collecting foreign knowledge information resources spent by academic and research libraries in Korea. This budget estimate could be used for a basis for setting up the appropriate collection size and the efficient channel for distributing and sharing information resources among academic and research libraries on the governmental level. The total budget for collecting foreign knowledge information resources, including foreign monographs and scholarly journals in print, and the budget for foreign electronic journals, and web databases were estimated for academic libraries and research libraries, respectively, while the budget for international document delivery services was estimated without distinction between the types of libraries.