• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.51-72
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• 2011

This work investigated the social, cultural, and economical impacts of the services that S Children's Library provides to local community and its residents. In this study I analyzed the user statistics by using Korean Library Automation System III, practiced a comparative analysis with other libraries over circulation efficiency, and reviewed the user's evaluation through user survey. The achievement of this study is to find out the value of S Children's Library by verifying the service status of S Children's Library based on the analyzed data, assessing the role and meaning of the children's library within the community, and measuring the economical contribution through user evaluation.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.11-43
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to develop evaluation indicators for special libraries. Finally. overall nine evaluation areas including library management. human resources. information resources, finance resources. facility resources. information uses. information services. information sharing and library specialities and 70 evaluation indicators in consideration of the special libraries' characteristics and environments were developed based on the results of the survey of the experts and librarians of the special libraries and on the application of statistical analysis.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.319-341
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• 2010

This paper investigates the impact of the School Library Revitalization Project of the Daegu Metropolitan City. The Project started in 2003, and by 2009 it revitalized 374 school libraries or 86% of all school libraries in Daegu. Utilizing statistical analysis and questionnaires, this research is divided into two parts. Part 1 analyzes the progress of annual budgets, facilities, collection, personnel, and the circulation data of the libraries. The other part surveys the following: the effects and the satisfaction level of the Project; the teacher's perception of the library's functions; the qualification of the libraries' personnel; the initiatives for developing the library, policy and future plans of the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education for the libraries. Three groups participated in the survey: principals, class teachers, and teacher librarians.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.295-321
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• 2013

This study examines current practices of the multicultural services in public library and offers directions for improvement in the multicultural society. For this, this study is set up the list of the multicultural services on the basis of the plans and the announcements about multicultural services of an international organization. Moreover, researchers analysed the multicultural services of Incheon Jungang Library. The results of this study are as follows. They proposed the improvement of the multicultural services of a public library as the changes of cognition of the multicultural services, training for professional manpower, program for intercultural understanding, accessibility to information, etc.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.7-25
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• 2009

This study examines and compares public library services for immigrants in the U.S. in the early 1900s and nowadays. U.S. public libraries in the early 1900s supported the Americanizing movement by opening English language classes and providing information that is essential for U.S. citizenship. Public librarians also recognized the importance of foreign language materials; by providing foreign language materials and developing diverse services to reach immigrants, public libraries eventually hastened assimilation processes. Despite a gap of one hundred years, the situation today is not very different. Public libraries still try hard to serve their ethnic patrons with extensive foreignlanguage collections and culturally diverse library programs, while still emphasizing English language education.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.265-289
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• 2002

In this study, the best Total Quality Management(TQM) implementation model for university libraries is focused through the study of the theoretical background such as the concept the quality and the development of TQM. The study on the application of TQM to university libraries was started with the recognition that university libraries have to work out a new strategy of a positive and active counter plan to cope with the change of environment. The detailed purpose of this study is (1) the diagnosis of the applicability of TQM to university libraries (2) the suggestion of the TQM implementation models suitable for university libraries (3) the analysis of the influence of the manager's leadership-which is the fundamental factor of TQM-over the organization\`s culture, the job satisfaction the consumer satisfaction in the university libraries organization Management.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.5-27
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• 2008

The purpose of this paper Is to present a long-term development plan for the KRILI(Korea Research Institute for Library and Information). To do so, authors analysed a various library research institutes and related organizations in U.S.A., U.K., Czech Republic, Hungary, and Japan. And using the SWOT analysis, author identified and described the current status and also surveyed recognition of library and information science faculties as to desirable roles and phase of the KRILI. Based on the results of analysis and survey, this paper suggested a long-term plan(vision and objectives, strategic issues, desirable phase and organization system, growth and development model, Internal cooperative operating systems and external research cooperation system, etc.) of the KRILI.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.361-389
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• 2015

This research conducted questionnaire surveys of church library managers and volunteers in church libraries, in order to improve volunteer management in church libraries by the analysis of current situation and problems with regards to operating volunteer activities. Seventy one church library managers out of 101 church libraries, and 221 volunteers responded to the questionnaire. The survey results indicated that volunteers' satisfaction with their work and need for education and continuous motivation Perception gap was found between managers and volunteers on application of task and the reward system Based on the results, this research suggests the ways of improvement for operating and training volunteers in church libraries.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.303-322
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• 2015

This study examines the relationship between library anxiety and computer attitude with references to the variations in the college students' gender, grade level, academic majors, frequency of library visits, and the perception towards mobile-phones in order to explore the possible measures for minimizing library anxiety amongst the students. The study results show the computer anxiety and the computer usefulness to be the computer attitudinal factors most closely correlated with the level of library anxiety. Our proposed solution is the development of a user training course and curriculum to lower students' computer anxiety while promoting greater computer usefulness.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.165-184
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• 2002

Recognizing user services as one of the most important and essential part in the public library, this study focuses on seeking for innovative ideas for the improvement of user services. Data analyses is based on the written survey submitted by public libraries throughout the nation. Questions related with user services are analyzed. and some influential factors in relation with the selection of superior libraries are compared with those of public libraries as a whole. Active library services for the users are revealed as the most important factor to be included in superior library group.