• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.87-111
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• 2009

In order to fortify a professional approach in the construction of libraries, this study investigates library establishment procedures and examines problems which are raised in them. In so doing, it points to the necessities of professional consideration and engagement in the library construction and underlines a role of central government to support the process. As a way of supporting library construction, it suggests a consulting system which can provide practical support to those who are involved in the library establishment process.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.149-170
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• 2008

This study examines public libraries being built using the BTL (Build-Transfer-Lease) method, which is one type of Private Finance Initiative, in order to investigate effective ways of building public libraries in Korea. A literature search, field research and interviews were the methods used for the study. One library was built and eight other libraries are in the process of construction using the BTL method in six cities in Korea in 2008. The study revealed that the bigger libraries are being built using the BTL method. The study suggests that in order to effectively increase the public library infrastructure within a short period of time in Korea, smaller libraries should be built using the BTL method.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.377-398
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• 2013

In terms of expanding the infrastructure of public libraries, building many small-size libraries is more efficiency than building a small number of big size libraries. Korean public libraries have been built in big-size in compare to the public libraries in the developed countries. This study aims to analyse why the majority of the Korean public libraries have been built in middle and large size and the floor space of 791 public libraries were examined. It was revealed that the average floor space of 791 public libraries is $2,495m^2$. The study aims to find what policy on library building should be considered to expand effectively the infrastructure of public libraries.

• KLA journal
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• v.47 no.12 s.378
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• pp.50-53
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• 2006

철암어린이도서관은 최근 어린이와 지역주민들이 직접 새 도서관 건립에 나서고 있다. 지난 10월 28일 기공식도 가졌고, 지금 건립기금 모금활동이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 도서관 봉사활동팀의 짧은 봉사활동이 새로운 도서관 건립에도 큰 힘이 되었으리라 믿는다.(철암어린이도서관 홈페이지 http://www.cholam.com) ■ 편집자 주

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.187-206
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to examine the actual experience in establishing public libraries in I New Town, and then to propose how to build properly public libraries when new towns are constructed. In the case of I New Town, four public libraries were built in good locations but with considerable delay, and one of them was built 18 years after the new town plan was established. Those libraries are relatively bigger than the average public libraries in Korea, but their organizational structures are not ideal at all.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.249-267
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• 2010

Establishing public libraries is more convenient in new towns than in older cities. This is because public libraries can be established during the construction of new towns. This study examined how public libraries were built in B new town, which is one of the first new towns constructed in the capital region of Korea. B new town has problems that not even one public library was operated before the people moved to the B new town and that establishing public libraries was not finished when the construction of the new town was completed. The number of public libraries is not enough in B new town. In conclusion, there are many problems in establishing public libraries in B new town.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.145-167
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• 2000

본 연구는 서울시 구립도서관의 건립현황과 운영현황을 파악하는 것이다. 면담과 설문지방법이 사용되었으며 설문지는 총 432부가 배포되어 85.4%가 회수되었다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 서울시 전체 25개 구 중 공공도서관이 없는 10개 구에 구립도서관이 건립될 예정되었다. 2) 2000년 현재 구립도서관이 완공된 곳은 3개 구이며, 5개 구는 건립이 추진 중에 있고, 나머지 2개 구는 건립계획을 보류 또는 중단되었다. 3) 사서조사를 토？ 구립도서관에서 제공하는 봉사에 대한 현황을 파악되었다. 4) 이용자 조사를 통해 구립도서관의 이용환경이 이용자의 요구와 필요에 어느정도 부합되고 있는지, 그리고 구립도서관은 사회교육기관으로서 그 역할을 어느정도 충실히 이행하고 있는지 그 현황을 파악하였다. 5) 조사결과를 근거로 앞으로 구립도서관의 발전방향에 대한 제안을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.99-119
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• 2017

As a part of feasibility study of constructing Geumsaem library, the purpose of this study is to examine the result of economic feasibility analysis on constructing the library. In order to achieve the purpose, we evaluated policy relevance, investigated people's demand for constructing the library, and examined the result of economic feasibility analysis. As the tools of economical efficiency analysis, we used the techniques like cost-benefit ratio, net present value and internal rate of return to analyse the economic feasibility, and we estimated the amount of benefit by contingent valuation method. As the result of this study, cost-benefit ratio for constructing Geumsaem library was turned out as 1.28, and we could get an assessment of positive economic feasibility about constructing the library.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.37-58
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• 2021

This study aims to make the establishment of public libraries that can provide the best use and services in the construction of new towns in the future. The study aimed what problems there were related to the establishment of public libraries during the construction of P new town. For carrying out the study, literature review, field study, and interview methods were used. The study reveals the following problems. First, there was no plan to build a public library in the early stages of the construction P new town development plan. Second, in the establishment of a public library, there was discrimination among the three new towns. Third, the number of public library is insufficient. Fourth, the size of the public library is not sufficient. Fifth, the location of the public library is insufficient.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.29-48
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• 2007

The number of public libraries in Korea has been dramatically increased over the last 40 years. since the first Korean Libraries Act was passed in 1963. However, the public library infrastructure is still inadequate and there is a big difference between the number of public libraries in Korea and western countries. This result proves that Korea's method of enhancing its public library infrastructure has not been effective. Therefore, this study suggests the building of small, rather than large. public libraries as a more effective means of enhancing the public library infrastructure in Korea - the method adopted in Great Britain.