• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.273-290
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• 2006

Recently, a digital divide has gotten worse in the information age. So LG Sangnam library developed the ubiquitous library for the improvement of information accessability of the blind. It utilizes a mobile phone applied with NFC (Near Field Communication) technology and automates a user's identification process and serve library services at anytime from anywhere. Users can use three access points of a web service, a mobile service and a telephone library service. As a conclusion of this paper. Several recommendations were proposed. For the development of ubiquitous library, various instruments should be considered to diversify user's access points and a usability test and analysis about user's environmental context should be done simultaneously.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.75-96
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• 2002

This is a user study of the public access to the Internet at public libraries in Busan and Kyungnam province. The mainstream of users was identified as a typical 'information rich'. It was found that public libraries were not successful in leading the traditional non-users into the libraries with public access to the Internet in libraries. For users the most attractive feature of the service was the fact that it was given for free, while they were not value the professional guidance of librarians. Upgrade of hardwares and telecommunication infrastructure was at the highest priority of the users want list, Some strategies for the public access to the Internet at public libraries were proposed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.45-60
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to induce the activation of public libraries in community through make use of public libraries as a plan for accomplishing regional informatization which based on regionalization and informatization. To acquire the twin goal of regional informatization and activation of public libraries, I propose a strategic plan which makes use of regional public libraries as an infrastructure of educating informatization and community-network concept. Especially those plans would cover recent background issues of super-national interest in rural welfare & development venture.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.33-36
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• 2012

인터넷 발달로 인한 정보격차는 장애인들의 문화지체현상을 가속화 시키고 있다. 이에 웹사이트의 원스톱 서비스에 있어 경험에 기초한 디자인과 보편적 디자인을 기반으로 접근성을 확장해 나가야 할 것이다. 본 연구에서는 문헌을 통해 장애인을 위한 접근성 필수항목 7가지, 즉 콘텐츠구성, 키보드접근, 마우스접근, 이미지처리, 텍스트처리, 색, 코드를 선정하고 이를 근거로 장애인 자료실이 있는 공공도서관과 그렇지 못한 공공도서관, 해외 공공도서관의 웹사이트를 대상으로 평가하였다. 이를 토대로 접근성 확장을 위해 메인페이지 개선, 사용자 경험을 기초한 콘텐츠 구성, 콘텐츠의 접근성, 의미 있는 마크업, 이용자를 위한 맞춤형 콘텐츠, 제작 권장사항 등을 제안하였다. 앞으로 장애인을 포함한 모든 이용자를 위한 웹 접근성 지침은 경험적 데이터와 보편적 디자인에서 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.77-98
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• 2003

This study analyzes the overview of computerization process in Korean public libraries and reviews several problems of digital services through the library homepage. It is pointed out that digital service level is very high in technical quality, but the difference by regional groups in service quality is severe. This study emphasizes that a specialized resource development based on the regional feature be the survival strategy of digital service in public library at the age of internet.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.339-360
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to present strategies for activating cultural and educational functions provided by public libraries. For this purpose, it reviews various functions of public libraries based on community as well as theoretical studies about cultural services and programs of public library. And then, it also analyzed cultural and educational programs for communicated provides by public libraries of Korea. This analysis is based on (1) educational program (2) reading education program (3) user education program (4) a various cultural activities for communities

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.157-179
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• 2009

This study tries to provide the basic information for the plan to improve the information gaps of the disabled persons. After examining the legislation of the facilities for the disabled persons and former studies, it proposes some suggestions for the standards of unique space in public library, convenience facilities and traffic line. It also analyzed present conditions of five public libraries in Daegu Metropolitan City already having separate rooms and facilities for the disabled persons. The result shows that arrangement of disabled person's space and general convenience facilities are insufficient. Some facilities for disabled persons seems to be equipped just to suffice the standards. Detailed legislation or guidelines concerning facilities for them should be developed as soon as possible.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.141-162
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• 2011

In Korea, public libraries lack the adequate services for the visually disabled, and therefore the visually disabled rarely use public libraries. This study aims to secure the information accessibility and usage rights for the visually disabled, and to suggest solutions in order to vitalize their use of public libraries. For this aim, the researcher investigated the reasons why the visually disabled did not use public libraries, extracted the correlations between their awareness of public library services and their actual use, and then tried to propose how to secure their right to use libraries and access to information and knowledge and improve their use of public libraries.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.159-168
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• 2022

Local governments should try to resolve the inequality of living SOC (Social Overhead Capital) and construct spatial information on the location of living SOCs and optimal locations. This study analyzed the accessibility, equity, and optimal location of the living SOC, considering the research needs related to the living SOC. The target facility is core living facilities(a public library, a park, a culture center, and a public daycare center). The analysis area is Suwon city in Gyeonggi province, and the base year of the analysis is 2020. The study calculated accessibility per population in a microscopic neighborhood living area(200m×200m). The Gini coefficient was used to identify the regional disparity in accessibility among Dong regions. The optimal location was explored with the Maximal Covering Location Problem theory. As a result, spatial accessibility of facilities except for public daycare centers revealed a large gap between regions. Areas with excellent accessibility also showed significant variations in the facilities. The regional disparity in living SOC was the largest in culture centers, followed by parks, public daycare centers, and public libraries. The optimal locations for public libraries, parks, and culture centers are concentrated in the old downtown, while those of public daycare centers are found throughout Suwon city. The results of this study are the crucial contents of spatial planning for SOC supply in local governments. Therefore, follow-up studies will be able to refer to the analysis structure and results of the study.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.189-208
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• 2021

Public library usage is closely related to the accessibility to library facilities. Therefore, public library planning and development authorities should consider the policies for improving the library accessibility of community, for releasing disparities of the spatial accessibility and for increasing location efficiency of public libraries. In this regard, this study strives to analyze the spatial distribution of public libraries in Busan and to derive the regions that lack public libraries by identifying main characteristics using geographical information systems (GIS): identify the blind spot for public library service, analyze the hot and cold spot for the supply of libraries, and identify the vulnerable areas of library based on population density. The result of the study will contribute to understand the spatial distribution of public libraries in Busan and to prioritize sites where public library should be constructed in order to improve the accessibility to public library services.