• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.325-346
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to measure the professional identity level of public librarians and to identify related factors. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was conducted for librarians in public libraries in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from October 28 to November 18, 2021 and 375 valid responses collected were analyzed. As a result of the study, among the factors of professional identity public librarians showed high level of professional identity in order of belief in self-regulation, sense of calling to the field, belief in public service, using the professional organization as a major referent, and autonomy. In addition, librarian's age, career, position and whether the director of the library was a librarian had a statistically significant difference in professional identity. This study has a significance in that the Hall Professionalism Inventory was used to measure participants' professional identity and it associates domestic public libraries' settings with professional identity.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.1-20
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• 2017

The essential identity of public library is a local knowledge and information center that guarantees access and use of present generation and descendant. However recently the public library is being called with core space for lifelong learning, hub of cultural activities, information gateway, community center, local public goods, information commons, democracy cradle, the second living room, etc. The spectrum for the identity of the public library in Korea is not only very wide, but also is confused. The researcher who paid attention to such a reality analyzed laws and regulations, local administrative organizations, national and official statistics related public library, and suggested evidences of the identity confusion. Based on this result, researcher proposed the principles and plans to get over the identity confusion of the public library.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.133-157
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• 2020

The study aims to prove the raison d'etre of public libraries in urban regeneration paradigm. Life SOC Plan is one of South Korea's urban regeneration policies. Public libraries are considered important in life SOC Plan because public libraries are "Social Anchors". Social Anchor is space-time-bounded place that accelerates diverse people's interactions. Social Anchor makes collective identity that supports production of social capital. Public libraries are institutions producing social capital but have weak collective identity because their missions(open, sharing, equality of information) don't allow boundaries and membership. The study conducted literature reviews and case studies to confirm how collective identity of public libraries strengthens. As a result, the study confirmed that renovating under-used space based on urban regeneration paradigm makes place identity of the under-used space to collective identity of public libraries. Thus, constructing public libraries by renovating under-used space is Social Anchor formation model based on urban regeneration paradigm.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.47-67
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• 2010

These days, librarians working at university libraries have been suffering from uncertainty about their professional identity and their position stability by ever-changing circumstances. Therefore, librarians at university libraries have to adapt quickly to the informational and educational environment which are constantly changing. They have to alter their role to meet information needs of users and only then can boost their value to maintain their longstanding identity as an expert on information storage and access. The purpose of this study is to find factors which threaten the professional identity of librarians working at university libraries by analyzing the literature and phenomena and to research an effective counterplan to create conditions for librarians to take pride as professionals in stable circumstances.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.93-113
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• 2002

The Study focused on the four areas First, the Study examined the changing identity of the LIS Professionals, and change in LIS curricula. Second, the study addressed the transition from the traditional library to the virtual model. Third, the study asked how the traditional technical service of LIS professionals is changing to user-centered service. Finally, the study viewed the skills and the roles of the LIS professionals.

• The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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• no.80
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• pp.89-128
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• 2024

This study believed that records could help 'strengthen identity' and that job archives could help provide pride and identity in one's job by preserving the history and culture of it. This study investigated whether building a librarian archive could help preserve records related to librarians, share experiences and knowledge among librarians, and confirm the history and identity of oneself and the group. In-depth interviews were conducted with librarians to examine what records should be included and what records could help strengthen the librarian's identity. As a result of the interview, various records related to the work of librarians were identified, and records related to the history of librarians were also confirmed. It was found that historical events related to librarians and library services provided by previous generations of librarians will help strengthen the identity of librarians. Thus, the Librarian Archive can help librarians reflect on themselves as librarians and decide on their own direction. This study presented a plan to build a librarian archive as a participatory archive through cooperation between institutions and communities. In this study, it was expected that through building a librarian archive, it would be possible to strengthen the professional identity of librarians, share the history of librarians, create a collective intelligence platform, efficiently process work, and improve the social status of libraries and librarians.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.317-343
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• 2003

This study focuses on the identity establishment of library and information science. It suggests, as a way of establishing the identity, the necessity of promoting of business environment in library and information science. For this purpose, the study examines Korean cases that have damaged the identity, and analyzes why such damage has been done and how it affects the fostering of business environment in library and information. It also diagnoses the possibility of identity establishment such as, for example, professionalism of the librarian and creation of jobs through the fostering of business environment in library and information science.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.25-47
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• 2013

The cognitive approaches on library and librarianship are being questioned. These are led from what the identity of the librarian is and from what the library is. This revealed that the perception of the library should not be acquired by interpreting its appearances but by interfering its nature. In conclusion, the information service is disclosed virtually as the essence of the library. On realizing the library virtually, even a person could be entitled as the library on the underlying assumption of information service (one-person-library).

• KLA journal
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• v.55 no.8
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• pp.2-3
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• 2014

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.19-42
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• 2016

The basic identity of the National Library of Korea(Sejong), opened in December 2013, is the specialized library focused on policy information service. Nevertheless, the library is not unfaithful to its identity. So researchers surveyed and analyzed the perception of the basic identity and role, utilization and satisfaction degress of various services, need and use for policy information and policy information service, and strategic and focused initiatives from stakeholders such as public officials, government-supported researchers, citizens living in Sejong city, and employees who work in the NLK(S). As a result, researchers suggested various strategies to expand the organizational size, to strengthen acquisition of domestic and foreign policy information, and to enhance national policy information service for related groups' satisfaction and dependence of policy information service for the NLK(S).