• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.329-351
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• 2005

This study intends to make a comprehensive inquiry about the intellectual foundation of cataloging research in Korea. Emphasis was on analyzing how both Pertinent and indigenous the Korean cataloging theory and practice have been developed to the Korean bibliographic environments. To the end, this study collected and examined exhaustively the research articles produced from the early 1950's to the Present In Korea. These articles are divided and reviewed into four periods: the period of (1) beginning research activities, (2) compiling the Korean cataloging tools, (3) applying cataloging automation, (4) introducing metadata. The focus was on investigating their intrinsic values and philosophies about information organization.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.105-122
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• 1997

A library for the civil engineering field goes on increasing in quantity because of the growth in construction technology and the enlargement in applicable fields of civil engineering. Most of libraries and information centers in construction companies are using Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) or Korean Decimal Classification (KDC) to classify a library in civil engineering field. It is necessary for the library classification system to be equipped with a more standardized code system, which corresponds to the academical and technical classification for the civil engineering works. This study analyzes the defects of existing classification systems, and then suggests a new classes and divisions classification system, which facilitates to link academic information with technical data, for the civil engineering field. The proposed system is expected to make practical application of information classification system in the construc ion industry and to be applied for the revised edition of KDC.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.107-121
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• 2003

The object of this study is to compare qualitative level between Korean academic books and American academic ones evaluated by faculty members in Korea. To achieve this study, the data were produced by the questionnaires from faculty members of the Chonbuk National University. The major conclusions are summarized as follows: 1. As a whole, American academic books are evaluated more excellent than Korean academic ones. American academic books have more appropriateness of citation, level of content completion, usefulness of content, clearness of expression and accuracy of data than Korean academic ones 2. This study shows that American academic books are evaluated more excellent than Korean academic ones in every subject. 3. The respondents who had studied in the United States of America for more than two years evaluate American academic books more excellent than those for less than two years. 4. Regardless of the periods of study in America, however, most of respondents evaluate American academic books better than Korean academic ones in all fields.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.101-124
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• 2023

Book recommendations in libraries can be used as a tool to help users with vague needs browse and select books. Therefore, libraries spend a lot of time and effort to introduce various materials to their users and recommend suitable books. Meanwhile, various organizations other than libraries also publish recommended reading lists, and these lists reflect the intentions of the entity that selects the recommended books. The purpose of this study is finding out how the recommended book lists of libraries differ from the recommended reading lists of non-library organizations. To achieve this, the study limited the scope to 'teenagers', who are the main target audience for book recommendations in many organizations, and compared the recommended book lists of libraries and non-library organizations in terms of (1) the selection criteria for recommended books, (2) the characteristics of recommended books, and (3) the way of providing recommended book lists. Through this analysis, the study identified the characteristics and limitations of library recommended book lists and discussed areas for improvement.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.113-130
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• 2003

Libraries manage e-Books as a new kinds of library materials and provide library users with information services in Korea. Initially, this study was intended to be an investigation into several misconceptions surrounding e-Books and their pricing structure. This study is also concerned with the fallacies of unifying e-Book techniques from four perspectives: (1)the misunderstandings related to unifying viewer and DRM, (2)the misconceptions about unifying service techniques in the industrial structure, (3)the analyses of essence of e-Book techniques, (4)the settlement of users´ inconveniences through continuous technique refinement. Based on the results, this study suggests various problems associated with the collaborative purchase of e-Books and presents several ideal strategies for their acquisition and services.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.275-305
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• 2001

This study is to analyze factors affecting collection size by the type of materials of university libraries in Korea. The results of this study are summarized as follows; ①Factors affecting library holdings in volumes: national univ. - volumes loaned, total number of courses, library materials expenditure; private univ. - undergraduate enrollments, library materials expenditure, volumes loaned, number of graduate departments; total univ. - undergraduate enrollments, volumes loaned, library materials expenditure ②Factors affecting periodical titles: all the libraries - graduate enrollments ③Factors affecting the size of nonbook materials: national univ. - graduate enrollments, number of undergraduate departments; private and total univ. - volumes loaned ④Factors affecting volumes added: national univ. - volumes loaned, number of graduate courses; private univ. - number of undergraduate enrollments; total univ. - volumes loaned ⑤Factors affecting the size of nonbook materials added: national univ. - number of graduate enrollments, number of undergraduate departments; private and total univ. not extracted.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.349-362
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• 2002

본 연구의 목적은 중국 연변조선족자치구에 현존하는 각종 유형의 도서관문헌 정보사업 현황과 문제점을 밝히는데 있다. 본 연구의 의의는 공개된 자료가 미미하고 정형화된 자료가 부족한 상황에서 실태조사를 병행하여 상세한 정보를 제공한 점이다. 도서관의 현대화작업은 90 년대 후반기부터 컴퓨터를 도입하여 전개되기 시작하였고, 연변과학기술대학도서관의 경우는 현대화된 시설을 갖추고 한국의 선진 도서관리 방법을 도입하여 도서관을 운영하고 있으나, 기타 도서관들은 부분적으로 전자 연람실을 구축하여 서비스하고 있다. 그러나 현재 조선족자치주 대부분의 도서관들은 자금부족으로 현대화된 도서관을 구축하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 앞으로 지도층에서의 중점사업으로의 추진과 서부대개발사업의 우대정책을 통해 자금 확보를 도모하여 도서관의 현대화 건설의 추진을 기해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.69-88
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to see if reading guidances using the happy point books are effective. In this study, reading guidances were carried out to the 6th grade students of J Elementary School who have Enneagram Personality type 2. Books were selected as a source of reading guidance. These are self-growth theme books preferred by Enneagram Personality Type 4 students, a happy point of Enneagram Personality Type 2 students and books containing psychological functions of Enneagram Personality Type 4 students. A reading guidance was conducted in 14 sessions over a period of 5 weeks. Pre and post test using a measurement tool was implemented to measure the effectiveness of reading guidance in terms of emotional intelligence and self-esteem. And, written observation record cards and learning logs of the attendants were also made. As a result, the emotional intelligence and self-esteem of attendants appeared to be improved, and they are satisfied with reading guidance of applying to happy point books.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.33-55
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• 2023

There has been research to understand users' information behaviors using book circulation data of public libraries. In this study, we examined the subject areas of books simultaneously borrowed by users of public libraries and aimed to identify the relationships among the subject areas. To accomplish this, we utilized the Korean Decimal Classification codes of 984,790 loaned books in 2019 to transform the lists of concurrently borrowed books, totaling 22,443,699 records, by the same users on the same day, into vectors using the ITEM2VEC technique. Next, we extracted ten highly related classification codes for each classification code, utilizing a total of 522 classification codes to create a network. We identified 15 communities within this network and examined the characteristics of each community. Among the 15 communities, those consisting of two or more main classes allowed us to identify meaningful thematic associations. This study, grounded in users' book usage behaviors, has suggested the topics of books that could be borrowed together. The findings offer valuable insights for library collection development and placement, recommending related subject materials, and revising classification systems.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.317-338
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• 2004

This study intends to make a comprehensive inquiry about the present state of digital resources in Korean libraries Emphasis was on analyzing types and characteristics Of digital resources Which libraries have collected, and on surveying how both reasonable and systematic access to theses resources is provided To the end, this study examined 108 university libraries' retrieval mechanism and bibliographic records of digital resources. The result of this study is expected to be utilized in preparing the strategies to overcome the problems and limitations in organizing practices of digital resources.