• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.117-136
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to derive implications by comparing and analyzing the North Korean Library Act both in 1999 and in 2012. In this study, the North Korean Library Act revised in 2012 compared to the previous North Korean Library Act in 1999, and the newly revised, deleted, and newly established items were analyzed by old/new phrase contrast method. While the North Korean Library Act revised in 1999 consisted of a total of 5 chapters and 45 articles, the North Korean Library Act revised in 2012 was reorganized into a total of 6 chapters and 58 articles. The main changes and features are the establishment and modification of provisions related to electronic libraries and electronic publications in accordance with changes in the information service environment, and new provisions related to training of library staff. Based on the analyzed results, the topics and fields that can be discussed in the future, such as mutual exchange of various learning contents for remote education, establishment of an information service cooperation system between South and North libraries, and training specialists on North Korean libraries.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.247-252
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• 2004

도서관은 ‘인간의 기록지식을 사회적 기억으로서 체계있게 조직하여 제공하는 사회기관’으로, 도서관과 사회는 서로 영향을 주고받는 유기적인 관계이다. 세라(Jesse H. Shera, 1903-1982)는 문헌정보학계의 교육자이며 철학자이며 이론가로, 도서관이란 무엇인가를 사회적 측면에서 깊이 연구한 학자이다. 이러한 세라의 도서관과 사회의 유기적 관계를 설명한 사상을 중심으로 북한도서관을 살펴보고자 한다. 도서관과 사회가 어떠한 관계를 가지고 서로 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 보고, 이에 대해 북한사회와 북한도서관이 갖는 관계는 어떠하며 북한만이 갖는 특수성은 무엇인지를 살펴봄으로써 북한도서관에 관한 이해를 넓히고자 한다.

• KLA journal
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• v.47 no.1 s.368
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• pp.54-56
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• 2006

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.127-149
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• 2003

This study, firstly, investigates the basic design type and special features of the shape and structure of The Grand People's Study House in North Korea which corresponds to The National Library of Korea in South Korea and the people's study house in the provinces that was unknown until now, the public library of North Korea with the combined type of school(student) library and public(adult) library in South Korea, and university libraries. Secondly, by analyzing the establishment background, documentary records and others, we researched the historical background of present architectural type and design, and the general difference from libraries in South Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.237-256
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to review what the Rodong Shinmun newspaper which represents the social communication of North Korea seeks, to search that the newspaper of North Korea consider the libraries to do certain roles in North Korea, and to review how these things, Rodong Shinmun and library, have developed themselves from historical and cultural aspects. First, it was reviewed whether the Rodong Shinmun and library had been closely related each other. Then, it was analyzed whether the formats and contents of the articles related with the libraries in the Rodong Shinmun had certain particular points or not. As the results, the 62 articles which were related with libraries were searched from 1971 to 2012 in the Rodong Shinmun and they had been analyzed by the aspects of subjects and styles. It was revealed that the actions of libraries in North Korea had been the special characteristics in formats and ways.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.163-194
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to find out the ways of protecting copyrights of North Korean works focusing on the limitations on exclusive rights in the South Korean libraries. This study deals with the articles of the copyright laws which are rotated with using materials in libraries both North and South Korea. It also covers related provisions of Borne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. The past study on the copyright protection has mostly focused on how we protect the copyright of publications and works which are published for profit. This study proposes some solutions from the legal institutional aspects, policy and socio-cultural aspects in order to protect the copyright of North Korean works and improve their use under the limitations on exclusive rights by libraries.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.73-102
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• 2001

In this study, to look into how much Kim 11-Sung has influenced on the development process of libraries in North Korea after the liberation(l945), the contents related to libraries in Kim 11-Sung's Works were researched and analyzed, the authenticity thereof was verified through some related documents and materials, and finally, based on them, a testimony of a personage who had worked in the educational field in North Korea and his appraisal for this study were reflected.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.169-191
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to attempt a text network analysis for two years of 『Reference Materials for Librarian』 (2016-2017) published by the Library Operation Methodology Research Institute in North Korea. A text network analysis can measure how important a particular word by grasping the connectivity and relationship between words beyond a simple word frequency analysis, and it is also possible to interpret specific social phenomena and derive implications. Frequency, degree centrality, the betweenness centrality, community analysis of the collected words were calculated using NetMiner. As a result, the terms 'users', 'information services', 'information needs', 'information technology', 'social learning', 'computers', 'databases', 'information acquisition', 'information retrieval' and 'librarian' were appeared as important ones in understanding North Korean libraries.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.99-120
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• 2002

This study is to firstly investigate information infrastructure in North Korea such as communication network, hardware, software and etc, and then, based on it, to grasp the present condition of information technology in libraries there. Also, it is to analyze the information system of science technology in order to research the circulation system of science information with focusing on the Central Science Technology Intelligence (CSTI), a representative intelligence agency for science technology in North Korea, and on the retrieval program of “KWANGMYOUNG System”developed by CSTI and used broadly.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.377-404
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• 2022

This study analyzes trends in research topics and related terms in the field of library science in North Korea. To this end, subject fields in library and information science (LIS) in South Korea, which corresponds to that of the North, were divided into seven subject categories and 25 detailed subject areas. In addition, 136 research articles published in two North Korean journals were reclassified and analyzed according to South Korea's detailed subject areas. The detailed topic area in the field of LIS is based on the criteria for posting papers of three major academic journals in the field of LIS in South Korea. The two academic journals in North Korea that were the subject of this study were "Kim Il-Seong University Journal (Language Literature)" (2008-2018) and "Reference Materials for Librarians" (2016-2017). This study not only informs South Korean researchers the trends of interest in North Korea's recent library and library science, but can also be the starting point for academic exchanges between researchers in South and North Korean libraries and related fields in the future.