• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.274-285
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• 2011

There are lot of arguments whether it is necessary to outsource public libraries in Korea. What are the impacts of outsourcing public libraries? Is it efficient and productive? How is the publicness of public libraries maintained after outsourcing? This article studies public library outsourcing in the U.S, England, Germany, and Japan, and finds implications for Korea. The results of this comparative study show that outsourcing public libraries is not common in many countries. However the number of outsourcing is slowly increasing. Public library outsourcing does not always enhance productivity and publicness. Outsourcing public libraries is only one of the various managing systems of public libraries, and each county has its own unique library management system. Korea should also develop its own outsourcing policies and strategies regarding public libraries to attain their productivity and publicness.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.383-404
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• 2007

The purpose of this research is to analyze the trend and performances of contracting out the management of public libraries in Korea, in order to help promote the effectiveness and efficiencies of their operations. In this research, Investigated in detail are the following issues: First, the need for and background of contracting out public library services and their present state in Korea; Second, the pros and cons of contracting out public library services; and finally, based on the aforementioned findings, a future model of 'contracting out' public library services is proposed in order to further the effective management of public libraries in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.79-94
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• 2003

This study is attempt to find out the justification of the contracting-out for public library considering by the results from estimation about public service governed through contacting-out. For this study I made use of both integrated estimation of public services and evaluation of library service, which have beeing managed by contracting-out. Finally, I realized that attempting the contracting-out for public library may has many limitations due to the characteristics of library service and the failure to achieve the satisfaction of hon in public service.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.51-75
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to analyze the performance of contracting out public libraries. in order to contribute to the promotion of their effective operation in Korea. Three public libraries which are currently operated by 'contracting out' are selected to be reviewed for this study. Their performance are analyzed by means of literature search, questionnaires, and on-the-spot-survey. Investigated in detail are the following issues: First, the need for and background of 'contracting out' public library services, and their present state in Korea: Second. the pros and cons of 'contracting out' public library services; Third, the outcomes of public library services which have been currently contracted out. Finally, based on the aforementioned findings, a future model of 'contracting out' public library services is proposed, Also suggested are the strategies for furthering the effective management of public libraries.

• KLA journal
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• v.38 no.5 s.306
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• pp.47-49
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• 1997

이 자료는 9월 25일 녹색소비자문제연구원(원장 김성희 · 광주시 소재 소비자운동단체)이 개최한 "광주광역시립도서관 민간위탁 관련 시민단체 토론회"에서 발표된 내용을 요약한 것으로, 이날 토론회에는 홍현진(전남대 문헌정보학과) 교수, 조수웅(광주광역시의회)의원, 박춘균(광주광역시무등도서관)사서과장, 이용훈(한국도서관협회) 기획부장 등이 참석, 8월 초 광주광역시가 현재 운영하고 있는 2개도서관과 앞으로 개관할 예정인 1개 도서관의 운영을 민간에 위탁하기로 신문지상에 신청자모집광고를 내면서 (관련기사 지난호 57쪽 참조) 중대한 사안으로 떠오른 「공공도서관의 민간위탁」에 대한 논의가 있었다. ■편집자주

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.363-395
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• 2014

This study aims to make suggestions on how to effectively provide continuing education for librarians in privatized public libraries. For this end, the study examined concepts and importance of continuing education. It then investigated a current status of education/training procedures provided by Librarian Training Division of the National Library of Korea, and continuing education programs for public librarians implemented by primary regional libraries. It also analyzed continuing education programs of library associations in the U.S. and the U.K. Based on these analyses, the study conducted a survey for a sample of librarians in privatized public libraries, identified problems of continuing education for them, and made recommendations for its improvement.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.119-141
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to investigate the reason, background, history, and present status of outsourcing of the Public library management and the change of librarianship in Japan. Under the name of the difficulty of finance and the effective management in local government, from the beginning of 1970's, the outsourcing of public library is going to the present. And especially with the progress of outsourcing, there were decreasing of the number of librarian, increasing of part time librarian, and abolition of librarianship. So this study try to find good resolutions about these problems in end.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.3-26
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• 2008

In most countries the public library run as a public institution and a symbolic icon for a democratic society. Therefore public library's publicity is absolutely essential value and profit should not be made on their maintenance. More recently, as the government's budget spending increase, however, many local governments contract out to manage an entire library or new library system. Three main reasons could be identified. Firstly, alternative solutions for maintenance were supposed to save money. Secondly, contracting out provides an opportunity to improve the quality of service delivery. Thirdly, central government and some local authorities had very strong ideological reasons for contracting out of the public libraries. However, nothing proved that alternative maintenance had caused lower cost and better services in Korea. In this paper, the reasoning of a move from the traditional form of public library governance is discussed, as well as the advantages and disadvantages contracting out of the public libraries, and suggested various practical solutions in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.5-24
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• 2010

The public library is the local centre and gateway of knowledge and information. Therefore, the library should be funded and operated by local government and the governing body will be responsible for matters of policy of the library. However, recently public libraries in Korea have faced enormous policy challenges such as the damage of its identity, outsourcing or contracting-out of management, and the general chaos of its administrative system. This paper aims to analyze the current level of infrastructure and policies of public libraries and to review the wrong path and the right path of library policies focused on establishing a library foundation and outsourcing library management in Seoul and Incheon.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.7-17
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• 1998

The term exchange and abolition and amalgamation and contracting-out of the public library is brought in Korea recently. That's background is discussed, specially discusses on the subject of contracting-out and proposes a plan of contracting-out of the public library in Korea.