• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.31-52
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• 2015

This study attempts to diagnose the trend of operation of small libraries and suggest direction for promoting them through a fact-finding survey on small libraries. According to the study results, it was important to make efforts for improvement such as reflecting the trend of increasing number of small public libraries and apartment libraries of small private libraries, enhancing substantiality of small libraries, human resource allocation for enhancing professionalism of running libraries, introducing activation measures that can consider the current operation situation of public and private libraries, establishing cooperative system between public and small libraries and enhancing accuracy of statistics data. As for the ways of promoting small libraries, change of direction toward qualitative operation support rather than quantitative increase, attempts to stabilizing operation of public small libraries, enhancement of specialty of private small libraries and establishment of cooperative system, strengthening of legal standard for small library and induction of corporate participation through campaigns were suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.381-410
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• 2014

This study aims to discuss issues related to small libraries by analyzing laws and municipal ordinances. It conducts an extensive literature review on the history and present conditions of small libraries and explores the characteristics of small libraries as a social movement. Based on the analysis of the Libraries Act, the legal status of small libraries are argued and other related regulation are also discussed. 114 municipal regulations which are related to small libraries are analyzed into five categories including general conditions, related laws, definitions, facilities, and workforce. As a result, the alternative strategies for legal issues on small libraries are provided in the three different aspects.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.223-241
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to propose supporting small libraries through investigating the ordinances of local governments. Based upon identifying of ordinances, there are direct and indirect supports for small libraries from local governments. Direct support is provide budget to small libraries and indirect supports are a cooperation between public library and small library, instruction for library staff, and supporting volunteers. Supporting methods for public small library are direct and indirect supports, but method for private library is indirect support.

• KLA journal
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• v.45 no.11 s.354
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• pp.52-56
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• 2004

11월 6일(토) 부천 중앙공원에서 '동네마다 작은도서관만들기'를 위한 부천시 작은도서관 공동행사'가 열렸다. 현재 부천시는 지역단위 도서관 네트워크 구축과 관련하여 새로운 모델로 주목받고 있다. 앞으로 지방분권이 더욱 가속화되고 도서관 정책과 운영이 지역자치의 일환으로 추진되어야 할 시점에서 이 지역의 실험은 의미가 크다 하겠다. 특별히 작은도서관들의 역할에 대해 새롭게 인식할 필요성이 커지고 있다. 이와 관련해 도서관문화편집실에서는 이번 행사를 주최한 부천지역작은도서관협의회 이진우 총무를 만나보았다.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.187-212
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• 2020

It is expected that Gyeonggi-do Small Libraries will increase in quantity in the future due to the current SOC complex project being implemented by the government, and it is deemed that institutional and policy support must be provided with priority in order for the Small Libraries to grow qualitatively through the implementation of substantial measures. Based on the findings of this study, the reform measures proposed to revitalize Gyeonggi-do Small Libraries in terms of ordinances as follows: ① strengthen the library law and business promotion related to Small Libraries; ② enact the mandatory library law provisions for the installation of and support for Small Libraries; ③ even if there are relevant provisions in the 「Library Act」, the local governments' Small Libraries Support Ordinances should at least simply state that they must meet the criteria specified in the 「Library Act」; and ④ provisions on the number and qualifications of operating personnel of Small Libraries reflecting the number of users and the size of collections of books of Small Libraries of cities and counties.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.77-98
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• 2010

Recently, small libraries have greatly increased by the support and interest of the central, or local government. Since 2004, 47 small libraries were established in Jeon-buk province. These libraries are equipping a new facility and collection with their support. Nevertheless, they still have many problems in operating process. This is causing degradation of the quality level of information service for local residents, further, this becomes the obstacle which solves a information divide and improves the cultural welfare. The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of small libraries in Jeon-buk province, and then, to propose solutions to problems.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.73-91
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• 2018

This study attempts to suggest effective strategies for small library services in Busan metro area. There has been a steady increase of small libraries that provide user friendly services for local residents. Local governments that is interested in such roles as community spaces based on the familiarity and flexibility of small libraries keep building and operating small libraries in Korea. This study, in this regard, surveyed the small libraries established and operated by a specific local government and analyzed the significance and problems in managing small libraries. In this study, we obtained data from observations, dialogues with managers and users through actual visit surveys to find out the limitations and difficulties of local small libraries.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.123-131
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• 2010

작은 도서관은 정책이 아닌 시민들의 자발성을 바탕으로 마을마다 부족한 도서관의 인프라를 구축하고자 시작된 풀뿌리 시민운동이자 대안 공동체 운동이다. 1960년대 마을문고 운동으로 시작된 작은 도서관은 현재의 21세기 지식기반사회에 이르기까지 많은 수가 마을 중심에서 지역주민들에 의하여 설립, 운영되고 있으며, 독서실 이미지의 도서관을 벗어나서 진정한 의미의 도서관을 찾아가고 있다. 본 연구에서는 작은 도서관의 개념과 전국의 사례에 비추어 1998년대 후반부터 시작된 대전의 작은 도서관 운동의 현 단계와 발전 방안을 모색해보고자 한다.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.29-48
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• 2007

The number of public libraries in Korea has been dramatically increased over the last 40 years. since the first Korean Libraries Act was passed in 1963. However, the public library infrastructure is still inadequate and there is a big difference between the number of public libraries in Korea and western countries. This result proves that Korea's method of enhancing its public library infrastructure has not been effective. Therefore, this study suggests the building of small, rather than large. public libraries as a more effective means of enhancing the public library infrastructure in Korea - the method adopted in Great Britain.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.27-52
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• 2008

This paper tries to interpret the processes of small libraries changing sociological role and its direction of movement in Masan City. The roles of small libraries are changing according to the aspects of the communities. Thus the roles of the small libraries in Masan have also changed with the various changes in Korean society. The periods are divided into three : 1980's : the appearances of civil libraries, 1990's : maeul libraries that the citizens have established and participated, 2000's : small libraries that have established from cooperation of government and private. By the three periods this paper interprets the processes of small libraries changing sociological role and its direction of movement in Masan City.