• Journal of Information Management
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.97-126
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• 2010

Many visually handicapped people face difficulties with using libraries. Public libraries are thus required to meet the need of visually handicapped people. Public libraries should guarantee the visually handicapped the right to use appropriate services. If so, the visually handicapped can improve their life quality by decreasing information gap and increasing information comprehension or accessibility. This study is designed to analyze how visually handicapped people can use public libraries. Based on the analysis, this study can provide actual suggestions to improve opportunities for the visually handicapped to use libraries. Data are collected from visually handicapped people who are the members of Suseong Public Library, Daegu, Korea. In specific, this study can analyze various characteristics(i.e., information needs, selection and use behavior of information sources, difficulties and gaps to access information, use behavior and service satisfaction of public library) regarding their library use by telephone interviews.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.193-215
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• 2024

This study aims to identify the main factors that caused the digital divide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing data from the 2020 and 2021 Digital Divide Surveys by the National Information Agency, a research model was constructed for analysis using SmartPLS 4, applying PLS-SEM and Multigroup Analysis methods. The results of the study are as follows. First, combining 2020 and 2021, mobile internet usage during COVID-19 is positively associated with digital skills, digital usage, and usage outcomes except for networking. Second, the impact of digital usage was significantly higher during the outbreak than during the beginning of COVID-19, which may be due to the increased demand for digital usage as the outbreak continued, and the corresponding increase in internet usage. Third, we discovered that demographics are not the main factor affecting changes in mobile internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, digital literacy affects mobile usage, which is the most important one. The results show the importance of creating programs to teach people how to use technology appropriately. We propose that digital literacy should be central to training programs for people who use digital services.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.179-203
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to identify (1) the attitudes of seniors toward library digitalization, (2) factors that lead them to use digital information in libraries, and (3) factors that hinder or prevent them from using digital information in libraries. As a result of conducting 1:1 in-depth interviews with 20 senior users of the National Library of Korea, the majority of seniors had a favorable attitude toward library digitalization. 'Librarian' and 'vision and font size' were found to be the most important factors for seniors' use of digital information. These two factors are factors that enable the use of digital information, but they are also factors that prevent or hinder the use of digital information. In addition, factors for the use of digital information include 'characteristics of the content' and 'convenience', factors for non-use include 'attitude and psychological factors' and 'physical properties of books', and hindering factors include 'website usability issues'.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.113-129
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• 2009

With increasing interest in information security, many studies have been conducted on cultivation and management of information security manpower. The widespread application of information security made the activity of information security professionals more diverse. Therefore, it is essential to analyze the knowledge and skills that are necessary for information security professionals to carry out their job and we also need to take these into considerations for the development and operation of education programs. In this study, for analyzing the perception gaps of information security knowledge and skills level between academia and industry, we have derived 58 knowledge and skills by conducting the literature review and Delphi method and we also conducted a survey of information security knowledge and skills requirements for information security professionals who are now working in industries and educational organizations. As a result, we analyze the perception gaps between two groups of information security professionals and suggest some guidelines for establishing the demand-based curriculum for training information security professionals.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• autumn
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• pp.462-467
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• 2001

There are growing interests for knowledge-based information to build up competitiveness both in public and in private. Construction industry compared to other industries, shows strong knowledge usages in products and process. R&D investment over the construction industry has been decreased since economic crisis (IMF), so technology status of domestic construction industry has gap of 4.6 years with developed countries. Information infra also lowers in use of information and investment than other industries. In case of knowledge management, usage of information technology and vision establishment show high status but knowledge sharing and evaluation stay in low level. For the administration of knowledge-based information, there are needs of continuous R&D investments, educations for inspiring employees to knowledge share, systems for knowledge estimation and evaluation, and organizational culture.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.81-89
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• 2014

Owing to recent advanced techniques in information and communication technology(ICT), our daily life has been changing very quickly and our life style has also been affected greatly. In the current knowledge and information society, the disabled can have a right to enjoy benefits of advanced ICT technologies. However, there is a barrier called digital divide so that the disabled have some difficulties to communicate to the world with ICT technologies. In this sense, our job is to close digital divide and let the disabled enjoy benefits of ICT technologies. Recently there have been some research works to close digital divide between the disabled and the non-disabled. Among various attempts to close digital divide, improving web accessibility for the disabled is the biggest concern since web is a still representative tool among ICT tools. The purpose of this paper is to propose some practical guidelines for improving web accessibility for the disabled. The proposed improvement guidelines are developed based on the existing web accessibility guidelines and are upgraded for more adaptable to the disabled. Our principles are based on the following philosophy. First, any input transmission must be more confirmed. Second, prevent any instant request. Third, allow the disabled to record or store the contents if necessary. Fourth, reduce physical movement for the disabled. Fifth, provide more interaction tools for the disabled.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2011.06c
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• pp.307-310
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• 2011

최근 멀티미디어 데이터의 급속한 증가는 그를 대상으로 하는 다양한 컴퓨팅 기술의 발전을 가져왔다. 이러한 기술이 인간과의 상호 작용에서 그 양적 범위와 질적 깊이를 더해감에 따라, 멀티미디어 데이터 특히 그 중 가장 대표적이라 할 수 있는 이미지 데이터를 의미적으로 이해할 수 있는 방법의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 이미지의 의미를 이해하기 위해 저수준(low level)의 시각 정보만을 이용하는 경우 인간과의 상호 작용에서 의미 격차(conceptual gap) 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 이미지 객체의 시각 정보들을 가공해서 온톨로지(ontology)와 같은 형태의 지식 베이스(knowledge base)와 연동하여 보다 고수준의 의미를 부여하는 경우에는 해당 도메인을 벗어난 새로운 환경에 대해 적응력과 강인함이 떨어진다. 이러한 문제를 근본적으로 해결하기 위해서는 지식 베이스가 없는 상태에서 이미지 데이터의 형태로 주어진 대상 객체로부터 의미를 부여할 수 있는 정보들을 추출해, 구조적으로 지식 베이스를 형성해 나가고 이를 토대로 대상 이미지 객체의 의미를 이해할 수 있는 시스템이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 발달 심리학 이론들을 바탕으로 시각과 관련된 인간의 생득적 능력을 찾고, 이를 기반으로 우선 주어진 이미지 객체로부터 의미 정보를 효과적으로 추출할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.59-70
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• 2015

전맹인 시각장애인을 비롯해 신체적이거나 정신적인 장애로 인해 표준적인 포맷의 인쇄된 정보에 접근할 수 없는 독서장애인에게 전자책의 등장은 새로운 가능성을 열어주었으나, 여전히 장애인들의 정보접근성은 비장애인에 비해 현저히 낮다. 웹의 경우 플랫폼별, 웹 브라우저별로 장애인 접근성 향상을 위한 다양한 연구와 노력 및 개선이 지속되고 있지만, 전자출판 분야에서의 장애인 독서 접근성에 관한 연구와 개선은 미흡한 현실이다. 독서장애인들의 출판물 접근성을 비장애인들과 유사한 수준으로 높이기 위한 국내외 관련 연구사례를 살펴보고, 독서장애인의 지식정보격차를 해소하기 위해 향후 전자출판이 나아가야 할 방향에 대해 알아본다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.775-783
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• 2000

Naturally the interior new millennium the whole world take life of future hope. We are enjoy many a part favor change and develop of environment. Information communication expect importance a role of this hope. Information communication industry of 21 century occurrence all the division epoch-making change, information and knowledge settle importance industry widely diffusion. A treatise observe present condition of information now a selection country and Korea. Information communication technology of 2000 years prospect. Information difference solution plan studied whatever proposal.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.533-547
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• 2023

This study is an action research aimed at improving the instruction of a teacher educator who teaches science teaching methods to elementary preservice teachers. After identifying the cause of their low levels of curiosity and interest in physics, teaching plans addressing this problem were explored, applied to classes, and reflected upon. Through this process, ways to improve teaching practice in science classes for elementary preservice teachers and pique their scientific curiosity and interest were proposed. A spiral implementation structure that repeats implementation and reflection a total of three times was designed for the prospective preservice teachers who participated in elementary science textbook research physics classes. Self-reports, student participation data, and results from both peer and self-evaluations were collected and analyzed. The reasons for the preservice teachers' low levels of curiosity and interest in science were identified as their inability to recognize and express information gaps and their low levels of willingness to resolve this. Practice expressing information gaps, raising the level of knowledge to be able to recognize information gaps, and a strategy to have the will to resolve information gaps were introduced into the class. To the extent that changes can be made by improving unit classes, elementary preservice teachers can express their curiosity and interest in science through this process.