• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.26
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• pp.479-504
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• 1997

This is a critical study on the information-offer-function of Korean public library among its several functions. This is not only reviewed about idealogical logical background of formulation of public library in Korea, but also reviewed about changing process o the goal of public library till the development of actual concept of modern public library. This study suggested a proper definition about actual goal of public library in Korea at present. Technocrats say the public library in the future should be both bookless and paperless library. That may mean over-interpretation on information-offer-function of public library among its several functions. When we meet information super highway era, we must not confront information dependence to advanced information countries. Thus, I suggest a way to solve the establishment of information sovereignty through public library in order to avoid the information dependence to advanced information countries.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.14
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• pp.99-120
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• 1987

This paper tries to a n.0, pply the concept and process of marketing which have been developed in profit sector to library management. Since the end of 60's certain marketing researchers, among them Kotler, Levy, and Shapiro have advanced the theseses that marketing is not just a business organization as well. Recently libraries have been interested in markeing also. Marketing is a concept of sensitively serving and satisfying human needs through voluntary exchanges of value. Library is a value exchange system in which library service is exchanged with community's patronage. In order for library user to involve in the value exchange system voluntarily, library should analyze user's needs and offer products satisfying the needs. For doing this, library should understand marketing. In this paper, author introduces the marketing concepts and process, tries to show how to a n.0, pply the key concepts and process to public library management. The needs of marketing in library sector, the effectiveness and barriers in a n.0, pplying marketing to library also discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.61-74
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• 2010

By taking a bottom-up "library in the life of the user" perspective rather than a top-down "user in the life of the library" perspective, this paper uses anecdotal evidence from the past and near present to examine the multiple roles the U.S. public library plays and has played as public space in the everyday lives of its patrons. By harnessing "public sphere" theory discussed in Jurgen Habermas's THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE (1989) and by the examining the rich literatures on civic life and institutions that have evolved from it, the author argues that Library and Information Studies discourse has to expand its scope to include research and analysis of "library as place" from a user's perspective if it hopes to develop a deeper understanding of what the public library does for means to members of the communities in which they reside.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.29
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• pp.141-169
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• 1998

This paper traces the trends of librarianship and the changes in the education for librarianship during the 1950s through the 1990s. The purpose of tracing is to find out whether there were some relationships between library activities and education for librarianship, which are supposed to be closely linked and cannot be discussed separately. The historical development of the field and the changes of information technology and library education in the United States of America during the same period are described to show how library and information science field has changed and how American library schools, whose system of library education was introduced into this country, have adopted new technologies. The results of the research show that, even in part, there were such relationship between libraries and library education as libraries' interests in library automation and library schools' provision of library automation course. It was also found out that the Korean library schools tended to follow the curricula provided by their American counterparts. Based on the findings, some suggestions are provided.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.63-79
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• 2011

This study tried to provide users with customized services by applying the CRM theory of the MyLibrary functions of the academic library system. The first data were collected through documentary survey and homepage survey, and case study of domestic and overseas college libraries was performed and 3 systems among academic library systems were selected to conduct a survey with their librarians and users of the academic libraries. It was found that librarians in charge of each function of services didn't much utilize information data of users created in the MyLibrary functions. As for an improvement method, it was suggested that systematic management to raise recognition on CRM and utilize it as feedback data is required in order to provide high quality services as well as customized information services to users based on data created in MyLibrary.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.167-195
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• 2013

According to the Korean Library Act, a regional representative library is fully responsible for the integrated management of all collections held by local libraries. It intends to resolve space problem for collections and to prepare room for new materials in local libraries. Under the Act, a regional representative library should make a plan for a regional repository library to accomodate overflows from local library collections as soon as possible. The purpose of this study is to figure out the meanings of 'regional repository library' as a cooperative storage facility of local library collections, and to suggest the proper solutions for developing a regional repository library with case of Busan metropolitan city. To the end, this study (1) examined the extent of space shortage in local libraries of Busan, (2) assessed the needs of both local libraries and library users for a regional repository library, and finally, (3) suggested the detailed procedure and methods for establishing and managing a regional repository library in Busan metropolitan city.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.189-205
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to describe the trends and contents of literature in green library and to suggest the research direction on green library. Earlier studies focus on the green library architecture and necessity, after then green library management studies have proliferated. Green library architecture studies have emphasized on 'energy and atmosphere' and 'indoor environmental quality' based upon 5 categories of LEED evaluation system. Green library management studies have focused on library resources recycling and utilizing energy through effective management of library collection. Based on the analysis of literature, five research directions are suggested, such as the number of libraries in an area, library shelf position and space, library space program, collection ratio for library storage, and user studies.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.99-131
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to develop evaluation index for school library in order to find ways to continue the improvement of school library by examining deficient areas and developing necessary areas, in which almost every school have libraries as a result of school library promotion project for last five years. To fulfill this, the research analyzed 2009 evaluation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism(MCST), policy research evaluation index of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology(MEST), BSC product index of school library from preceding research, school library evaluation standard of Korean Library Association (KLA), two-phased base plan and school library promotion law of school library promotion of the MEST and evaluation index of municipal/province education agency of MEST, and thereby developed 54 evaluation index from 8 areas. The research ultimately presents 48 evaluation index from 8 areas. Also, analysis result was first verified by school library experts to increase credibility of the evaluation standard of the research. Based on the result, second evaluation was done by school library faculty staff, and thus went through two-phased verification process.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.157-177
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• 2022

This study, in relation to the decision to designate April 12 as the Library Day and the week from that day as the Library Week starting in 2023 in accordance with the amendment of the Libraries Act, suggests ways how the Library Week could be activation plan based on the analysis of the meaning and history of the Library Week which started in 1964 and cases of the use of library week at home and abroad. The uses of library week at home and abroad were analyzed and based on the implications drawn, suggestions for promoting the Library Week, were made in terms of three aspects - efficient methods for using the Library Week, changes in programs, diversification of promotional strategies. This paper suggests in order to promote the Library Week, various ways of running events, online and offline platforms, honorary ambassadors, unique commemorative events, national campaigns, archiving and all-year-round promotional channels and system are needed. This study could be used as a reference for promoting the Library Day and Library Week that will start in 2023.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.249-270
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• 2014

The purpose of this research is to suggest a library marketing model. To achieve the study purpose, this research adopted content analysis methodology. The research papers relating to the subject library marketing were analyzed using qualitative content analysis method. In addition, the study result was revised through the comparison with the general nonprofit marketing process model. As a result, library marketing model was proposed. The final library marketing model was composed of the following elements: 1)Customers(Library users), 2)Internal environmental changes, 3)External environmental changes, 4)Set library marketing goals, 5)Various library marketing strategies, 6)Specific marketing strategy tactics, 7)Implementation of the tactics, 8)Evaluation, 9)Positive evaluation result, 10)Negative evaluation result, 11)Customer satisfaction, 12)Increased library usage rate. and 13)Establishment the positive social value of library.