• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.7-27
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• 2024

This study examines the use of electronic databases (e-databases) by faculty members of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU). The study used a descriptive research method. Copies of the questionnaire were used for the data collection. Due to the manageable population, no sampling method was used in this study. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM-SPSS 21.0) was used for data analysis. The results showed that most faculty members were aware of the availability of databases in the library. Additionally, the findings established that Emerald, as well as Taylor and Francis, were ranked highly in terms of availability and accessibility. The study identified problems such as difficulty in downloading information as well as poor internet connectivity. Based on the results, the study recommended that library management should address all the challenges that users encounter as soon as possible.

• 정보화정책
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.50-63
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• 2012

본고는 국내 한국학 관련 데이터베이스, 국내 도서관, 국내 학술 데이터베이스, 해외 도서관의 한자 검색 현황을 분석하여 문제점을 파악하고 개선 방안을 도출해 보고자 하였다. 유니코드 환경에서 한자 검색이 문제가 되는 주요한 이유를 '다중코드자', '간체자'와 '이체자'로 정리하고, 각각 3글자를 샘플로 검색하여 현황을 정리하였다. 한국학 관련 데이터베이스 13개, 국내 도서관 데이터베이스 5개, 국내 학술 데이터베이스 4개, 해외 도서관 데이터베이스 2개의 한자검색 현황을 조사하였다. 다중코드자에 대한 검색을 지원하기 위해서는 유니코드 컨소시엄에 공개된 소스를 적용해야 한다. 간체자와 이체자에 대한 검색 기능을 개선하기 위해서는 신뢰할 수 있는 매칭테이블을 표준화하여 유니코드 컨소시엄에 제안해야 한다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제24권
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• pp.45-79
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• 1996

Rising publication costs and declining financial resources have resulted in renewed interest among librarians in resource sharing. Although the idea of sharing resources is not new, there is a sense of urgency not seen in the past. Driven by rising publication costs and static and often shrinking budgets, librarians are embracing resource sharing as an idea whose time may finally have come. Resource sharing in electronic environments is creating a shift in the concept of the library as a warehouse of print-based collection to the idea of the library as the point of access to need information. Much of the library's material will be delivered in electronic form, or printed. In this new paradigm libraries can not be expected to su n.0, pport research from their own collections. These changes, along with improved communications, computerization of administrative functions, fax and digital delivery of articles, advancement of data storage technologies, are improving the procedures and means for delivering needed information to library users. In short, for resource sharing to be truly effective and efficient, however, automation and data communication are essential. The possibility of using full-text online databases as a su n.0, pplement to interlibrary loan for document delivery is examined. At this point, this article presents possibility of using full-text online databases as a means to interlibrary loan for document delivery. The findings of the study can be summarized as follows : First, turn-around time and the cost of getting a hard copy of a journal article from online full-text databases was comparable to the other document delivery services. Second, the use of full-text online databases should be considered as a method for promoting interlibrary loan services, as it is more cost-effective and labour saving. Third, for full-text databases to work as a document delivery system the databases must contain as many periodicals as possible and be loaded on as many systems as possible. Forth, to contain many scholarly research journals on full-text databases, we need guidelines to cover electronic document delivery, electronic reserves. Fifth, to be a full full-text database, more advanced information technologies are really needed.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.283-302
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• 2001

온라인 상용 데이터베이스에 대한 이용자 불만족 요인을 기초로 하여, 우리나라 인물 데이터베이스를 분석 평가 하고 외국의 인물데이터베이스 현황과 비교하였다. 구체적으로 최신성, 포괄성, 완전성, 그리고 다양성을 평가하였으며 문제점과 발전방향을 도출하였다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제29권
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• pp.213-239
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• 1998

The purpose of this study is to provide more effective utilization of Internet patent information databases and to help develop an user-friendly interface design. Search functions, level of user-friendliness and user-suport have been closely analyzed, using USPTO, QPAT-US, IBM as well as the relatively well-known domestically-developed Patrom. The factors used in this quality evaluation are those resulting from the combination of CD-ROM databases and traditional databases. The followings are the results. Patrom most effectively utilizes the characteristics of databases. USPTO provides the most adequate Interface for a novice user. QPAT-US employs various auxilary services while IBM uses an assortment of search methods and images. In addition, it is expected that the findings will contribute to the development of user-friendly interface databases.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.109-134
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• 1997

이 연구는 국내 과학기술계에서 구축하고 있는 서지 DB의 품질 문제를 다루고 있다. 구체적으로, 과학기술분야의 중추적인 정보유통기관인 KORDIC이 1990년대 초부터 구축해 오고 있는 KRISTAL DB 중에서 핵심이라 할 수 있는 UNION DB와 SATURN DB를 선정하여 그 품질을 평가하고 개선방안을 제시한다. 특히, UNION DB와 SATURN DB의 품질 평가를 위한 접근 방식에서, 기존의 시스템개발자 중심의 논리를 배격하고 이용자 중심의 평가 기준을 제시함으로써 '정보시스템의 설계 및 평가'에 있어서 이용자의 중요성을 강조한다.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2020

The study examined information retrieval tools as predictors for information resources utilization, four research questions, and four hypotheses were made to guide the study. A descriptive survey was adopted for the study. Random sampling technique was used to select sample of 393 from a population of 557 academic staff registered in the University of Port Harcourt library. The questionnaire was adopted as a data collection instrument titled Information retrieval as predictors for information resources utilization (IRPIRUQ). Data were analyzed using both simple and multiple regression while analysis of variance (ANOVA) associate with regression was used for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed that information resources are under utilized as the OPAC and Online Databases are not easily accessed. Further findings showed that the academic staff made use of internet search engines more often than the OPAC and online databases. It was recommended among others that a new library software be installed in place of KOHA for wider connectivity and adequate distribution of software that will aid usage of the online databases and OPAC.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제17권
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• pp.339-366
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• 1989

Appearance of full-text online is the most encouraging phenomenon ·during the development of databases. The full-text databases of today is derived from by-product of electronic publication of printed materials. Now, there are also some movements toward electronic production of documents in Korea although not powerful. The present study is designed to examine the characteristics and effective retrieval method of full-text databases now commercially available through various vendors. The outline of this paper IS as follows: First, background and present situation of existing full-text database services through national and worldwide are examined. Second, free-text searching system of full-text databases is compared with controlled vocabulary system. The factors influencing on free-text retrieval performance, searching thesaurus, and hybrid or compromising system, which is using limited controlled vocabulary in conjunction with natural language for the enrichment needed for practical operation of the . system, are examined. Third, user demands through the analysis of preceding studies on 'various types of full-text databases are recognised. Fouth, application of CD-ROM full-text database to the libraries and information centers is examined as prospective resources for them. Finally, some problems and prospect of full-text databases are presented.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.61-76
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• 2000

가상 교육을 받는 학생들의 정보 이용 형태와 선호도를 검토해 본 결과, 원거리 이용자들은 접근성과 이용의 편이성으로 인해 원문을 쉽게 획득할 수 있는 온라인 데이터베이스와 인터넷을 선호하나, 온라인 데이터베이스와 인터넷의 정보로는 만족하기 어려워, 불편을 감수하면서도 도서와 논문을 주 정보원으로 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 가상교육을 받는 원거리 이용자들의 86.7퍼센트가 전자도서관 서비스는 가상교육 프로그램을 선택하는데 중요한 고려대상이며 교수가 도서관 이용에 가장 많은 영향을 미친다고 응답하여 가상교육 프로그램과 전자도서관 정보서비스 체계의 파트너쉽의 필요성을 보여주었다. 마지막으로, 가상교육을 받는 학생들은 웹 페이지의 디자인보다는 정보의 근거와 정확성 그리고 내용의 적합성을 우선적으로 중요시하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 도서관은 많은 양질의 디지털화 된 정보를 확보하는 것이 무엇보다 우선되어야 할 것으로 보인다. 컴퓨터의 대중화가 이루어지고, 교육과 정보의 환경이 변화하고 있는 현 시점에서, 서비스의 질적 향상을 도모하고자 하였으며 앞으로 많은 연구들이 계속되어져야 할 것으로 믿는다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제21권
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• pp.325-361
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• 1994

The Library of Congress' proposal to license LC MARC database and the following debate over the proposal shows that the issue on ownership of bibliographic databases, which surfaced as a topic of concern in the international library community with the OCLC's a n.0, pplication for copyright of its databases in 1982, is not fading or dead into the 1990s. In particular, the way that technological developments are outpacing the ability of the relevant organizations and legal systems to make necessary adjustments is giving the library profession a warning that cooperative efforts for further development of the international library systems, such as the UBC program, might be seriously impeded without a swift and amicable agreement on the controversial 'database ownership' issue. Here, the purpose of this paper lies in discussing the 'database ownership' issue from a macro and long-term perspective, with emphasis on its potential impacts on, and implications for, international information flows. To the end, the specific questions covered in this paper include : 1) what are the major causes of the database ownership controversy? 2) what are the potential impacts of the database ownership issue on the library profession's cooperative efforts toward free bibliographic information flows at the international level? And finally, 3) what are the implications of the database ownership issue for the Korean Library Community, which is making efforts toward the establishment of a national library network in near future through linking various library automation systems.