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A Comparative Study on the Job Performance Between Librarian Director and Non-librarian Director in Public Libraries. (공공도서관 관장의 사서직과 비사서직간 직무성과 비교연구)

  • 정현태
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.119-133
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    • 2004
  • This study has compared the job performance of librarian director with that of non-librarian director, by making use of the public library evaluation research executed by Ministry of Culture & Tourism. The result was that the performance score of librarian director is much superior to that of non-librarian director. It is found that the more director's librarianship level is high, the more director's performance score is high. Moreover, it is confirmed a clear relationship between director's performance score and his librarianship level. And so it is evaluated that 'the Library and Reading Promotion Act' which regulates only a librarian to be a public library director is absolutely right.

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A Study of the Position and Role of the School District Library Media Director in the USA (미국 지역 교육구 학교도서관 담당관의 지위 및 역할에 관한 연구)

  • Choi Yeon-Mi
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.151-172
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    • 2006
  • This study is about the position and role of the school district library media director in the USA in order to introduce and promote this position in Korea. It will help support the 'Master Plan for Promoting School Library: Making Good School Library' launched by the Korean Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development. For the research. the position and role of the school district library media director was researched by literature review, observation, questionnaire, and interview methods. Establishing the position of the school library media director in districts is necessary to promote school libraries in Korea. Finally, it suggests that the major of the school district library media director is library and information sciences. The school library media director should have technology knowledge, educational skills, leadership as an administrator, strong communication skills with their school librarians. advocator skill as well as have a wide knowledge in library and information sciences.

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A Study on Ensuring the Professionalism of the National Library Director (국가도서관장의 전문성 확보방안 연구)

  • Yoon, Hee-Yoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.87-106
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    • 2011
  • National libraries are responsible for acquiring and conserving copies of all significant publications and digital information published or produced in the country. To accomplish this, the library director should perform these duties based on professionalism in the library and information system. Nevertheless, the former directors of the National Library of Korea did not have professional knowledge nor management careers in the library and information system field. This paper suggests various ways to strengthen and ensure the professionalism of the national library director in terms of an open position system, executive agency system, political appointees, and special incorporation.

A Study on Developing of a Leadership Competency Model for Public Library Directors (공공도서관장의 리더십 역량모델 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Ji Eun;Jeong, Dong Youl
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.25-52
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a leadership competency model for Korean public library directors which could help the progress of public libraries. Complex methods like contents analysis of precedent studies, FGI with high performers, survey to librarians and directors of public libraries which were affiliated to Seoul Metropolitan Government and validation by specialists were used for this study. As a result, a leadership competency model for Korean public library directors which consists of the 19 components was developed and this model can be used as the criteria for improvement of the leadership competencies of Korean public library directors.

A Study on Measuring the Levels of Competency Components of Public Library Directors (공공도서관장의 리더십 역량수준 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Ji Eun;Jeong, Dong Youl
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.50 no.4
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    • pp.253-281
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to measure Korean public library directors' current levels of the competency components which were suggested in a leadership competency model and to analyze the effects of several variables on the competency components. Survey to total librarians and directors of public libraries which are affiliated to Seoul Metropolitan Government and statistical hypothesis testing like t-testing and one-way ANOVA were used for this study. As a result, the current levels of 19 competency components of Korean public library directors and the effects of seven variables; sex, major, librarian certification, academic ability, years worked (as a librarian, as a public library librarian, as a public library director, as a librarian at a present library), the size of a library and measuring group were presented and analyzed, which can be used as the criteria for improvement of the leadership competencies of Korean public library directors.

An Analysis of Agenda-setting Process to Appoint Library Professional as the Director of National Assembly Library: Based on the Kingdon's Multiple Streams Model (국회도서관장 전문가 임명 정책 의제화 과정 분석 - Kingdon의 다중흐름모형을 적용하여 -)

  • Yeon, Jieun;Kim, Giyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.293-322
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of the study is to identify the background of the agenda-setting to appoint library professional as the director of National Assembly Library and characteristics of the policy entrepreneur of this agenda. To this purpose an agenda-setting process in 2014 is analyzed with the Kingdon's multiple streams model. Kingdon's multiple streams model explains that an agenda is set when a window of opportunity is opened by coupling of problem stream, political stream, and policy stream. They have existed independently before setting the agenda. This study showed that the political stream was the major stream to open the window of opportunity. The lawmaker in the opposition party is identified as the leader for the agenda and the motivations, resources, and strategies of the policy entrepreneur were also analyzed. The analysis showed the agenda for library professional as the director was set without visible participation of library professionals. Therefore this study proposed the library professionals' roles for the library and information policy making process.

Investigation of Private University Library Directors' Managerial Roles and Their Views on University Library Management (사립대학교 도서관경영과 도서관장의 경영관 조사 분석)

  • Choi, Eun-Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.5-25
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate private university libray directors' managerial roles and their views on university library management. Data were collected by sending questionnaires to 103 library directors of member libraries of Korean Private University Library Association. Overall managerial viewpoints of library directors were analyzed, and hypothesis were tested to prove the relationship between director's professionalism and their managerial style. The importance of university library directors' role and responsibility were emphasized, and the necessity of entrusting library directors with professional knowledge were suggested.

A Study on Career Movement of Directors in Public Libraries (공공도서관 관장의 경력개발 현황에 관한 연구)

  • Noh, Young-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.261-286
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    • 2009
  • Despite much recent researches on career development or career movement, research on domestic librarians' career development are rarely conducted. Therefore this study examined the career movement of directors of public libraries as one aspect of research for librarian workforce. This study surveyed directors of public libraries and analyzed the following points; age of first job, initial type of career, age when they became the director. Factors affecting career move, career paths, working years by career steps, the number of changing department before director, training opportunities for manager, and so on. This study also analyzed what kinds of efforts they exerted to become a director. The result showed 45.1% of respondents made an effort to increase knowledge and skills, 23.6% undertook an effort to improve their honesty and gain their integrity, 12.8% underwent an effort to increase competence and self-management efforts in about the library. Through analyzing the career development process of public library directors, we can find the ideal path for career development to become a director of public libraries.

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A study on roles of the school library supervisor (학교도서관 장학관의 역할에 관한 고찰)

  • 김정소
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.15
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    • pp.1-23
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    • 1988
  • The purpose of this study is to search to roles and qualifications of a school library supervisor. The results of the study. The school library supervisor serves as a professional, advisor and director for planning, structuring, implementing, evaluating of a library program, and for curriculum management, personnel administration, program administration. And to accomplish this, the school library supervisor should posses competencies and vision essential fr priorities and the leadership qualities. Therefore to perform a roles, put the systematic a n.0, pparatus for the school library full-service su n.0, ppervisor and the full-service supervisor should a n.0, ppinted 'library professional'.

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