• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.161-188
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• 2021

Libraries are experiencing numerous modifications to multifunctional spaces in response to the declaration of WHO pandemic. Most libraries throughout the globe have reported their closures, including national libraries in every country, and most established facing services have been transformed to untact services. However, the breadth of the service varies by local autonomous entity and library, making it difficult for librarians to act according to their conviction, and also users are feeling inconvenienced. As a result, this study used a user perception survey to determine the extent of non-face-to-face services in the library and to suggest the direction of operation of non-face-to-face services in a pandemic condition. To that purpose, beginning February 12, 2020, an online survey of library customers in 37 public libraries was performed for about three weeks, and the 117 replies were examined using the SPSS statistics tool to perform frequency analysis, regression analysis, correlation analysis, and reliability analysis. By the survey and data survey results, it was recommended that library services be re-established in the direction of non-face-to-face library service operation, that library non-face-to-face services be expanded, that user education be conducted, that non-face-to-face services be promoted, and that user opinions be collected.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.99-122
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• 2018

The Korean government has established a plan on the 'service operating system of public libraries', which divides the local libraries into a central library, regional libraries, and small branches. However, due to the low interest of the libraries and, above all, the structural problems caused by the dualization of the library administrative bodies, no action plans have been developed. This study intends to propose an integrated operating system for public libraries in Busan metropolitan and to design specific roles and functions according to the library status. To the ends, this study examined the Korean government's plan for public library operation, analyzed the operation cases of foreign public libraries, and finally suggested the detailed action plan of an integrated operating system based on the case of Busan Metropolitan City. The data were collected from literature review and on site field survey, supplemented by e-mail inquiry and official statistical information.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.185-213
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to propose a rational operation plan for opening hours of public libraries in accordance with the 52-hour workweek of public institutions. The subjects of the study were six Gimhae Municipal Libraries. For the efficient operation of the Gimhae Municipal Library, the survey was conducted for the library users and staff. As a result, two proposals were made for the closed days and opening hours of the Gimhae Municipal Library. In order to balance work and life and to operate an efficient library, it is necessary to balance the cultural welfare of the citizens and the welfare of employees.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.37-61
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• 2014

The goal of this study is to suggest the models for establishing and operating the collaborative repository for academic libraries by region in Korea. For this purpose, author analyzed the status of academic libraries by provinces and types, the collection space shortage of academic libraries, location and evaluation criteria of collaborative repository. And based on these analysis results, author proposed the basic principles, key functions and practices to accomplish, architectural scales of the collaborative repositories, transfer criteria and ownership model of library collection, desirable management and operation unit of the collaborative repository.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.105-129
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• 2018

Efforts to establish a joint preservation facility for library materials are being discussed in the regional representative libraries recently, but this is mainly a movement in public libraries. This study aimed to provide a model for a joint preservation facility construction and management especially for the National Universities Library in Busan/Gyeongnam area. For this job, after analyzing the current situation, this study focuses on 1) estimated size of the planned facility calculated by investigating the size and equipment, operation policy, collection quantity and saturation status of participating library archives, 2) strategies for construction, proposed a joint preservation architecture construction management model such as organization and human resources, and standards for transferring materials.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.189-211
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is identify users satisfaction for an academic library in order to investigate problems in academic library management and to create library development strategies. This study, also, includes relative functions between academic education and academic libraries. Research method for this study is occupied a survey for undergraduate students in K University Results of the survey can be regarded as users needs and can used for fundamental data and an assessment measure in order to develop an academic library operation plan.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.27-43
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• 2008

This paper analyzes feasibility studies regarding the structure, applications and issues of the library RFID system. In this study, the structure and principle, operation mode and middleware of library RFID system are reviewed in detail, Finally this paper analyzed and proposed the RFID applications that could be efficient to information management and user service of library and the major problems and improvements of library RFID system.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.215-247
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• 2016

This study was performed in order to derive components that librarians think preferentially necessary and realistically important when applying the NCS 'Library and Information Administration's duty' to the library working environments. It was possible by evaluating and analyzing the importance and utilization of ability unit and its element which are the components of NCS 'Library and Information Administration's duty'. First, ability units of 'User Information Services', 'Reading and Culture Programs' were higher in importance and utilization at the same time. Ability units of 'Library and Information Practical Research Perform', 'Library and Information Curation', 'Library and Information System Operation' were lower in importance and utilization when we evaluate the importance and utilization of ability unit and its element which are the components of NCS 'Library and Information Administration's duty'. Second, components of 'Reading and Culture Programs', 'User Information Service', 'Library and Information Collection' were higher in the order, and components of 'Library and Information Curation', 'Library and Information System Operation', 'Library and Information Practical Research Perform' were found lower in demands as the desirable level and the current level appear less common when we analyzed the demands on the duty components utilizing Borich requirements analysis model. Third, six ability units of 'Reading and Culture Programs', 'User Information Services', 'Library and Information Collection', 'Library and Information Services Marketing', 'Library and Information Preservation', 'Library and Information Use Analysis' were derived as priority components when we analyzed the priority of the duty component (ability unit) utilizing The Locus for Focus model.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.125-150
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• 2009

This study aims to investigate current situation and improvement method of correctional facility libraries in Korea. Thus this study made the following suggestions to improve the operation of correctional facility library and to facilitate its growth so that the inmates' basic right to know and access information could be guaranteed: First, there should institutional and legal grounds for the establishment and operation of correctional facility library such as standards, guidelines, and enactments; second, the government should provide enough budgets for human and material resources so that a prison library can equip itself with materials, facilities, and staff to run smoothly; third, the inmates' free access to the library service should be guaranteed in an open space; fourth, the library should introduce an automation system for lending, returning, and handling materials; fifth, a collaboration system with external resources should be set up to make effective use of lacking resources; sixth, programs should be researched and developed to analyze the size and composition of the inmates, the needs of the inmates, and available service; and finally, there should be staff with the qualification of a librarian to be responsible for the operation and management of a correctional facility library and to offer specialized library service to the inmates.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.77-95
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• 2013

This study was to investigate the usefulness of the measures of the Korean Public Library Operation Assessment. The analyzed data were collected through a fulfillment degree of the evaluation indicators and the opinions of librarians for public libraries evaluation indicators. Same time, the comparative analysis of public library statistical indicators and evaluation indicators was performed. Based on the results of the analysis, I was selected assessment items that need to delete and modify. The improvements proposed in this study will provide a direction for the improvement of the Korean Public Library Operation Assessment. And may be applied to improve the process of the public library evaluation.