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A Study on Applying the BSC for University Libraries (대학도서관의 BSC 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Yoon-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.241-262
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    • 2006
  • The University libraries need to develop the balanced scorecard concerning general management in order to measure the total performance of the organization that measure not only quantity measurement based on resources and quality measurement based on information services but also effectiveness of resource utilization, efficiency ability providing the services and potential capability of the members adopting the diverse changes flexibility as organic organization under the rapidly changing circumstances nowadays. This study developed the BSC model into the four perspectives such as customer, resource, internal process, learning and growing modifying BSC model developed by Kaplan and Norton to fit university libraries as nonprofit organization and developed the strategic map and performance measurement indicators on the strategy of each perspective. Ultimately, this study tried to provide an integrated strategic management indicators providing comprehensive picture of university libraries from strategic plan to performance applying the BSC linking strategic plan.

Bibliometric Approach to Research Assessment: Publication Count, Citation Count, & Author Rank

  • Yang, Kiduk;Lee, Jongwook
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.27-41
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    • 2013
  • We investigated how bibliometric indicators such as publication count and citation count affect the assessment of research performance by computing various bibliometric scores of the works of Korean LIS faculty members and comparing the rankings by those scores. For the study data, we used the publication and citation data of 159 tenure-track faculty members of Library and Information Science departments in 34 Korean universities. The study results showed correlation between publication count and citation count for authors with many publications but the opposite evidence for authors with few publications. The study results suggest that as authors publish more and more work, citations to their work tend to increase along with publication count. However, for junior faculty members who have not yet accumulated enough publications, citations to their work are of great importance in assessing their research performance. The study data also showed that there are marked differences in the magnitude of citations between papers published in Korean journals and papers published in international journals.

A Study on Benchmarking Technique and Application for Library (벤치마킹 기법의 도서관 활용에 관한 연구)

  • 이상복
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.323-350
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    • 2004
  • This study intends to offer the success factor in benchmarking technique and its application for library through investigation of benchmarking's theoretic background, such as concepts, implementation process, fitness models, and application case studies. It is expected that this study could guide to library fields and apply to basic data in next studies.

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Bibliometric Assessment of Library and Information Science Journals in India (1912-2016)

  • Singh, K.P.;Chander, Harish;Shukla, Anish
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.69-85
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    • 2018
  • This paper briefly elucidates the journey of Library and Information Science (LIS) journals published from India since 1912-2016. The study explores that 196 LIS journals have been produced in India during the past 11 decades covering the period from 1912-2016. The states namely New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and West Bengal have contributed significantly andNew Delhi emerges as the most productive city among the others regarding the production of LIS journals. The study reveals that out of total 196 journals, 15 have been indexed in the University Grants Commission Academic Performance Indicators List and 41 have found their place in national and international indexing and abstracting sources.

A Study on Measuring the Benefits of Public Libraries (공공도서관 이용자의 혜택 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Pyo, Soon-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.307-329
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to explain the benefits of public libraries in Korea. While many studies had focused on measuring the economic value, this study sought to investigate how do user benefits from public library service and how are these benefits associated with major demographic factors. The questionnaire was developed by two question formats, which is open-ended and 5 Likert scale on 'enjoyment indicators' in earlier studies. Total 313 responses data were collected in S public library in Seoul. As a result, respondents most frequently perceived benefits from library services is reading, saving the money and relaxation. Also, user's benefits level had measured based on the 'enjoyment indicators'. According to the analysis, respondents perceived benefits from library for reading (4.31) and saving the money (4.14). The results show the public libraries' benefits differ in age and careers in 'family relations', 'reading of children', 'cultural life', 'career improvement', and 'saving the money'.

A Comparative Study on Current Status and Changes of Academic Libraries between South Korea, North America, and the United Kingdom (대학도서관 현황변화 비교분석 - 한국, 북미, 영국을 중심으로 -)

  • Choi, Jae-Hwang;Lee, Jongwook
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.283-304
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    • 2022
  • This study aims to increase understanding of current status and changes of academic libraries in South Korea in comparison with those of academic libraries in North America and United Kingdom (UK). The five-year statistics of academic libraries were collected from Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL), and the authors compared the statistical indicators that are comparable to each other. The circumstance and performance of academic libraries in North America were much better than those of South Korea. In addition, the area of library buildings in South Korea was larger than those in UK, and they also had more books and carrels than UK libraries; however, UK libraries had more library staffs, expenditure on material purchase, and interlibrary loan requests. These findings imply that there should be more support on academic libraries in South Korea to increase library staffs and budget, which will invigorate library services and use.

An Analysis of the Correlation between Basic Indicators of Public Library Operation and Usage Performance: Focusing on the use of Public Libraries in Seoul by Residence, Educational Background, and Income (공공도서관 운영의 기본지표와 이용실적과의 상관관계 분석 - 서울시 공공도서관의 거주지별 학력별 소득별 이용을 중심으로 -)

  • Cho, keumju
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.79-102
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    • 2021
  • This research is based on open data from the National Library Statistics System and Seoul Survey 2020 from Seoul to analyze the Seoul citizens' usage of public libraries. For such purposes, this research compared and diagnosed the condition of public libraries services at 25 districts of Seoul, focusing on objective indicators of library management and general usage records to understand the correlations between the two. Objective indicators such as budgets, human labor, the number of books, and total ground area were compared with usage records of different classes of Seoul citizens, organized by the citizens' place of living, educational background, and monthly household income. As a result of the research, the correlation between the objective indicators and public usage records of different classes was confirmed. Seoul citizens' usage of public libraries and reading tendency were identified. In addition to, a balanced development of the public libraries in Seoul was proposed to overcome regional disparities and leveling the service level by investigating usage behavior and reading tendency of the public libraries in Seoul.

An Outstanding Issues fey a New Practical Model of Korean Library Statistics (관종별 한국도서관통계 실용안개발 현안 및 개발방향)

  • Ahn, In-Ja;Hoang, Gum-Sook;Oh, Se-Hoon;Chang, Hye-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.431-451
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    • 2007
  • As a new practical model of Korean Library statistics, It suggests 6 parts, fifty-four items for 4 types of libraries. In comparison with last version, 'library use and users', 'electronic services' parts are increased which are occupied as more than hair of the whole statistical items. Budget parts are increased also. The new model which is developed based on the international standards like ISO2789 and NISO/ANSI Z39.7 is advised by professionals in the fields.

Research Output of the Pakistani Library and Information Science Authors: A Bibliometric Evaluation of Their Impact

  • Anwar, Mumtaz Ali;Jan, Sajjad Ullah
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.48-61
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    • 2017
  • This paper uses 601 cited papers of Pakistani LIS researchers with the purpose to examine the individual performance of these Library and Information Science (LIS) researchers in terms of their research output and its impact on the LIS (national/international) literature by using various bibliometric indicators. A list of 139 authors was compiled with the help of the Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and some other sources. Data were collected from Google Scholar and SPSS version 20 was utilized in order to identify the relationship between self-citations and various performance indices of the authors. The average citations received per paper vary from 1.80 to 10.08. About half of the papers were single-authored whereas less than one-fifth were by three or more authors. The authors who worked in collaboration produced more papers and received more citations. The h-index, g-index, hI-index, hI-norm, and e-index were used to determine the rank for each author. The intra-group citations grid revealed the volume of self-citations and a small group who cite each other more due to close academic and social relationships. The correlations between self-citations and the impact indices used revealed significant differences. Findings are useful for concerned institutions regarding award, promotions, etc. Further, future research should seriously consider the self-citations and social networking of authors while examining their citations-based research performance.

Comparative Analysis on the Relationships between the Centralities in Co-authorship Networks and Research Performance Considering the Number of Co-authors (공저자 수를 고려한 공저 네트워크 중심성과 연구성과의 연관성 분석)

  • Lee, Jae Yun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.175-199
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    • 2016
  • We analyzed the relationships between the co-authorship network centralities and the research performance indicators with the authors and the number of citations of the papers published for 10 years in Korean library and information science journals. In particular, the research performance indicators were calculated with normal counting and with fractional counting also. As a result of correlation analysis between the variables by setting the different ranges of the author groups to be analyzed according to the number of articles, it was possible to explain the inconsistent results of the previous studies on the correlations between the researchers' citation indicators and their co-authorship network centralities. Overall, the degree of co-authorship activities measured by collaboration coefficient showed no or negatively correlated with research performance. There were statistically significant positive correlations between the centralities and the research performance indicators, but the correlation was not significant in the analysis of the top 30 authors by number of articles.