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A Study on the Improvements through the Analysis of Information Disclosure System and the Disclosure of Academic Libraries (대학도서관의 정보공개 및 공시 실태분석을 통한 개선방안에 관한 연구)

  • Gu, Jung-Eok
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.327-351
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    • 2009
  • In this study, the actual condition in operating Information Disclosure System and University Information Disclosure was investigated and analyzed for 413 universities which had their own homepages out of the total 414 universities, which were the targets of university information disclosure in 2008. To activate Information Disclosure System of the academic library, how to use Korea Library Statistics Items and National Libraries Operation Assessment Index as the standard of information disclosure, and how to use a national library statistics system effectively were suggested. In addition, to make University Information Disclosure efficient, the amendments about the status of books holdings and library budget were respectively suggested so that the items and contents of disclosure about the status of library support might be disclosed by focusing on the security of finance and the improvement of the academic library. In order to enhance the interest of universities and in society and policy, it is necessary for the academic library to make use of Information Disclosure System and University Information Disclosure as a major means.

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A User Study for the Collection Management of a Medical Library: Focused on the Analysis of Circulation Data of the A-Medical Library (의학도서관의 단행본 장서구성을 위한 이용자 연구: A 의학도서관 대출기록을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Esther;Nam, Young Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.261-276
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    • 2015
  • The aim of this study is supporting efficient development of library collection and improvement of library service for users by analyzing utilization patterns of library collection using circulation statistics of medical library users. With this purpose, circulation statistics were extracted from 90,420 cases of circulation records in A library for recent 3 years (from 2012 to 2014). Specifically, circulation data categorized according to status and subject, loan data of most popular books and use data of inter-library loan service were collected and analyzed. Subject groups of this study are undergraduate students, graduate students and incumbent hospital employees including faculty members, training members and nondoctor members. For the result, medical library users intensively lent materials of Technology (Applied Sciences), Literature and Social science areas. Especially, the demand of the materials of literature was higher than the demand of the other subject areas compared in the base of collection development.

The Systematic production of Culture and Arts Statistics in Korea (문화예술 통계자료의 체계적 생산에 관한 연구)

  • 안인자
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.115-132
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    • 2002
  • UNESCO Framework for the Culture Statistics(FCS) is composed of cultural media and cultural activities. It's structure has become a standard and criteria for cultural statistics of the nations in the world. In this paper $\ulcorner$Culture and Arts Statistics in Korea$\lrcorner$ and $\ulcorner$Culture and Arts Statistics of Developed Countries$\lrcorner$ has been analyzed based with FCS, in the respect of the structure and equality of the statistical items in cultural fields. The former has been published rationally through the steps of structural research, producing items and renew the structure, but the latter hasn't. The latter needs the policy to select the nations and research for the cultural structure to apply for them.

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A Study on the Next Generation OPAC Functionalities Diffusion Status and Adoption by Academic Libraries (대학도서관의 차세대 OPAC 기능 채택과 확산 현황)

  • Doh, Tae-Hyeon;Jung, Young-Mi
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.197-215
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    • 2013
  • This study aims to explore the status and adoption pattern of next generation OPAC functionalities employed in Korean academic libraries. The paper is useful for future planning of next generation OPAC in academic libraries. This study firstly extracted major functionalities of next generation OPAC by reviewing literature and then the pilot test was conducted to validate them. The websites of 191 academic libraries in Korea were surveyed. For the accuracy of the data, the two researchers examined in redundant. The collected data were analyzed using PASW Statistics 18. 'Simple search box' was found to be the most popular function. The second popular function was 'search within results'. A few libraries used the 'clustering', 'open search plug-in', 'sort by relevance', and 'correct spelling error'.

Utilization of Log Data Reflecting User Information-Seeking Behavior in the Digital Library

  • Lee, Seonhee;Lee, Jee Yeon
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.73-88
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    • 2022
  • This exploratory study aims to understand the potential of log data analysis and expand its utilization in user research methods. Transaction log data are records of electronic interactions that have occurred between users and web services, reflecting information-seeking behavior in the context of digital libraries where users interact with the service system during the search for information. Two ways were used to analyze South Korea's National Digital Science Library (NDSL) log data for three days, including 150,000 data: a log pattern analysis, and log context analysis using statistics. First, a pattern-based analysis examined the general paths of usage by logged and unlogged users. The correlation between paths was analyzed through a χ2 analysis. The subsequent log context analysis assessed 30 identified users' data using basic statistics and visualized the individual user information-seeking behavior while accessing NDSL. The visualization shows included 30 diverse paths for 30 cases. Log analysis provided insight into general and individual user information-seeking behavior. The results of log analysis can enhance the understanding of user actions. Therefore, it can be utilized as the basic data to improve the design of services and systems in the digital library to meet users' needs.

A Study of Library Grouping using Cluster Analysis Methods (군집분석 기법을 이용한 공공도서관 그룹화에 대한 연구)

  • Kwak, Chul Wan
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.79-99
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the model of cluster analysis techniques for grouping public libraries and analyze their characteristics. Statistical data of public libraries of the National Library Statistics System were used, and three models of cluster analysis were applied. As a result of the study, cluster analysis was conducted based on the size of public libraries, and it was largely divided into two clusters. The size of the cluster was largely skewed to one side. For grouping based on size, the ward method of hierarchical cluster analysis and the k-means cluster analysis model were suitable. Three suggestions were presented as implications of the grouping method of public libraries. First, it is necessary to collect library service-related data in addition to statistical data. Second, an analysis model suitable for the data set to be analyzed must be applied. Third, it is necessary to study the possibility of using cluster analysis techniques in various fields other than library grouping.

Statistical analysis of the libraries in Korean cities and provinces (시와 도(道)의 도서관 발전과정과 현황: "한국도서관통계"를 중심으로)

  • Chun Myung-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.239-266
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study is to interpret the growth and the present status of in 6 major Korean cities and 9 provinces libraries using statistical data. The data were collected from The Statistics on Libraries in Korea, and were analyzed for a time series by using the Excel program. The result shows that there are great differences in major statistics of libraries in Korea due to the historical backgrounds and various political and social conditions of the country. The differences are also more likely related to the size of the library collections, budget and number of staffs.

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A Historical Survey of Literacy and Library Users in Korea (한국사회의 문자.도서관 이용자에 관한 연구)

  • 전명숙
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.271-289
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    • 2003
  • To understand the literacy and library users of Korean society, various historical data and statistics were gathered and analyzed. The findings are: 1) lineage, commerce, and religion in ancient Korean society and the social class in Koryo and Lee Dynasty were related to the literacy, and 2) the size of collection, increase of books, library budgets and the policy of national library are also somewhat related to the library hem at present.

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Assessing a University Library Collection: with a Special Reference to Political Science Collection in A University Library (대학도서관 장서평가 연구 - A대학교도서관 정치학장서를 중심으로 -)

  • Chang, Durk Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.133-152
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    • 2013
  • This study strives to perform a pilot collection assessment study with the political science collection in a university library. Employing the basic list-checking analysis method, the study scrutinized the collection statistics and the circulation statistics, and check the current library holdings with a standard list which was composed of cited works extracted from course syllabi, theses, dissertations and faculty research papers. Although the study is a pilot case study that a particular model was applied to a collection in the field of political science, the result and procedures of the assessment will provide some implications regarding collection assessment in university libraries.

Organizational Culture And Emotional Intelligence As Predictors Of Job Performance Among Library Personnel In Academic Libraries In Edo State, Nigeria

  • Igbinovia, Magnus O.;Popoola, S.O.
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.34-52
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    • 2016
  • This study was designed to investigate organizational culture and emotional intelligence as predictors of job performance among library personnel in Edo state, Nigeria. The survey research design was employed for the study with a population size of 181 library personnel in the 15 academic libraries under study, and due to the manageable population size, total enumeration was adopted as the sampling technique. The questionnaire was used to elicit data from the respondents. Of the 181 copies of the questionnaire administered, 163 copies were retrieved and found valid for analysis constituting a 90% response rate. Four research questions and four null hypotheses (tested at 0.05 level of significance) were formulated to guide the study. The tool used to analyze the research question was descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation and multiple regression) for testing the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that there is a high level of job performance, good organizational culture, and high level of emotional intelligence among the personnel. Organizational culture and emotional intelligence jointly and significantly predict job performance of personnel. There is significant positive correlation between organizational culture and job performance. The linear combination of emotional intelligence and organizational culture predict job performance of library personnel in the academic libraries under study. The research concludes that there is a need for high job performance in libraries which is predicted by the organizational culture of the library and the level of emotional intelligence of the library personnel.