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Accessibility Automatic Inspector Library for EPUB and its Components (전자책 장애인 접근성 자동 검증도구용 라이브러리 연구)

  • Kim, Hyun-Young;Lim, Soon-Bum
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.330-335
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    • 2017
  • We have heard about several keywords of the fourth industrial revolution such as automation, artificial intelligence and connectivity. And electronic publishing systems and ebooks will enable us to experience a new industrial revolution without discrimination. On that level, it is necessary to study a method of automatic accessibility tool for electronic publishing. There are some studies on accessibility standard specifications, accessibility guidelines, and accessibility certificate criteria. but there is little research about automatic inspection tools in electronic publishing area. This paper proposed a library for accessibility inspector of EPUB and its components based on IDPF EPUB accessiblity guidelines and TTA accessibility certificate criteria for reading disabled people. After implementing the library that can be connected to SIGIL, which is the most widely used in Korea, we verified its functionality and its coverage with Korean commercial EPUB files.

Design of the Curation Platform for User-participated Book Recommendation System of Selecting on Alternative Material for the Disabled (대체자료 선정을 위한 이용자 참여형 도서 추천 큐레이션 플랫폼 설계)

  • Cho, Hyun-Yang
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.41-69
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to design and develop a alternative material recommendation system using automatic classification, based on user preference. Details of usage data by users from DREAM was analysed in order to develop the way of a method on selecting proper alternative material, and then the data by user preference were allocated under each category of 10 KDC categories. The keyword, selected from the title of users' usage data from a certain period of time, were divided into 10 subject categories and ranked by the order of frequency of appearance. Books including high frequency of the keyword in title can be selected as a preferred target for producing alternative materials. Lastly, a dynamic linkage for sharing usage data among National Library for the Disabled and other libraries is proposed to produce more proper alternative materials, based on user preference.

A Study on Improvement Plans for Library Policy to Strengthen the Reading Ability of Children and Young Adults with Disabilities (장애 아동 및 청소년의 독서역량 강화를 위한 도서관정책 개선 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jungyeoun
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.279-299
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    • 2022
  • This study tried to identify the reading and library use and requirements of children and young adults with disabilities in school age, and to suggest improvements in library policy, centered on the National Library for the Disabled Unlike the library policy centered on the creation of alternative materials and the establishment of an integrated cataloging system for alternative materials, children and young adults with disabilities mainly use paper books, and 80% of them hardly use the library. This study established a system centered on the special school library and proposed to establish a foundation for enjoying reading culture through curation of books by disability type and developmental age. In addition, based on the development of international standardization of multimedia collections, cooperation with the National Library for Children and Young Adults, and the expansion of librarian, collections, and budgets of special school libraries, linkage with students with disabilities in special classes of general schools was suggested.

A Study on the Policy Trend and Prospect of Library Service for the Disabled in Korea (우리나라 도서관장애인서비스 정책동향과 전망)

  • Bak, Seong-Eui;Park, JuOk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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    • 2012.08a
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    • pp.17-20
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    • 2012
  • 2000년대 초반 이후 논의되기 시작한 도서관장애인서비스는 최근 도서관법(법률 제11310호, 2012.2.17 일부개정)이 개정되면서 그 중요성이 더욱 부각되고 있다. 본 연구는 도서관장애인서비스의 법적근거 및 추진체제, 주요 정책 내용을 살펴보고, 도서관발전종합계획(2009~2013)과 연도별 시행계획(2009~2012), 국립장애인도서관지원센터 업무 등을 분석하여 현재 우리나라 도서관장애인서비스 정책동향과 발전방안을 모색하였다. 현 시점에서의 우리나라 도서관장애인서비스 정책은 일선 도서관들이 효율적으로 콘텐츠와 시설을 구비하고 전문 인력을 확보할 수 있도록 함과 아울러 기반자원을 보유한 기관들의 적극적인 참여를 이끌어 낼 수 있는 방향으로 전개될 필요가 있다.

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An Analytical Study on the Library Services Perceptions of the Social Workers (사회복지사의 도서관 서비스에 대한 인식 분석 연구)

  • Kim, Seon-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.99-122
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    • 2013
  • With the recent opening of The National Library for Individuals with Disabilities, interests in library services for the disable have been increasing. For the purpose of promoting library services for the disabled all the more, the study is to provide cooperative plans in policy between the social welfare and the library and information service based on library perceptions of social workers as specialists in disability and welfare fields. Cooperative plans in policy provided by this study are as follows: (1) The unique communication channel between librarians and social workers should be constructed through social networks. (2) Public relations on the value and necessity of both the library and librarians should be enhanced. (3) Education on the expertise of the social welfare for librarians should be enriched. (4) Clear-cut identities between librarian's and social worker's tasks should be established.

A Study on the Change of Production Strategy and Environment for Alternative Material for Person with Special Needs (장애인용 대체자료 제작 전략 및 환경 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Seong-goo;Lim, Kyoung-won
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.283-301
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    • 2017
  • Recently, an integrated electronic publishing format that can be used by disabled people and the general public is expected. If applied to national alternative material production strategy, it is expected that not only the problem of alternative material production strategy using existing DTD(Document Type Definition) but also various alternative material corresponding to the demand of consumer can be supplied. In order to cope with changes in the production and management strategy of the substitute materials for the rapidly changing persons with disabilities, it is necessary to develop the substitute materials related to the substitute materials, such as 'production of alternative materials', 'research and education of alternative material', and 'operation of alternative material network' The organization of the National Library for the Disabled should be expanded and reorganized so that a constructed center can be established and demonstrated its expertise.

A Study on the Application of Barrier Free in Library Architecture - Focused on the Case of the Gwangju, Metropolitan City University Library - (도서관 건축에 있어서 베리어프리 적용 현황에 관한 연구 - 광주광역시 대학 도서관 사례를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Chae Yi;Kim, Hong Bae
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.17-25
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    • 2024
  • This study is to use B.F. certification standards to identify the application and differences of B.F. facilities according to various approaches, and to use the analysis results as basic data for the expansion and renovation of new facilities, the National University (Jeonnam University Library), which underwent remodeling before the implementation of the certification system, and the two newly established private universities (Joseon University Library) that were subject to legal application before the implementation of the certification system. First, Chosun University met more B.F. certification standards than Chonnam National University, and mainly intermediary facilities belonged to the best to the best. Second, Chosun University and Chonnam National University's internal facilities met many B.F. certification standards, and Chonnam National University had many areas to improve and found areas to remodel. Third, information facilities at Chonnam National University and Chosun University only had facilities for the hearing impaired, and there were no information facilities for the visually impaired. Facilities for the visually impaired had to be installed, and compared to Chosun University, Chonnam National University fell short of the B.F. certification standard, so there were many areas that needed to be remodeled.

Research on Service Development Plans for the National Center for Medical Information and Knowledge: Comparison and analysis with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (국립의과학지식센터 서비스 발전 방안을 위한 연구 - 미국 국립의학도서관과의 비교·분석을 통해 -)

  • Hey-Young Rhee
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.243-272
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    • 2024
  • This study was conducted with the purpose of providing suggestions for improvement through a comparison and analysis of the services of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library, and the National Center for Medical Information and Knowledge, Korea's national medical library. Core services that need to be improved are topic-specific services, community services, services by user type, educational services, technology, facility/space services, research support services, and marketing and public relations and cooperation services. Specialized libraries are also increasingly interested in topic-specific services and public services. Efficiency in access through services for each type of user is needed, and various types of educational services that do not limit the target audience are also needed. Marketing through AI, virtual reality, and technology, facility, and space services to support the disabled, research support services centered on research ethics, research grants, and programs, and collaborative services with domestic and international libraries, academic societies, institutions, and local communities in other related fields and publicity are also needed.

Website Design for Improving Web Accessibility of Disabled People (장애인의 웹 접근성 향상을 위한 웹사이트 설계)

  • Lee, Won-Kyung;Seo, Eun-Gyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.193-219
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    • 2013
  • Public institutions or libraries urgently prepare comprehensive measures to improve web accessibility of their websites as booting web dependability and web utilization of disabled people. The purpose of this study is to propose the design guidelines for improving web accessibility of disabled people. The study, first, analyzed various web accessibility requirements based on web standards, web accessibility guidelines, and the related researches and proposed a web accessibility checklist with 42 requirement. Next, the study evaluated 15 websites of public institutions such as government departments, association of disabled people, and public libraries using the checklist. Finally, the study revealed non-adherence requirements and suggested website design guidelines in terms of contents configuration, sound, colour, keyboard handling, mouse handling, access, image processing, text processing, and code processing.

Development of the Indicators and Scales to Evaluate Archival Information Service Environments for the Disabled in Archives: Merging the Barrier-Free Authentication Indicators with the Conceptionalization of Archival Information Services (장애인을 위한 기록정보서비스 환경 평가를 위한 지표 및 척도 개발: 장애물 없는 생활환경 인증 지표와 기록정보서비스 개념의 융합을 중심으로)

  • Koo, Joung Hwa
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.207-215
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    • 2019
  • The study aims to develop the indicators to evaluate archival information service environments for the disabled in archives. Based on the barrier-free authentication indicators, the study analyzed the main concepts of archival information services and the service movement lines of users in archives. The study developed new indicators to evaluate records and information service environments by synthesizing all the concepts of information services, service movement lines, barrier-free authentication indicators and the regulations related to archival information services. The study can contribute to find out core problems of service environments in archives through utilizing the new indicators and scales, and to suggest alternatives to improve the environmental conditions for the disabled.