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A Case Study on Medical Library Collection Management Policies (의학도서관 장서관리정책 사례 연구)

  • Nam, Tae-Woo;Kim, Eun-Choo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.79-102
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    • 2010
  • In Korea, more than half of medical libraries are small.sized hospital libraries operated under the single.librarian system, and it is keenly required to establish collection management policies for exchanging resources with other libraries and maintaining consistency. however, it is rare to set up their collection management policies on the web among the domestic medical libraries. Thus, this study purposed to survey cases of collection management policies in domestic and foreign medical libraries and to provide basic information and ideas for Korean medical libraries that are preparing collection management policies. As long as core requirements are satisfied, collection management policies do not have a way. Thus, this case study is expected to provide useful ideas to medical libraries developing their collection management policies. For this purpose, we selected 12 survey items based on previous studies, and investigated one domestic and five foreign medical libraries, and analyzed collected data. Based on the results of analyzing the cases, we suggested 12 guidelines.

A Study on the National Library Service Policy for the Disabled Persons in Developed Countries: Focusing on the U.S.A., the U.K., and Japan (주요 국가도서관의 장애인서비스 정책 연구)

  • Yoon, Hee-Yoon
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.215-240
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    • 2007
  • From all nations the disabled person experiences many difficulties from the process which obtain informations and use libraries. So the advanced nations is concentrating on establishment of the information gap solution policy for the disabled person. Based on these situations, this research analyzed the national library service policies for the disabled person in the United States and the United Kingdom and Japan, and proposed desirable position and operation plans of the disabled person library support center of the National Library of Korea.

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A Study on the Roles of School Library Professionals Followed by Environment Changes of School Libraries (학교도서관 환경변화에 따른 학교도서관 운영 전문가의 역할에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Mi-Ah
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.493-516
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    • 2009
  • The study is to suggest the roles of school library professionals upon changes of school libraries according to the 7th Korean Educational Curriculum. With this purpose, it investigates the policies and current status of allocations of school library professionals, and the interview of non-regular librarian about works. The study also compares job understanding of teacher-librarians, teachers managing school libraries and that of non-regular librarians in school libraries. It suggested the desirable roles of school library professionals.

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Current Situation and Future Tasks for Collection Development in Public Libraries: With a Special Reference to Policy Issues (공공도서관 장서개발의 현황과 과제 - 정책적 이슈를 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, Eun-Yeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.27-53
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    • 2014
  • It is often said that collections of public library are too poor to meet user demands in terms of quantity as well as quality. It is also criticized that this situation is related to the lack of material budget and non-systematic purchasing process. Situated in such context, this study attempted to investigate current policies and regulations that control the material budget allocation and purchasing process in public libraries, because book purchasing process in public libraries is especially influenced by policies and regulations both in national and regional levels. Policies and regulations affecting material budget allocation and purchasing process were analyzed into 4 elements, namely about (1) financial foundation supporting collection development and material budget allocation, (2) the formation of material budget and discount rates, (3) prescribing characteristics of monographs public libraries purchase, and (4) acquisition process.

A Study on the Policy for the Activation of Small Library (작은도서관 활성화를 위한 정책 연구)

  • Kim, Bo il;Kim, Hong Ryul;Lee, Bo ra
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.157-175
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    • 2020
  • This study aimed to understand why small libraries, which have been continuously extended by the increase of social interest in them and the enactment of 「Promotion of Small Library Act」, an independent law about small libraries, are poorly activated. To this end, it examined the actual status of small library operation, related policies, support and legislations. By summarizing the results, it proposed a policy direction and tasks for activating small libraries. The policy tasks for activating them consist of three main tasks such as 'the improvement of laws and institutions for establishing the base of policies and securing practical momentum', 'the reestablishment of roles by policy units and the reinforcement of cooperation systems' and 'the construction of stable operation support system for small libraries', and their 14 sub-tasks, under the vision of 'the activation of small libraries support local residents' happy life' and the core value of 'a comprehensive policy ground, the innovation of policy systems and sustainable management support'.

A Keyword Analysis of Collection Development Policies of University and Public Libraries Using Text Mining (텍스트 마이닝을 활용한 대학도서관과 공공도서관의 장서개발 정책 키워드 분석)

  • Da-Hyeon Lee;Dong-Hee Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.58 no.1
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    • pp.285-302
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    • 2024
  • For this article, we conducted frequency analysis, topic modeling, and network analysis on eleven texts related to collection development policy found in the National Library of Korea. We deduced the main keywords related to collection development policies and analyzed the relationship between them. We subsequently conducted a pie coefficient analysis to identify the characteristics of collection development policies of university libraries and public libraries by category. The results showed that keywords such as "material," "library," "collection development," "user," and "collection" were the main keywords in frequency analysis and network centrality. Meanwhile, the pie coefficient analysis revealed that keywords such as "university," "construction," "student," "target," and "cost" were prevalent in university libraries, indicating that the academic needs of users and the discussion of digital resources were primary issues, while keywords related to the information needs of various user groups-including "adults," "survey," "feature," and "religion" -appeared in public libraries.

International Collaboration in Library and Information Science Research in Korea

  • Noh, Younghee;Chang, Rosa
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.91-110
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    • 2019
  • This study sought to examine five theses from major journals concerning Korea's Library and Information Science, published from 1970 to 2018, so as to diagnose the current stage of International Research collaboration in the field of Korea's Library and Information Science which researchers from two or more different nations jointly conducted. Furthermore, it proposed measures for activating International Research collaboration in the field of Korea's Library and Information Science. First, related conferences should be held and education need to be offered in terms of elevating the awareness of the need and importance of international research collaboration. Second, relevant policies need to be developed and projects should be implemented to strengthen the practical international research collaboration. Third, collaboration with various countries should be pursued in the area of detailed majors of library and information science of greater diversity than now in terms of the detailed majors and countries. Fourth, a research environment supporting the collaboration with various research institutions overseas moving forward will need to be created around the universities.

A Study on Library Policies and Systems of South and North Korea for the National Unification (통일을 대비한 남북한 도서관 정책과 제도에 관한 연구)

  • Han Sang-Wan;Kim Tae-Soo;Chun Hyun-Choon;Lee Sung-Chae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.89-123
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    • 1996
  • The world has moved from the Cold War between the east and the west and moved toward the age without idealogy. It places emphasis on economic benefit and welfare of its own nation as its main point With this world trend, in order to sam the competitiveness and the reconciliation of the divided nation the north and the south Korea should be united. Once the north and the south are united, information society will be altered with the huge flow of the civilization. At the same time, the issue of how to operate library policies and system, in which effective acquisition, manipulation, accumulation, and dissemination of information un would be very important. From this point of view, the following conclusions are obtained in this study. Firstly, when building a national library preparing for the national unification. it is essential to introduce 1) the concept of policy and system for information society and 2) that of policy and system which has national-culture as its focus. Secondly, it is essential to prepare the cooperative-structure between libraries prior to the national unification. This kind of cooperation should gradually expand to an extent that allows actual benefits such as building union catalog, inter-library loan system, resource sharing, standardized cataloging rules, and exchange of dissertation... etc. Thirdly, developing the library policies and systems for the national unification must be based on the concept of the mutual cooperation as inter-dependent model rather than on the concept of the incorporation-absorption as a dominant model. The next point the principles of the followings in preparing the library policies should be considered: 1) free-competition, 2) revolution of consciousness through the social education, 3) independence and love for humanity, 4) scientific or reasonable thinking, 5) job responsibility, 6) democratic citizenship, 7) mind far collective life, 8) spirit of public interest 9) globalization In addition, the model of the library systems preparing for thenational unification should include the followings : 1) uniformity of library system and its authority, 2) establishment of research institutes for library policy and system, 3) exchange of library establishment and information resources, 4) building library networks, 5) establishment of education systems for the library and information science and enhancement of its quality, 6) modernizing and developing information technology and its transfer. Finally, the libraries in the north and the south has different concepts, goals, information resources, and the different ways of using them. Considering the practical aspects of the libraries and the reasons for their existence, they must structure the mutual cooperative system so as to minimize the shock when confronting the social changes, so-called the national unification.

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Analysis of the Perception Surveys on Librarians by Type of Library for the Collaborative Preservation and Utilization of Library Materials (도서관 자료의 공동보존과 활용을 위한 관종별 사서 인식조사 분석)

  • Shin, Bae-Jae;Kwak, Seung-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.55 no.3
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    • pp.259-280
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    • 2021
  • This study conducted a awareness survey of librarians by type of library. analyzed the survey results to present the rationale for establishing policies for the collaborative preservation and effective use of library materials. As a result of the analysis, the general awareness of the librarians about the collaborative preservation archive was high regardless of the characteristics of each type of library. the regional Central library was suitable as the main body of the collaborative preservation operation at the regional level.

The Study on the Policies of the Public Libraries for the People with Disabilities (장애인에 대한 공공 도서관 서비스 정책에 관한 연구)

  • Jeon, Jae-Bong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.157-173
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    • 2002
  • To bridge digital divide, the nation's information services should be focused their attentions on people with disabilities. According to this philosophy, the public library's services for people with disabilities should be main streamed into its regular services. Providing equitable access for people with disabilities to public library's resources, facilities, and services, the standard library services policy or guideline should be developed as soon as possible. A draft in this papers may be helpful to a policy maker for public library services for people with disabilities