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An Analysis of the Environmental Change and Problems in Academic Libraries: Cases of the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada (대학도서관의 환경변화와 문제점의 분석 - 미국, 영국, 호주 및 캐나다를 중심으로 -)

  • Kwack, Dong-Chul;Kim, Ki-Tae;Yoon, Cheong-Ok
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.3-28
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to describe the problems. which academic libraries in the V.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada have faced since the 1990s. These problems are mostly caused by environmental changes in higher education. In this study, only discussed are the problems that academic libraries in various countries have commonly experienced. but not unique ones libraries in each country has due to its own national, societal, cultural, academic or informational situations. Major problems include continuing decrease in library expenditures, changing role of libraries themselves. changing nature of library collections, development of information technology and technological Infrastructure on campus, steep increase in prices of scholarly journals, and relative decrease in purchasing powers of libraries. These Problems are all closely inter-related, and seem to require more comprehensive and systematic strategic solutions carried out by the national or government intervention, rather than individual libraries.

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A Study on the Revitalization of Medical School Libraries through the Analysis of Current Situation (의과대학도서관 현황 분석을 통한 활성화 방안 연구)

  • Shin, Youngji;Noh, Yoounhee
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.191-216
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    • 2019
  • This study is to suggest the revitalization plan of the medical school libraries in the future, on the basis of analysis for the overall operation situation of the medical school libraries among the medical libraries. So based on the website, it is divided into 1) whether independent homepage exists, 2) service target, 3) books, 4) classification system, 5) manpower, 6) facilities (area, number of seats available), 7) equipment (pc, printer, copy machine, etc.), 8) services, and then analyzed. Consequently, as the ways to revitalize the medical libraries, firstly, it is necessary to establish legal standards and develop guidelines for the medical school library's books, sizes, librarians, etc. Secondly, establishing a cooperative community network between medical school libraries is necessary. Thirdly, policies such as support at the national level, specialization education of librarians, development of operational guidelines, and activation of inter-library networks are needed to revitalize the medical school libraries. It is also expected that research on the actual situation of the medical libraries should be conducted at the national level or at the level of the association of medical libraries.

A Study on the Subject-based Systematization of National Libraries in Korea (한국 국가도서관의 주제별 체계화 방안 연구)

  • Yoon, Hee-Yoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.5-27
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    • 2009
  • The Library and Information Policy Committee announced a national comprehensive plan for all libraries in August, 2008. The plan includes the re-establishment of a subject-based national library system as one of the major policy challenges. Based on the preceding study (an analysis on systematization and the gaps in subject-based national libraries in major countries), this paper proposed three models: a centralized model focused on the NLK, a horizontally-linked model, and a long-term strategic model for subject-based national library systematization in Korea.

Old/Rare Collection Development in University Libraries (대학도서관에서의 고서${\cdot}$귀중서 장서개발)

  • Yun Byeong-tae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.9
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    • pp.3-35
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    • 1982
  • The author discusses about the collection development of old/rare collections in the university libraries. The method of this study is based upon the author's experiences at the University libraries and literature searching. Following items are discussed: (1) The characteristics and flow of old/rare books (2) Collection policies of old/rare books at the University libraries (3) Practical problems of the acquisition works concerning old/rare books (4) The conservation and weeding of old/rare book collection.

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Identification of genes expressed in abalone tissues(Haliotis discus hannai) using expressed sequence tags

  • Nam, Yoon-Kwon;Lee, Sang-Jun;Kim, Koung-Kil;Park, Ji-Eun;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Aquaculture Society Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.44-44
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    • 2003
  • Gene expression in five tissues of the abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) was investigated using an expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis. Randomly selected clones were obtained from cDNA libraries constructed with gill (GI), digestive diverticula(DD), hepatopancreas (HP), foot/mucus (FM) and rectangular muscle (RM). Of 1,235 clonesanalyzed (288 clones for GI, DD, HP each,166 for FM, and 205 for RM), 741 (60.0%) clones in total turned out to share significant similarity with the sequences from NCBI GenBank (less than 10/sup -3/ of e-values), 423 sequences showed poor similarity (> 10/sup -3/), and 71 sequences didn't match with any sequences in GenBank. The percent unique sequence (singleton) was ranged from 56.1% (RM) to 74.7% (FM) among libraries. On the other hand, overall percent singleton was 55.3% when all the ESTs from five libraries were assembled into contigs. Analysis of the organisms represented by the best hit for each EST (e-values < 10/sup -3/) showed that 23.8% matched with mammalian entries, 24.0% with mollusks, 14.4% with insects, 11.6% with fish and 26.2% with others. The expressed patterns differed among the tissues when judged by the categorization of the sequences from each library into 10 broad functional classes. In all the libraries, the class I (no hit o. poor similarity) was the largest category with an average of 40.1%. This largest class was followed by class V (general metabolisms) in DD (21.9%), GI (14.6%) and HP (16.7%), while the 'cell structure and motility'(class VI) was the second largest class in remaining two libraries (31.2% for RM and 9.6% for FM). The class IX (cell division and proliferation) was the smallest class in all the libraries (less than 3%). This report provides the first tissue-specific lists of expressed abalone genes, which could be a fundamental basis for genomics program of abalone species.

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A Comparative Study on Strategic Plans of National Libraries (국가도서관의 전략적 계획 비교연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Jae
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.71-76
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest ways to improve development plan of the National Library of Korea, comparing development plan of the Library and strategic plans of national libraries in western countries, China and Japan. For this purpose, plans of national libraries in Korea and Overseas were collected and analyzed. And a rubric evaluation was applied to the case plans. The findings indicate that plan of the National Library of Korea is written for analyzing present problems, setting practical activity-centered detailed plans. On the other hand, plans of national libraries overseas present distinct mission and vision statement, and set up goals, objectives, concrete activities in the framework, which function as milestones for developing libraries. As a conclusion, this study suggests that the National Library of Korea need mission and vision statement, links among mission, vision, goals, objectives, activities, and ongoing library marketing. This study can contribute for the National Library of Korea to develop plan with the concept of strategic plan.

A Study on Development Policy of National University Libraries in Korea (한국 국립대학 도서관의 발전책에 관한 연구)

  • Choe Jung-tai
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.6
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    • pp.105-135
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    • 1979
  • This paper is intended to analyze and investigate the versity libraries in Korea. Nineteen national col-present status of four-year national college and unileges and universities based on a number of faculty member, enrollment, department, library staff, volumes in library, academic journals, book budget and facilities of library, and so we have to improve and develop a kind of problems with which national college and university libraries are confronted as follows: 1) Establishment of a position for the INFORMATION SPECIALIST. 2) Reorganization of the organization of college and university library. 3) Securing a position for the EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER. 4) Upgrading a part of temporary employees. 5) Securing a self-control of library's administration. 6) Revising rules for labor employees in library. 7) Revising a STANDARD STATEMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY. (Books and academic journals) 8) ' ( Facilities of library ) 9) Increase of a budget of library and establishing for an article of library budget. 10) Establishment of a new department exclusively responsible for library administration in the Ministry of Education. 11) Giving a leading(proper) role to Seoul National University Library among the other college and university libraries. 12) Establishment of The master course of INFORMATION SCIENCE or THE RESEARCH CENTER FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE in Seoul National University.

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A Study on the Factors Activating the Interlibrary Loan Between National University Libraries (국립대학도서관 상호대차의 활성화 요인에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Kyung-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.105-124
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study is to Investigate the factors haying an Influence on activating the Interlibrary loan between national university libraries. Data were collected by and questionnaires. To analyze the factors activating the Interlibrary loan, 1-test and regression analysis method Is adopted depending on the type of data collected. The findings of the study shows that the interlibrary loan can be more actively performed in the group of libraries to focus the subject background on library and Information science than the other group the number of lending cases is highly affected by collection size. the number of periodical titles, annually increased number of collections and periodical titles. Otherwise the number of borrowing cases is much less affected than the number of lending cases by the above factors : the interlibrary loan can be more actively conducted in the group of libraries using facsimile or PC than the other group.

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A Study on Modeling of Digital Libraries (디지털 라이브러리 모형에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Chang-Yeol
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.117-140
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    • 1998
  • With the advancement of Internet technology, traditional libraries are going through a new metamorphosis into digital libraries. Digital libraries substitute digital files for papers, metadata for catalogues, world wide users on the network for localized patrons, while offering limitless possibilities for easy downloading of information. The aim of the study is to present a model for our digital library based on the knowledge acquired from the analysis of the state of the art technology employed in building and managing digital libraries. It is our belief that the national information infrastructure for digital libraries are mandatory for an open information society.

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On the a n.0, pplication of TQM to libraries (도서관의 TQM 적용에 관한 연구)

  • 최상기
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.27
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    • pp.337-367
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    • 1997
  • This study examined the definitions and characteristics of TQM, procedures, problems and benefits of TQM and investigated the cases in U.S.A. and U.K. in a n.0, pplying TQM to libraries. It is necessary that libraries and information centers should a n.0, pply TQM for management innovation in order to overcome present and future crisis. As a result of study, there are three suggestions as follows. First, To be developed the TQM model for various types of libraries by national or library world. Second, To conduct TQM successfully in libraries and information centers, it is necessary to comprising the elements as follows. 1) Vision, committment and leadership of top management 2) Change of library's organizational culture 3) Learning and training of organizational members 4) Interests and participation of organizational members 5) Empowering and respecting people 6) Rewards for performance and accomplishments 7) Benchmarking 8) Measurement of performance and benefits. Third, TQM activities in libraries are developed into quality movement.

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