• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.255-271
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• 2016

It's been taken a profound interest in the user eduction of the children's libraries, as they have taken the conveniences, resources, children's librarians after 2000. The purpose of this study is to consider whether the children's library can use the story-telling in library use education, to develop the instructional model based on the story-telling method for children, users in children's libraries. After all, it's reviewed to understand the concept and principle of story-telling method, to consider whether the method can be adopted to the user education in children's libraries, and to propose the instructional model based on the story-telling. The result of this study will give the good examples for the user education, especially the planning of user education in children's libraries and public libraries in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.243-276
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to develop strategies for children's reading education in public libraries. By comparing the activities of public and private sectors, solutions to current problems were sought.

• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.390-398
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to analyze the planning guideline of individual space size for public library. The 26 cases were selected from the data of outstanding libraries built after the year 2000. The paper focused on the comparison between the data from analysis and the guideline from manual book of public library. The result of this study was as followed ; The first, reference reading rooms were open-plan rather than segmented. The second, the percentages of reference reading spaces from the data were lower than the guidelines. It proved the fact that the role of public library expanded to cultural community space. The third, children's space retained sufficient numbers of book collections. It represented that people realized the importance of children's library in terms of cultural education. The fourth, the percentage of space size of cultural area showed high amount of numbers. It proved the fact that the public library as community center was required various cultural programs. The fifth, the percentages of preservation library were lower than the guideline in case of the big libraries, while the small libraries were higher. The book collections of detached annex libraries should be linked with the central libraries.

• Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.103-111
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• 2009

This study examined the arrangement features in public library infant and children's reading room and provide basic material in after children's reading room space planning by studying the space features, which are valued in the environment behavioral point of view. We limited the check list to libraries built after year 2000 that are located around Seoul and from 5 libraries with children reading rooms. After analyzing items by the space features, considering children's environment behavior, pleasantness was most favorable, children scale, safety, comfortableness, flexibility followed in order. It shows the basic surroundings and the furniture that composes the children's reading room are relatively favorable, but in the other hand, it seems that reading rooms lack the ability to form an environment that can adapt to children's growth, inducting new activity areas flexibly or rearrange them. there are limitations to getting the children's needs objectively and significantly, so survey research, interview research and not only studying Korean's but comparing and analyzing with foreign country's cases will be needed.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.167-190
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• 2017

This study examined the relationship between the professionalism of children's librarians and the program operation in children's services. Based on the literature review, the librarians' expertise was divided into 6 areas, and the program operation was divided into planning and proceeding, and an e-mail questionnaire survey was conducted on 262 public librarians (response rate 58%). As a result of the survey, the children's program planning was correlated with all areas of professionalism of children librarians, and the program progress was related to the competence of the three areas including professional development. These results can be used as a basis for strengthening the professionalism of children's librarians and preparing ways to activate children's programs.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.233-256
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• 2005

This study is arguing about the development of professionalism of children's librarians. For this, I investigated the conditions of operation in the course of library and information science and continuing education related to the training of children's librarians. Furthermore, I analyzed their problems. After this, I suggested the methods for the development of professionalism of children's librarians.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.267-288
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• 2010

The purpose of this paper is to improve curricula of the library and information science education as well as continuing education for children's librarians. For this purpose, the study examined current curricula provided for children's librarianship and continuing education programs. A questionnaire survey of the educational background of current children's librarians was also conducted. Based on the results, this study proposed model curricula in the library and information science education and continuing education programs to train children's librarians.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.7-27
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• 2020

With accommodation of a population of many young people and families due to Hangang River New Town Housing Project and development of railway station spheres, a need is increasing to improve the quality of public libraries service for Gimpo citizens and to establish more libraries. This study thus analyzed the book lending data of Gimpo City libraries, and the city's libraries-related social media big data in an effort to forecast the users, and thus to propose four library service improvement measures. First, in terms of book gathering and book development policy plans, a proposal was made to expand good books for children and youth, and to expand general original-language books related to learning of English, and English books for children. Second, in terms of the establishment of additional libraries or specialization strategy, a proposal was made to establish exclusive children's libraries or English libraries, and to establish library specialization strategy with a focus on children and English themes. Third, in terms of library culture programs, a proposal was made to provide library culture programs in relation to children education and to expand weekend library culture programs. Fourth, in terms of library facilities, considering the convenience of parking facilities, a proposal was made to establish libraries near apartment complexes.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.349-364
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• 2005

The main Points of the 7th Education Program are: taking a serious view of development of children's individuality and creativity, and encouragement students their accord activity with applying digital reference for teaching and learning. It Is the suggestion of revitalization method of digital material room, afterward. by means of analyzation for satisfaction and demand and using status of children's library digital material room along with emphasis of self-loading learning and boosting self-solving ability based on computer and IT paradigm. The purpose is : providing foundation of active Information service and suggestion of revitalization method by means of analyzing operation and effective using children's library digital material room at Nowon Children's Library opened 2nd February, 2003. In 2nd chapter; thesis of conceptive model of children's library digital material room. In 3rd Chapter: Present status analysis of N. W. Children's library digital material room operation, and analysis of using and demand of public school 100 pupils. In 4th Chapter : Suggesting conclusion of revitalization of children's library digital material room based on utilization and demand appeared through this study.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.201-218
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• 2016

The aim of this study is to examine children's desires in a toy library and what they want to do there in order to reflect their opinions on constructing a toy library in a child care center. The study has been conducted by participatory observation on a 'toy library' project consisting of 20 five-year-olds attending B public child care center in Seoul. Observational notes were taken with voice and video recordings. The results of analysis on collected data are as follows. First, the children wanted to call the toy library a toy playground because a toy library is not for study but for play and they wanted space for rest and display with no surveillance camera. Second, they wanted to play freely without any interruption, even leaving things scattered and also wanted to play with parents and friends. Discussion followed in the view of children's right to play and to express their opinions.