• Title/Summary/Keyword: Specialty of Librarianship

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Discussions on the Theoretical Background for Librarianship as a Profession (전문직으로서의 사서직 논의를 위한 이론적 접근)

  • Kim, Gi-Yeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.313-333
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    • 2008
  • Based on that the purpose of professionalization in librarianship is to achieve social recognition of its specialty, we discuss about theoretical background for the professionalization in librarianship in Korea. Some characteristics from the previous discussions are identified, such as functionalism, altruism in service, and individualism. Also, we identify organization-centered characteristic as an inherent one in librarianship. Based on the characteristics identified, we discuss about some supportive concepts, such as advanced or complex knowledge, service, organization-centered characteristic, and market, and their interrelationships. We hope such concepts would encourage further discussions on this topic for the professionalization.

The Mediation Effect of the Users' Perception of Librarians' Specialty: On the Influence of Public Library Activity on Public Library Perception (공공도서관 이용자가 인식하는 사서 전문성의 매개효과 연구: 도서관 활동 경험이 도서관 인식에 미치는 영향에서)

  • Kim, Chohae;Kim, Giyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.83-112
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to examine how the specialty of librarians links between users' library experience and their resulting perception of the library in public libraries. After reviewing theoretical background studies, a questionnaire survey was conducted at six public libraries in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. The analysis of the survey results showed that the perception of librarians' specialty had a mediation effect on the relationship between cultural, educational activity and library perception. However, information activity was not linked by the perception of librarians' specialty and only directly influenced on the library perception. Accordingly, the result raised a question of a discrepancy between the areas where the users gain the value of the library and where the librarians' specialty is perceived and some implications were suggested. This research is meaningful in integrating the users' library experience, librarians' specialty, and the library performance by external point of view on the specialty, traditionally regarded as an internal characteristic of the librarianship.

An Analysis of the Policy Making Process of Contracting-out of Public Library Appeared in Municipal Ordinance on the Establishment and Operation of Cultural Foundation: Based on the Advocacy Coalition Framework (A시 B구 문화재단 설립 및 운영 조례에 대한 정책결정과정 분석 - 정책옹호연합모형(ACF)을 중심으로 -)

  • Hong, Bohyun;Kim, Giyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.265-292
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to figure out the movements of policy actors in the policy process of the establishment of a local cultural foundation in B-gu(district), A-si (city), then to explore the way to contract out of the management of public libraries to the cultural foundation in the policy process. Data for the study were collected from various sources from newspapers and assembly minutes to blogs and SNS messages of the policy actors, then analysed based on Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). The results showed that 'agreement of contract-out' coalition only accepted public interest of the public libraries between the public interest and specialty of librarianship which were insisted by 'disagreement of contract-out' coalition's policy beliefs. The comparison between this case and a similar policy case showed that the specialty of librarianship as a core belief is effective in changing the beliefs of other coalition. Eventually, it is required to differentiate and to specialize library services among public services in a local area in order to keep the direct management of public libraries by the local government, and this means that everyday library services influence the decision making of library policies in the local area.

A Study on the Method for the Self-Reflection of Librarianship (사서직의 자아성찰 방안 제시에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Seong-Gwan
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.511-535
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    • 2016
  • This study focuses on the fact that the awareness of problems concerning self-reflection has not been sufficiently addressed in the realm of Library and Information Science, although it has an important effect on the professional development and individual maturity of librarians. Recent research on self-reflection, which is only at the beginning stages of study, has brought up the need for additional and more in-depth analyses of factors that influence self-reflection. This study on the progress of overall research will show the current status and definition of librarians' self-reflection. The study will also illuminate and make suggestions to help direct future research along the lines of librarians' self-reflection and corresponding educational requirements.