• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.48-61
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• 2017

This paper uses 601 cited papers of Pakistani LIS researchers with the purpose to examine the individual performance of these Library and Information Science (LIS) researchers in terms of their research output and its impact on the LIS (national/international) literature by using various bibliometric indicators. A list of 139 authors was compiled with the help of the Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and some other sources. Data were collected from Google Scholar and SPSS version 20 was utilized in order to identify the relationship between self-citations and various performance indices of the authors. The average citations received per paper vary from 1.80 to 10.08. About half of the papers were single-authored whereas less than one-fifth were by three or more authors. The authors who worked in collaboration produced more papers and received more citations. The h-index, g-index, hI-index, hI-norm, and e-index were used to determine the rank for each author. The intra-group citations grid revealed the volume of self-citations and a small group who cite each other more due to close academic and social relationships. The correlations between self-citations and the impact indices used revealed significant differences. Findings are useful for concerned institutions regarding award, promotions, etc. Further, future research should seriously consider the self-citations and social networking of authors while examining their citations-based research performance.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.229-254
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• 2023

The university library's service strategy needs to be established based on users, who are actual service consumers, including an outlook on changes in the social environment. Accordingly, in this study, college and graduate students, instructors, and researchers who are university library users were identified to understand users' perceptions of the university library functions and services currently provided, and the demand for services that need to be improved or developed. Data was collected through an online survey, with 1,216 responses from the student group and 433 responses from the researcher group. The survey results were organized by each group, and implications were drawn from common results. First, it was found that both groups had a continuous demand for strengthening the collection and access to information resources. Second, there was a need to expand information provision services, such as strengthening the sharing of information resources through cooperation with other organizations and wishing to use overseas academic materials in various ways. Third, although the library was recognized as an important institution, it was found that satisfactory use was not achieved due to lack of publicity. Fourth, it was found that university libraries recognize that they must provide open services to everyone without discrimination. The results of this study can be used as basic data when establishing strategies to develop and improve university library services optimized for users.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.15-34
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• 2010

In this study we determine the level of awareness among academic librarians of ten technological tools as outlined in American Libraries. Towards this end, we conducted a survey targeting 156 academic librarians in 25 Korean university libraries. Questionnaires were designed to determine both the viability and level of acceptance of the ten technological proposals in question. Conclusions drawn after analyzing the responses to the survey were as follows: 1) Customer service can be improved by first drawing up a list of technological skills required for staff members. Methods to develop the cataloging service to more closely match individual user preferences and the use of SMS to send alerts proved to be the proposals, of the ten that were proposed, that not only bore the greatest necessity but also proved to be the most effective once they were implemented. 2) Proposals that proved to be the most difficult to implement were: Using technology to improve the cataloging service to make it more capable of evolving according to the individual preferences of users; the special event wiki for users; and improvements in customer service arising from identifying and drawing up a list of technological skills required for staff members.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.197-217
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• 2011

Web accessibility refers to the practice of providing equal access to web sites to people without and with disability. This study aims to investigate the web content accessibility of 153 university libraries in Korea, and further suggest the approach to implement an effective university library web site to meet Korean Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(KWCAG). Survey was conducted with two steps. The first step was to find out the general level of web accessibility of all university library web sites using an automatic appraisal tool, KADO-WAH2.0, and the detailed examination of web accessibility check items was limited to 19 web sites which proved excellent in automatic appraisal. Regretfully, the result says that there is no perfect web site. Therefore every university library is advisable to make good use of the findings to meet all the requirements of KWCAG. In particular, the basic requirements, such as voice service, resizing and highlighting text, must be fulfilled by priority and to almost all contents.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.157-176
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to analyze information needs and information usage of academic information users. This study aims to identify more specific information needs through an analysis of the gap between undergraduate and graduate users. Interviews with 20 users of K and S University were conducted for this study. As the result of this study, we found that the information needs from undergraduate and graduate users are different. The undergraduate users were less satisfied (30%) with information results than the graduate (90%) users and types of their needed information were more diversified. Additionally, the study suggests that information services for undergraduate users should be developed more seriously because their information satisfaction was considerably lower even though they actively utilize information.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.59-76
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• 2024

The prominent role accorded to social media in the academic community for research, teaching and learning revolves around its significance among users. Social media offers a platform for individuals to engage with and share perceptions relating to different disciplines. This current research was conducted to investigate the level of awareness and frequency of social media technology use among postgraduate students of Library and Information Science in Nigerian universities. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 919 library and information science (LIS) postgraduate students in the universities. In all, 742 copies out of the 919 distributed were returned and found usable, thereby making the return rate to be 81%. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation. The study revealed that the LIS postgraduate students frequently use social media such as Wikipedia (x=3.94>3.50), Instagram (x=3.86>3.50), Facebook (x=3.85>3.50), Zoom ($\overline{x}$=3.78>3.50), LinkedIn (x=3.69>3.50), YouTube ($\overline{x}$=3.54>3.50), Twitter (x=3.52>3.50). The study established that students use social media tools for their personal, professional and research activities. The study also found that the level of awareness and use of social media by the students was high. The study recommended that the use of social media should be incorporated into the LIS curriculum including training sessions for the students on how to use the media effectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.7-14
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• 2010

학제적 분야는 다양한 주제범주의 자료를 이용하는 특성이 존재하기 때문에 대학도서관이나 전문도서관에서는 학제적 분야에 대한 새로운 학술지 관리방안이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 SCIE 논문을 발표한 국내 연구자들의 인용패턴을 바탕으로 저널 인용분석과 학제성 분석을 실시하여 학제적 분야의 학술지 관리 방안을 도출하였다. 본 연구를 통해 인용률 기반의 학제성 분석이 기존의 인용빈도를 바탕으로 한 방법과 함께 학제적 분야의 학술지를 관리하는 데 있어 유용함을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.79-86
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• 2006

최근 지식 정보화 사회로의 이행이 급속도로 진행됨에 따라 과거에 비해 대학에서는 강의와 여구 활동에 대한 정보요구의 증가가 계속되고 있으며, 또한 대학의 연구나 교과목들이 점차 학제적 성격을 띄게 됨으로써 동료와의 지식공유에 대한 중요성이 날로 부각되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 대학 내에서의 강의안 공유에 초점을 두고 강의안 공유를 활성화 할 수 있는 요인들을 규명하고 이들 사이의 영향관계를 실증분석을 통해 밝혀 내고자 하였다. 문헌연구를 통해 평가와 보상, IT인프라기반의 의사소통채널, 인지성, 신뢰도, 개방적인 의사소통, 협력도를 대학 내 강의안 공유에 대한 영향요인으로 하여 연구모형을 설정하였다. 연구모형의 검증은 모 대학을 대상으로 실시한 설문조사에서 얻어진 71개의 설문지 데이터를 중심으로 가설검증이 수행되었다. 연구결과 구조적 요인인 평가와 보상, 그리고 관계적 요인에서의 인지성만이 대학의 강의안 공유에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.93-100
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• 2013

빠르게 진화하는 웹 검색엔진 및 기술은 도서관의 기존 OPAC 시스템에 대한 반성과 변화에 대한 요구를 가져왔다. 이렇게 등장한 '차세대 OPAC'의 개념을 사용하여 본 연구에서는 차세대 OPAC의 특징적인 기능 27개로 구성된 체크리스트를 개발하였고 우리나라 대학도서관의 차세대 OPAC 수용 정도를 파악하기 위한 도구로 사용하였다. 조사대상은 우리나라 4년제 일반대학교 도서관 191개관의 OPAC이었다. 본 논문에서는 우리나라 대학도서관별 차세대 OPAC의 수용 정도를 파악하고 이러한 혁신기술의 수용 요인을 모기관의 조직적 그리고 외부 요인 측면에서 살펴보고자 하였다. 기능 자체에 대한 요인 분석은 본 연구에서 제외되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.87-91
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• 2015

스마트폰이 보편화되고 스마트폰으로 정보를 습득하고자 하는 요구가 증가함에 따라 모바일로 서비스를 제공하는 대학도서관도 증가하고 있다. 모바일 서비스를 제공하는 대학도서관이 증가하면서 모바일 서비스로 제공되는 콘텐츠에 대한 고려가 필요할 것으로 보인다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 모바일 서비스를 제공하는 대학도서관 2곳을 선정하여, 대학생들이 모바일 서비스를 이용하는 데 영향을 미치는 요인은 무엇인가 알아보고 모바일 서비스의 이용도에 따라 상 중 하 집단으로 나누어 각 집단이 선호하는 콘텐츠의 차이를 알아보았다. 그 결과 대학생의 학년과 모바일 서비스에 대해 인지된 유용성, 유비쿼터스 접속성이 모바일 서비스 이용도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, '자료 검색', '시설 예약', '대출사항 조회' 등의 콘텐츠들이 자주 이용되며 이용자 집단 간의 차이는 대학별로 다르게 나타났다.