• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.317-338
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• 2004

This study intends to make a comprehensive inquiry about the present state of digital resources in Korean libraries Emphasis was on analyzing types and characteristics Of digital resources Which libraries have collected, and on surveying how both reasonable and systematic access to theses resources is provided To the end, this study examined 108 university libraries' retrieval mechanism and bibliographic records of digital resources. The result of this study is expected to be utilized in preparing the strategies to overcome the problems and limitations in organizing practices of digital resources.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.1-20
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• 2003

Through analyzing papers on digital libraries and the contexts of usage of the term, ‘digital library’, this study investigates that the professional discourses about digital libraries regard them digital technologies. But digital libraries need to be recognized as socio-technical networks which are constructed by social interaction between heterogeneous elements. The study suggested that Social Informatics and a STIN(Socio-Technical Interaction Network) model should be applied to understand and analyze digital libraries as socio-technical networks.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.35-45
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• 2020

This study is on capacity building and attitude to work of librarians in Edo State public libraries, Nigeria. Investigation was on the capacity building programs in the Edo State public libraries, the levels of librarians' awareness and participation in the programs, methods of building the capacity programs, influence on the librarians' attitudes to work and factors militating against the programs. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the entire population of 23 librarians were used. Results indicate that the capacity building programs in the library include computer literacy skills, online public access catalogue (OPAC), Internet collection management and general trends in librarianship. The methods used in building the capacity programs in the library include conferences, workshops/seminars, on-the-job and internally organized courses. Respondents indicated very low level of participation in the programs and a negative influence of the programs on their attitudes to work. Various problems were identified as militating against the capacity building programs and solutions were suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.27
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• pp.341-363
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• 1994

This study is composed of two parts, The one is a description of the establishment, organization, activities and an evaluation of the four international organizations of Asian libraries and librarians: Asian Federation of Library Associations(AFLA), Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL), Conference of Directors of National Libraries of Asia and Oceania(CDNLAO) and Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific(APLAP). The other is an investigation of status quo of the mutual exchange in librarianship between Korea, China and Japan. It is suggested that some ways toward active participation in the international cooperative systems between Asian libraries and librarians be explored.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.203-224
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to provide basic concepts and ideas to the developmental approach for expanding digital libraries that support internal cyber universities in its current early stage. It examines present conditions of both internal and external cyber universities. fundamental elements of digital libraries, and technologies associated with digital libraries. Furthermore, the study discusses user-centered Libraries, and defines the roles of librarians in managing an effective digital library.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.32 no.3_4
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• pp.31-42
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• 2001

Research libraries, facing the difficulties in building sufficient collections to meet the various users, have implemented various cooperative acquisition programs. In recent years, Internet and other information technology enables more effective and efficient cooperation among research libraries. This paper reviews the methods and cases of cooperative acquisitions among research libraries, including CRL, OhioLINK, RLG Conspectus, TRLN Discussing the backgrounds and related issues. several strategies were suggested for the continuous implementation for cooperative acquisition.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.5-21
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to study the initiatives on digital collection and development in engineering college libraries in the Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh. Eighty-one engineering college libraries in Rayalaseema Region have been surveyed to assess the initiatives taken on digital collection and development. This paper highlights opinions of librarians on most preferred digital materials and various digital resources acquainted with their library. The digital library initiatives cover a variety of activities starting from the digital collection building, digitization, digital collection, maintenance, and digital preservation. It is found that 34.57% of libraries are in the process of building digital collections, which is an encouraging trend among Engineering Educational Institutions in Rayalaseema Region.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.87-111
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to develop an evaluation index for evaluating the economic value of libraries. To this end, a preliminary evaluation index was derived from analyzing a total of approximately 60 domestic and foreign papers that examined the value of libraries. Based on the derived preliminary evaluation index, 11 experts were selected and the final evaluation index was developed by conducting the Delphi survey for 3 times. The final evaluation index consists of four evaluation areas, such as the economic value of the public library, economic revitalization, manpower development and job creation, and the improved investment value, seven evaluation items, and 22 evaluation indices. In the future, it will be necessary to conduct research to measure the economic value of public libraries.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.13
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• pp.73-94
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• 1986

The purpose of this article is to take a look into the past twenty years and to evaluate the changes in the organization of the library and the information function during this time period. Academic and special libraries are the ones that have made an impressive progress and innovations to keep pace with a changing environment. New technologies and ideas have brought strong supporters of offering various specialized information services to the library users. The different approaches and experiments to better perform this professional role in the library and in turn, the efforts in the educational institutions to meet the challenges were reviewed through the literature. Much of the literature available regarding the reference and information function deals mainly with the trends in the u. s. libraries. The implications of these trends to Korean libraries and library education are sought in view of our social, economic, and educational circumstances as well as our user behavior.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.85-104
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• 2022

In this study, in line with the era of the fourth industrial revolution, general concepts, technologies, trends, and examples of virtual reality and augmented reality were examined, and based on this, a plan that could be applied to libraries in the future was proposed. As a result of the study, first, it is necessary to construct a smart space as an experiential play space that can satisfy cultural desires transcending time and space by providing immersive contents using 4th technology such as VR and AR. Second, it is necessary to expand experiential cultural support services through VR, AR and MR. Third, to develop educational contents based on augmented reality technology. In order to apply and activate virtual reality and augmented reality in libraries in the future, based on a survey of librarians and users of public libraries, a survey on the application status, satisfaction, and demand of current public libraries should be conducted.