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A Study on Public Library Finance (공공도서관의 재원확보에 관한 연구)

  • Suh Hye-ran
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.23
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    • pp.263-301
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    • 1992
  • In recent years, Korean public libraries, placed under changing circumstances, require that some new and positive financial policies be formulated for the improvement of their services. T he purpose of this study is to propose a scheme to ensure the revenues of Korean public libraries. The main contents of this study are as follows : (1) Public finance theory is applied to the question of why the public library is publicly supported. The public library does not contribute to stabilization, but it does playa role in each of the other public sector functions : allocation of resources and redistribution of income. In public finance terms there is justification for at least partial subsidy of public library services, which have the attributes of public goods, merit goods and externalities. (2) Public libraries in Korea find themselves suffering from limited budgets. They are neglected in national and local budgets. The lack of adequate funding for library collections prevents libraries from rendering efficient services. (3) In order to put the finances of the Korean public library system on a firm basis, the following proposals are made: 1) It is proposed that the parallel administration under which public libraries are organized be unified to be directly under the local governments. 2) It is proposed that the legislative and administrative system for public library finance be strengthened. (1) Library expenses should be itemized independently in the calculation of general grants-in-aid to local governments. (2) A fixed portion of the total municipal revenue should be appropriated for public library services. It can be executed by making provisions expressly in the annual guidelines for budgeting, municipal ordinances, or in the Library Promotion Law. The rate of allocation should be specified as a part of the national public library development plan. (3) Library tax as a local tax can be imposed. An indirect tax is preferable in order to avoid public misunderstanding and antagonism. 3) The augmentation of the specific grants-in-aid for the public library is proposed. The Library Promotion Law and the Law on Budget and Administration of Grants should be amended to oblige the central government to give financial assistance to local public libraries. 4) It is proposed that strategies to encourage private endowments be worked out. Revision of the Law on Tax Reduction and Exemption and the activation of an advisory library committee at each public library are recommended. 5) Funding and utilization of the envisioned Library Promotion Foundation is proposed. Government contributions, contributions from the Culture and Arts Foundation, and donations from individuals, corporations, and enterprises can be considered as the financial resources of the Foundation. 6) It is proposed that the structure of the Korean Library Association be consolidated to exercise greater influence over the formation of national policy on the public library system. 7) It is proposed as an ultimate guarantee of the health of the public libraries that the citizenry be educated to strongly support library services in responce to the active services provided by the public libraries.

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A Study on Library Exemption for the Cooperative Utilization of Digital Information by Digital Republication and Transmission between Library and Library (도서관간 복제·전송에 의한 디지털 정보의 공동이용을 위한 도서관 면책 연구)

  • Hong, Jae-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.93-119
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    • 2004
  • To promote the production of information and knowledge in information user and to raise national competitiveness in digital network environment, the cooperative utilization of digital information by digital republication and transmission between library and library is indispensable. The policy for cooperative utilization of digital information by digital republication and transmission between library and library is influenced by the regulation of library exemption in copyright law. First of all, this study analyzes limitations and exceptions of copyright in international norm (Berne Convention. Agreement on TRIPs and WCT), Copyright Law of the United States of America and EU Directive. And then this study analyzes and examines the regulation of library exemption in the revised Copyright Act of Korea in 2003, library remuneration system, technical measures for protection of copyright, etc. Also this paper points out related problems. As a results of the legal analysis. this study suggests necessary measures and the corresponding plans to the revised Copyright Act of Korea in 2003 to promote the cooperative utilization of digital information by digital republication and transmission between library and library

An Analysis of Information Literacy Education Based on the Operation of Korean Law Schools' Education Curriculum (우리나라 법학전문대학원 교육과정 실행에 나타난 법률 정보활용교육 실태 분석)

  • Kim, Sung-Eun;Jung, Jong-Kee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.103-122
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    • 2011
  • The main subjects of law school curriculum are composed of subjects based on related laws for law schools. The purpose of this study is to analyze the operation of the legal information subject in law schools and law libraries and to propose efficient operation methods on law information services which would be useful to law schools and law libraries. The results of this study are as follows: 1) 22 law schools have legal information research subjects as an essential or fundamental part of their curricula. Also, 2) in 14 law schools(63.6%) law librarians take part in the instruction of law information research subject, while in three law schools(13.6%) librarians do not participate, and in another three law schools(13.6%) outside experts teach them. Finally, 3) the graduate degrees or final majors of librarians participating in instruction are: Library & Information Science(33.3%), Administration(25%), and Law(25%). These results reflect the need for efforts to change instruction systems to team teaching with professors and law librarians, to give law libraries plenty of administrative support, and to enforce the related associations' roles with law libraries.

A Study on the Legal Information Services for Prisoners (수용자에 대한 법률정보봉사에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Myung-Ja
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.499-528
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    • 2007
  • Recommend the prison library and legal information service for the prisoners' rights of access to the courts; Analyze the U.S. Judiciary' attitude toward prison library and legal information service; Examine the basic elements for the legal information service for the prisoners.

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브래드포드법칙과 그 응용에 관한 고찰

  • 이경호
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.8
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    • pp.127-154
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    • 1981
  • Today's complicated society with a rapid change needs more objective and accurate data for the better managerical decisions and the prospect for the future other than the intuition or subjective experience by men themselves. These data can't be extracted without the analysis of actual data by a n.0, pplying any of mathematical techniques. One of these mathematical techniques, called bibliometrics has been newly developed in the field of library and information science to extract the objective data for the better services through the library operations. The Beadford's Law, one important law in bibliometrics has provided rather scientific and objective basis on the more valid building of library collection within the constraints of budget. The purpose of the study is to investigate the theory of the Bradford's Law, to clarify the possible areas of its a n.0, pplication, and to discern some problems in doing so. The results of the study can be summarized as follows; (1) There is certain difference between the graphical formulation and verbal formulation of Bradford's Law. But this law is very useful for the field of library and information science, owing to the flexibility of the a n.0, pplication of the law in the field. (2) The minimal nucleus can consist of a single periodical only if j, the number of relevant papers in the most productive journals is greater than Z/2. On the other hand, if j is less than or equal to Z/2, then the minimal nucleus will consist of 2 or more periodicals. (3) It is possible to design the most compact selection of scientific periodicals covering any specified percentage P among the total periodicals by using the formulation, log n=Plog N+(1-P)logs, or Nlog N/s=P center dot N log N/s. (4) If there is need to provide all the articles needed by users the given budget, the library can purchase the proper number of journals, by using the formulation, f center dot AN=An+PN (log N/s-logn/s). (5) In the building of the library collection based on the decreasing ratio of use, the library can subscribe to the proper number of journals according to the satisfactory degree of the need, by using the formulation, f=Nu+uNlogN/S-uNlogn/s / nNlogN/s = 1+logN/m /logN/s (6) If the order of valuable journals is decided according to the frequency of being cited, the order can't always represent the value. (7) The evaluation criteria for the journals with high value, but less cited should be made a further study.

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The critical review for root understanding of law philosophy ([법철학]의 근본이해를 위한 비평적 서평)

  • 이천효
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.23
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    • pp.471-503
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    • 1995
  • Originally [descriptive review] is widely used by general reader. In contrast with this, [critical review] is generally used by librarian and researcher. Like this, book review is divided into descriptive review and critical review. Besides, the present writer su n.0, pposes to make additions to [interpretative review]. In this study, the present writer tries to realize full-scale review concerning [The Root Problem of Law Philosophy/Kim, Pyong-Kyu] by critical review and interpretative review. Together, the contents on which the critical review of law philosophy is based on were investigated as follows: (1) The law and metaphor (2) The Oriental law and natural law (3) The golden rule in the Orient (4) The ideology and justice of Confucianism (5) The justice in Confucian thought (6) The essay on justice of the West and the Orient (7) The significance of the Oriental morality (8) The relation of morality, ceremony and law (9) The essay on conscience (10) The essay on conscience of the Orient and the West

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Patterns of Information Seeking Behaviour of Law Students in Digital Environment: A Study

  • Das, Rajesh Kumar;Jadab, Anwesha
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 2017
  • Nowadays the enormous growth of modern information communication technologies and its massive use have influenced information users all over the world. Such a digital environment has drastically changed the information seeking patterns of information users of every community. These also tend law students to use various legal information sources and services in digital environments while seeking information. But there have been few empirical user studies on the aspect of digital information seeking behaviours of law students in either law or library and information science literatures. This paper aims to draw out patterns of information seeking behavior of students of law in digital environments at the University of Dhaka. A stratified random sample survey was conducted for this study. The results show that students prefer the electronic format of information rather than printed format. Major e-resources used by them and the influential factors of use were also identified in this study. This study also identified some crucial problems for seeking information and provides suggestions for the development of electronic legal information systems.

On the Library Administrative Systems and Legislations in Russia (러시아의 도서관 행정.법제에 관한 고찰)

  • Yoon Hee-Yoon
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.23-40
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this paper is to overview the administrative system and legislation of Russia's libraries with priority given to public library. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia began to set up a new political, legal, and economic system. Russia has about 51,000 public libraries. Most towns and large villages have a public library As a rule, public libraries are unified in centralized systems coincident in their location with administrative regions. The great majority of public libraries are part of a network subordinated to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Library legislation is an important guarantee of the success of library service. Two definitive federal laws were enacted in 1994, Library Law and Legal Deposit Copy Law. In 2001, the Russian Library Association adopted the Model Standard for Public Library. It has a recommendatory character and it is addressed to both librarians and local authorities.

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A Study on the Stagnation of Korean School Libraries in 1960s Due to the Absence of Government Support Policy (1960년대 정부 지원 정책 부재로 인한 우리나라 학교도서관의 정체(停滯)에 관한 고찰)

  • Lee, Jae-Won
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.51-67
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    • 2019
  • This study examines the effect of the absence of a government support policy on the development of school libraries. Specially this article focuses on the rise and fall of school library in 1960's over the making first Library Law. It is meaningful that our school libraries, which have been alienated due to the lack of government polices, are not following in the footsteps of the past, as they are in need of state support.