• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.337-352
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the joint-use libraries from other countries and provide some directions for the joint use library of Korea. The analyses revealed that there were two types of joint-use libraries broadly. One was school/public library, and the other was academic/public library. The advantages of joint-use libraries were the hiring of professional staff, collection increase, various library programs, and the efficient use of library space. The disadvantages of joint use libraries were the problems of the joint-use library located in school, busy space, limited library collection, and the limited function of school library. Success factors for Joint use libraries were the population of community, process of formal planning, community involvement and support, written legal agreement. This study showed two types of joint-use libraries for Korea : school/public library for rural areas and academic/public library for small cities.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.395-414
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• 2014

This study considers that the establishment of a public library within multi-use complex is one of the most effective ways to expand infrastructure of public libraries in Korea. A survey on the complexation rates of public libraries in Seoul was made through on-the-spot visits and telephone interviews. It turned out that out of all 112 public libraries in Seoul, 55 of them are in multi complex buildings. In order to efficiently establish public libraries to multi-use complex, absolute consideration on the size, location, and space should be made. Moreover, if necessary, additional complexation with commercial facilities, schools, and local government buildings should be made.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.401-423
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• 2018

This study aims to analyze the intention of public library use of citizens by applying Ajzen's extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB). A questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the relationship between personal characteristics, factors from ETPB, such as attitude, subject norm, and perceived behavioral control, and the intention of public library use, Library knowledge was also added as an additional independent factor in this study. The results showed that attitude and library knowledge were more important factors than others. Subject norm and perceived behavioral control had also positive effects on the intention, Additionally, some personal characteristics, such as age, educational background, and household income, and public library use experience made significant differences in the intention. Based on the results, this study made some suggestions for expanding the scope of public library users.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.209-234
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• 2008

According to increasing the benefits from public libraries, there are many studies for measuring the library value. This study presents a methodology for measuring use value of the public library in terms of time value, surplus value of alternative service, value of library service, and overall value of library. The cost-benefit ratio of the time value compared to library's annual budget is 11:1, and the cost-benefit ratio of the overall library value was measured by user's WTP is 0.3:1. This study proposed the method for measuring use value of the public library according to the process, the results of these measurments for each value and the factors affecting the values.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.95-119
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• 2020

The study examined the behavior of infant's caregivers using public libraries, measured the level of awareness of infant and toddler services in the library to determine the factors affecting their revisit or recommendation of use to others, and examined the impact of such recognition on the use behavior, revisit and willingness to recommend others. The study surveyed 146 caregivers of infants who use four public libraries in Gwangju Metropolitan City on demographic characteristics, library use behavior, level of awareness of library services, library revisit and recommendation to others. Analysis of this survey shows that the factors that influence the caregivers' revisit of the library or their desire to recommend to others through their caregivers' use of the library are the factors that influence the expansion of information data, the stability of space facilities, the accessibility of space facilities, and the ease of participation in programs among the various service factors provided by the library rather than the personal factors of infants and toddlers' caregivers.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.243-261
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• 2006

Variety methods are applied to estimating the value of a public library. This study explored the methods valuing of a public library focused on the consumer surplus and contingent valuation and measured the direct economic value of a public library by using these methods. 84% of the respondents are perceived that public library impact their life. And the users indicated that they are willing to pay 8,720 won per month to use a public library and 1,470 won to borrow a book from the library. Given reasonable assumptions about the cost of service, users place a value on the use of a public library is 1/3 times, the borrowing a book from the library is 3 times.

• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.190-199
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• 2012

In this era of information, the public library takes a important role in the local community. In several years, public libraries have been proliferated in our society. However, there have not been specific planning standards of space size for construction of public library. The situation has lead the local governments to the need of consulting for the construction and management of library in search of appropriate guideline. The research paper focuses on the result of consulting support project for construction and management of public library. It examines total 11 libraries which were consulted from 2009 to 2011. It examines the configurational differences between the first scheme from the local government and the final scheme after the consulting, and the percentages of gross areas of each parts of library, reference and reading area, office area, education and cultural area, and public common use area. The analysis concludes that reference and reading area increased by 6.4% from 34.1% to 40.5%, and public common use area reduced by 6.1% from 30.2% to 24.1%, which represents a certain tendency of the configuration ratio of the each parts. Thus, the paper could be a starting point of establishing planning standard of space size for public library.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.455-475
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• 2007

Library change of recent times first change of the user there is a wild possibility with most big feature. The user the housewife and unemployment sleeps from the student use center of weekday, with very old man use and to holiday the attribute of the user is changing with family accompaniment use. As the residential type library does recently and the library of new concept appears and it provides a reading service with the form which confront in attribute of the user who is various. This study which it sees the public library of the city center where there is to an execution time at the residential type library the family from inside the library tracking investigated use conduct in the object. This research analyzed the interrelation of composition feature of the type of family use and the un-reading behavior.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.3-28
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• 2007

It is thought that the various PRs of public library are the PR within the jurisdiction. outside the jurisdiction, by print media. by audio-video media. by fixture. by event. by media outlet. by campaign, through cyber space. and through associated organization. But the strategy of PR from this study is followed. First. the team for PR should be organized. Second. the librarian for PR should be distributed. Third, the budget for PR should be raised. Forth. the organizations of community should be made the full use of for PR. Fifth, the media outlet of the community should be made the best use of. Sixth. the news letter published by public library should be utilized. Seventh. the internet homepage of public library should be made good use of.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.51 no.1
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• pp.271-287
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• 2017

This study aims to conduct a big data analysis of public library operations and uses of 16 metropolitan local government of Korea by using the Chernoff face method. This study is the first to use the Chernoff face method for big data analysis of library services in library and information research. The association of variables and human facial features was decided by survey. The study reveals that in general the provincial governments in Korea operate more libraries, invest more budgets, allocate more staff and hold more collections than metropolitan cities. This administration resulted in more use of libraries in provincial governments than metropolitan cities.