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A Study on the Trends of Librarian Recruitment in Korea and Overseas Using Data Mining

데이터 마이닝을 이용한 국내외 사서 채용 동향 분석

  • 채하영 (숙명여자대학교 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 이지수 (숙명여자대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2023.11.15
  • Accepted : 2023.12.08
  • Published : 2023.12.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to analyze the trends of librarian job recruitment in Korea and overseas. A total of 489 librarian job postings posted on the internet portal site "Saseo e-Ma-eul" were collected for the Korean data, and 6,600 data were collected from "ALAJobList" for the international data. The research period spans from January 2020 to August 2022. The data were subjected to regional distribution analysis, frequency analysis, and topic modeling. As a result of the study, the number of Korean librarian job postings was the highest in Seoul with 280, while California was the state with the highest number of job postings overseas with 662. According to the frequency analysis, the main task of Korean data is 'management' 23.42%, and the core competency is 'certificate' 16.61%. For overseas data, 'Library Service' is the main task of 8.72%, and 'Communication Skills' is the most important core competency of 10.13%. In topic modeling, five topics were identified for each area 4 in total, including Korean and international job description and requirements. The analysis results confirm that the duties and qualifications derived from Korean and international job postings for librarians are related to the core competencies proposed by major library associations such as the American Library Association (ALA) and the Korean Library Association.

본 연구는 국내외 사서 채용 동향을 분석하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구 대상으로 국내데이터는 인터넷 포털 사이트인 "사서e마을"에 게시된 사서 채용 공고를 총 489개를 수집하였고, 해외데이터는 "ALAJobList"에서 6,600개의 자료를 수집하였다. 기간은 2020년 1월부터 2022년 8월까지이며 수집된 데이터를 대상으로 지역 분포도 분석, 빈도 분석, 토픽모델링을 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 채용 공고의 지역분포도는 국내데이터에서 서울이 280건으로 가장 많았으며, 해외데이터는 캘리포니아(California)가 662건으로 상위로 도출되었다. 빈도분석 결과, 국내데이터의 담당업무에서는 '관리' 23.42% 키워드가 높게 나왔고, 자격요건은 '자격증' 16.61%이 가장 많은 비율을 차지했다. 해외데이터의 담당업무에서는 'LibraryService' 8.72% 비율이 높게 나왔으며, 자격요건은 'CommunicationSkills' 10.13% 키워드가 가장 높은 순위에 위치함을 확인했다. 토픽모델링에서는 국내외 담당업무, 자격요건으로 나눠 총 4가지의 영역을 살펴보았다. 분석 결과, 국내외 채용 공고에서 도출된 사서의 담당업무 및 자격요건이 미국도서관협회(ALA) 및 한국도서관협회 등 주요 도서관 관련 협회에서 제시한 핵심 역량과 연관이 있음을 확인하였다.

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