• Journal of Information Management
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.1-22
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• 2012

The standard of library is to provide the mission and goals, user services, and operations management of the library. Also, it is can be used as a tool that evaluate a various services and programs of the library. However, library standard of domestic does not reflect a realistic situation of special libraries, therefore it should be revised immediately. In this study, I analyzed the international trend of special library standards in major countries, and compared the legal and recommended standards, and evaluation indicators in Korea. As a result, revised directions of new standard have been proposed. Proposed directions will contribute in revising the special library standard of Korea.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.29-53
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• 2006

The continuous accumulation of printed materials prompts rethinking of library space problem and systematic preservation of library collection. To respond to this challenge, this study provides actionable models for the National Repository library and the Cooperative Repository Network. The development of the models is based on the analysis of overseas best practices as well as data derived from current state of public library cooperative network administered by the National Library of Korea. This study also offers a range of strategies for the operation of repository library system.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.95-117
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• 2003

In the context of the emerging knowledged-based economy, innovations and capacity of the national information system to collect disseminate, and preserve the most important information resources are becoming increasingly fundamental determinants of national prosperity and survival. It is essential that the scholarly or scientific communication system provides cost-effectiveness access to information in support of research and development in Korea. The KISTI is the first instance and last resort for access and preservation of scientific and technical information in Korea. The primary purpose of this study is to optimize an acquisition size of STM information resources for the KISTI, based on its SWOT analysis.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.173-189
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• 2009

All publications of a country is a cultural heritage with the spirit of humanity, each National Library has to collect and preserve all publications produced in each country. Acquisition activity(Collection development) of each National Library is supported by a powerful legal deposit system. Therefore, this study has analyzed the legal deposit systems of the world countries, especially focussed whether or not the compensation for legal deposit, whether or not any sanction against not-depositing, Fine collection procedures against not-depositing, and the specific process for legal deposit. Based on these investigations, this study was to seek ways to contribute the legal deposit rates of National Library. It has proposed the following suggestions; Performing of legal deposit duty by itself, developing the system for supporting the legal deposit, establishing newly of legal deposit department, and improving the compensation for the legal depositor.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.102-123
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• 1987

Many countries make it their national policy to develop science and technology as the primary element in their overall national development, they concentrate on identifying gifted students in those areas and on educating them in special institutions. At this point the environmental factors in those educational institutions are highlighted. Of all these factors, a favorable and amenable environment of a library, the treasure - house of knowledge, is the most essential to the early achievement of the stated educational aims. Thus, this thesis describes the importance of educating gifted students, and then examines, compares and analyzes the factors involved in improving the environments of institutional libraries for gifted students ; finally, this thesis proposes the minimum and optimum standards for library facilities, personnel, collections, and budgets.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.84-138
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• 1987

Many countries make it their national policy to develop science and technology as the primary element in their overall national development, they concentrate on identifying gifted students in those areas and on educating them in special institutions. At this point the environmental factors in those educational institutions are highlighted. Of all these factors, a favorable and amenable environment of a library, the treasure - house of knowledge, is the most essential to the early achievement of the stated educational aims. Thus, this thesis describes the importance of educating gifted students, and then examines, compares, and analyzes the factores involved in improving the environments of institutional libraries for gifted students ; finally, this thesis proposes the minimum and optimum standards for library facilites, personnel, collections, and budgets.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.5-26
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• 2018

The National Library of Korea, Sejong is a subject branch of the National Library of Korea, which is centered on policy information for governments and related research institutes. Therefore the strategic orientation of the NLKS to establish the essential identity and to enhance it's capacity is to collect and preserve policy information both domestic and abroad. In order to strengthen the capacity of the NLKS as a national conservation center of policy information, we surveyed and analyzed the perception of the operation and policy information services of the National Association for Policy Information and intention of policy information bulk donations of the member institutions, which are the producers and consumers of policy information. And based on the results, we suggested ways to strengthen the policy collection ability of NLKS.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.271-289
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• 2003

To understand the literacy and library users of Korean society, various historical data and statistics were gathered and analyzed. The findings are: 1) lineage, commerce, and religion in ancient Korean society and the social class in Koryo and Lee Dynasty were related to the literacy, and 2) the size of collection, increase of books, library budgets and the policy of national library are also somewhat related to the library hem at present.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.165-187
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to interpret the growth and the present status of Korean librarians using statistical data. The data were collected from various statistics on Korean libraries and were analyzed for a time series The results are : The librarians are not well recognized as professionals in korea. Only a small portion of the library staffs are professionals but professionals are gradually increasing. However, many librarians do not belong to the professional associations or societies. Thus appropriate promotional policy for the professional librarianship is very much desired.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.32 no.3_4
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• pp.96-122
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• 2001

This is a preliminary study on establishing the optimized strategic plan for KISTI's collection. In this paper, major foreign and domestic information centers and the current status and usage of KISTI's collection are analyzed. Also included are the suggestion of a strategic solution for optimizing KISTI's collection and the discussion regarding KISTI's roles and strategies.