• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.25-44
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• 2005

Research is one of main roles of university and its importance has been emphasized gradually since a few decades ago. Yet, the objective and concrete criterion lot the definition of the research university is not available in Korea, Accordingly, the role of the research university library is not established as a key system for research university. In this study the criterion for the United States research university is applied to domestic universities, thereby current status of research universities and their libraries between the United States and Korea is analyzed comparatively. Fundamental data including budget, employees and information resources for pursuing high research competitiveness necessary for the research university library are provided based on comparative analysis of 98 research university libraries in the United States and 38 domestic research university libraries. Correlation analysis data between library investment and research Publication are also provided. Finally this study can be used, hopefully, as a milestone for the establishing strategy of domestic research university libraries.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.71-96
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• 2004

Most university libraries in Korea have expanded the subscription of high-quality electronic resources in their amount and category, which are directly available to academic and research users via the web. Despite more than a decade's history, however, a lack of statistics made it difficult to get the overall pictures of electronic resources subscription status in Korea. The purpose of this study is to provide the analysis on nationwide statistics survey of how much money are spent on electronic resources, what kinds of subject resources are mainly subscribed, and how they are used and required by academic users, etc. Some comparisons are made with several factors that have effect on collection development of university libraries. This study will contribute to the future selection and subscription of electronic resources.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.99-115
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to build new management strategy of special libraries in the field of science and technologies. Though information service of digital libraries were developed very much due to IT technologies, management condition of special libraries is getting more worse. Immediate cause of this problem is absence of management strategies which were veiled by IT panacea. In order to overcome this problem, this study looks into the internal and external environment change which are surrounded by special libraries. And also examined procedures and method of environment analysis which is needed to build management strategies. As the result of research, this study analyze internal and external environment by SWOT analysis method, and finally propose new management strategies.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.105-125
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• 2020

This study attempts to identify the influence factors on the numbers of visitors and reference room users of public libraries through log-log multiple regression models, using the Korean National Libraries Statistical Data 2018. The fact found is summarized as follows; Even though books collection and seating capacities might be the most important factors in attraction of visitors and reference room users to public libraries in the past when the storage and propagation of knowledge and information was the top function of public libraries, very various and compound factors such as cultural or lifetime education programs, library operation, and user activities have an effect on inducing people to visit and use public libraries at present. This means that these days, public libraries are being transformed into some kinds of comprehensive cultural center where software elements such as cultural programs, user education, events, budget, membership, opening days, building style and age, and group activities rather than hardware elements such as books, literature material, and facilities constitute their essential parts in connection with visitor and user induction.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.263-287
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• 2023

This study aims to find an efficient establishment and operation of a gallery in public libraries. A literature review, field case study, and interview method were used. 15 public library galleries in 5 regions in Korea and 11 public library galleries in 11 cities in 3 countries were examined. 22 people were interviewed and 21 (95.5%) of them claimed that a gallery needs to be operated in a public library. The result of the analysis proposes the followings for an efficient establishment and operation of a gallery in public libraries: firstly, employing an art gallery curator according to the library's situation. Secondly, establishing a gallery of at least 55m² in size. Thirdly, allocating an appropriate budget. Fourthly, if possible, gallery rental requests are reviewed by external experts and a gallery needs to be rented out to the public free of charge. Fifthly, having an operating manual or a regulation. Sixthly, a gallery should be operated directly by the library.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.269-292
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• 2016

Digital preservation becomes, nowadays, one of the important business process in the academic libraries. This study is to investigate the librarians' perception on digital preservation requirements and to analyze the business practices of the digital preservation and digital preservation level in the 102 academic libraries. In results, it is found that the digital preservation specialists in academic libraries have almost same perception on basic policies and direction. Also, the study finds that the important function of digital preservation is to secure authenticity and integrity; policy and expertise are the most important key components for digital preservation; the most frequently reported barriers to preservation are the lack of willingness and funding problems; most librarians want to learn and train how to establish preservation planning and policy. In general, most librarian think that the level of digital preservation in the academic libraries is insufficiency. Therefore the academic libraries should establish the relevant digital preservation policy and business workflows and to develop capacity of digital preservation.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.29-49
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to suggest formulation of collection development policies of electronic materials for special libraries related to economy and society. First, according to the basic directions and aims of special libraries, the written collection development policies should be codified. Second, the electronic materials selection committee or collection development committee should be formed at the organization level. Third, the special libraries should make advantageous contracts of purchase based on the cooperations between libraries through the formation of a consortium. Fourth, librarians in charge of collection development need to have substantial work abilities to cope with their role and expertism in the electronic environment. Fifth, to activate electronic materials, the strategy for budget increases should be made.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.859-862
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• 2008

As a research of NSO(Korea National Statistical Office), there are 609 public libraries in Korea. They have been increased 1.6 times for 10 years. Similar as libraries, their government officers are also increased 1.3 times. But number of users are increased 2.7times during the same period. Moreover, Because of deterioration of facilities, library can't satisfy user's needs, and it experienced difficulties to carry out its variety roles. In result, this study checked up maintenance conditions which are organization, facility, execution of budget and so on. Furthermore, it deduced problems like short of hands, lack of administrator's expertise and absence of accurate drawings, and suggests improvement.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.61-93
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• 2007

This study aims at presenting the scheme for operation of reading classroom programs through analysis of present situation of reading education programs in public libraries. To collect data for analyzing the present situation, the plan and its report in relation to operation of reading classroom programs in 22 public libraries, implemented in winter, 2007, were used. In addition, questionnaire surveys to the librarians in charge of reading classroom programs in 22 public libraries were also carried out. As the remedies to problems of the program operations were presented in identification and participation, contents of education, manpower, reeducation of librarians, budgets, facilities, and work structure. The scheme for operation of reading classroom programs for keeping the characteristics and tradition of public libraries needs to develop an operation manual for reading classroom programs.

• 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.