• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.409-428
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to analyze the economic feasibility of Busan Regional Central Library. The four candidate sites were included for the analysis. To achieve the purpose of this study, we applied three types of indices such as Benefit-Cost analysis, Net Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return. We used CVM(Contingent Valuation Method) to calculate the benefit; we conducted two investigations to calculate WTP, which are for pretest and for main survey. From results of pretest, we designed five optimal prices. On the basis of them, main survey was accomplished to figure out WTPs for four candidate sites. The results show that four candidate sites were all feasible from an economic point of view. Of these, the Busan Citizen Park site got the highest point of B/C ratio.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.311-337
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• 2014

This study intends to investigate how many LIS students take a interest in cultural programs offered by local libraries, and whether such a interest leads to actual participation in cultural programs. To the end, surveys and in-depth interviews were conducted on 2nd and 3rd year students from department of Library and Information Science in Busan. The result of this study shows low participation and passive attitude, even though LIS students fully recognize the importance of cultural programs in local libraries. The final suggestions include both educational strategies and practical guidance which might be helpful to attract voluntary participation from prospective librarians and to promote absorption of domain knowledge.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.69-88
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• 2012

This research is to find a direction of development through operating status survey of public library in Busan metropolitan city. First, Normally library users visit the library to check out books or to have a private study session. Also users normally obtained information about upcoming events done in the library through using offline search methods. Second, although the usage of the website was low, however the users demanded the increase in computer numbers in the library and online database for home access. Third, the users acknowledged the importance of the public library to their local community. Library policy indicator rated high in importance to the local community(m=3.86). However the reference desk(m=2.87), checkout desk(m=2.41), computer availability(m=2.47), as well as up-to-date artifact availability(m=2.64) did not reach the average point of 3.0. Thus, revealing that the public library's management policies were not sufficient enough to satisfy the needs of the library users.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.1-26
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• 2024

The purpose of this study is to derive an integration plan for bibliographic records by applying a duplicate verification algorithm to the item-based catalog in public libraries. To this, G Library, which was opened recently in Busan, was selected. After collecting OPAC data from G Library through web crawling, multipart monographs of Korean Literature (KDC 800) were selected and KERIS duplicate verification algorithm was applied. After two rounds of data correction based on the verification results, the duplicate verification rate increased by a total of 2.74% from 95.53% to 98.27%. Even after data correction, 24 books that were judged to be similar or inconsistent were identified as data from other published editions after receiving separate ISBN such as revised versions or hard copies. Through this, it was confirmed that the duplicate verification rate could be improved through catalog data correction work, and the possibility of using the KERIS duplicate verification algorithm as a tool to convert duplicate item-based records from public libraries into manifestation-based records was confirmed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.56 no.4
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• pp.399-430
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to identify the problems of the e-book composition provided by the Comprehensive Reading Education Support System and to propose a service improvement plan related to the establishment of e-books in school libraries as educational resources based on practical issues and perceptions experienced by teacher-librarians. As a research method, the composition of the collection of 3,002 e-books supported by the Busan Comprehensive Reading Education Support System as a reading education platform of the school library was analyzed based on the Korean Decimal Classification. Based on this, two focus group interviews (FGI) were conducted with 4 elementary teacher-librarians and 5 secondary teacher-librarians working in Busan. The result of this study can be used as basic data to support students' reading activities using e-books as educational resources and to form an efficient e-book collection in school library.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.193-212
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• 2016

The purpose of this paper is to explain the necessity of secure budget in public libraries with regard to promoting library usage. It is namely to attempt to find out if there really is a connection between library funding and library usage. For this purpose, the relevant data of all the 31 public libraries in Busan were collected from the 2013 National library Statistics of Korea. To determine the connection between library funding and usage, two variables were selected, 'TFI (Total Funding Indicator) = $\sqrt{personnelcosts{\times}materialcosts}$' for independent variable and 'LU (Library Usage) = (visits per year) + (loans per year)/number of inhabitants' for dependent variable. The results showed that there is a clear relationship between TFI and LU and If more cost is spent on personal resources and material resources, the total usage of the public library also increase. The findings are limited due to the fact that the observation was focusing on public libraries in one community and the period of observation was one year in 2013.

• KLA journal
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• v.45 no.6 s.349
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• pp.37-39
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• 2004

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.241-259
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• 2002

This paper is a study on the current statues of the shared acquisition system of occidental journals in 6 university libraries belonging to Pusan-Kyungnam Area University Information Cooperation Council. The study discusses theoretical background of a shared acquisition in general and historical development and analyzes the current status of the system. Also the study examines the usefulness. effectiveness and problems of the system.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.163-181
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• 2023

The basis of library services is to support users' efficient access to materials, and to this end high-quality search services using bibliographic data (bibliographic MARC) must be premised. However, in Korea, discussions on search services based on library catalogs are still in the early 2010s, so it is necessary to understand the current status and examine user needs. In this context, this study aims to provide a solution for public library searching services to become an efficient search tool based on user needs. For this purpose, first, this study analyzed cataloging services of 49 public libraries in Busan by focusing on 'data search method' and 'method of providing information', second, identified user needs by conducting a survey of 322 users visiting public libraries, and finally, proposed improvement directions based on best practices.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.93-118
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• 1999

This study analyzes the problem of braille library information services for visually handicapped and suggests the alternatives to solve the identified problems. This study uses a case study method and Pusan Braille Library was selected as a case. The data for this study were collected by the following two methods : (1) document analysis; (2) interviews with 1 staff and 6 users in the Pusan Braille Library. The emphasis of this study was on analyzing the problem; in braille library services, particularly from the following three aspects : (1) both quality and quantity of materials; (2) the facilities; (3) the human factors staffs and volunteers. Suggestion are made to improve the quality in information services of braille libraries - particularly, producing many diskette materials, establishing collection development policy of diskette materials, pervading computers and its facilities, reeducating braille library staffs to cope with rapidly developing information technology.