• KLA journal
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• v.38 no.2 s.303
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• pp.58-63
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• 1997

1997년 1월 22일을 전후하여 전국의 주요 언론매체들은 정부의 ‘경쟁력 10% 이상 높이기’추진 방안을 일제히 보도하였다. 그에 의하면 정부 기능의 민간위탁 가능분야로 상하수도, 청사건물 경비.관리, 공공차량 운영 등과 함께 도서관경영을 예시하였다. 우리 도서관계에서는 이같은 정부의 느닷없는 발표를 보고 놀라움과 함께 비사한 관심을 갖게 되었다. 그러나 정부가 구상하고 있는 이른바 ‘도서관의 민간위탁’에 관하여 정부 구상의 내용은 아직 아무것도 밝혀진 것이 없고, 따라서 도서관을 민간에 위탁한다는 것은 도대체 무엇을 어떻게 한다는 뜻인지, 궁금증과 의구심맞 증폭되고 있는 형편이다. 다만, 일본의 도서관계가 이와 유사한 것을 경험한 것으로 보이는 자료들이 여럿 있다. 이에 ‘도서관문화’는 그 자료 가운데 하나인 ‘도서관의 자료와 해설’(도서관문제연구회 위탁문제연구회 편집, 도서관문제연구회 발행 1996)중에서 우선 두 건의 기사를 번역하여 이번 호에 싣는다. ‘도서관문화’는 앞으로도 관련 자료를 이 지면에 게재할 예정이다. 참고가 되기를 바란다. (이 기사의 번역 게재는 발행자의 동의를 얻었으며, 번역 작업에는 이번에도 국립중앙도서관 조재순 사서의 협력이 있었다.)

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.5-25
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• 2014

A public library in most countries is a knowledge and cultural institution, which is established, supported and funded by the local administrative authorities and central government. Public libraries, therefore, should ensure access to knowledge and information through various resources and services equally available to all members of the community. This role of the public library is a world-wide phenomenon and are called the universality which is applied to all countries. On the other hand, the public library's policies and operations in many countries have their own particularity, meaning exceptional cases, and this is due to the different stages of the growth and development, socio-cultural diversities. This study analyzed and discoursed whether expansion policy of the small library, supremacy of lifelong learning, steep increase in the percentage of contracting out, installation and operation of reading rooms in public libraries are examples of tolerance of particularity based on the universality or the negation of the universality packed with particularity in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.45-73
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• 2013

This study purported to evaluate the usefulness and feasibility of "Guidelines for contracting-out of public library services (2011)." The Guidelines have been developed by the Culture and Library Forum to provide principles and standards for local governments considering the contracting-out of public library services in their district. The research data were collected by conducting in-depth interviews with 17 local government officers who are responsible for the contracting-out of public library operations and two focus group interviews with eight directors of public libraries contracted out. It was found that the interview participants in both government and library sides generally perceived the Guidelines useful, yet their perceptions of feasibility in outsourcing were largely pessimistic due to local politics and many other hindrances in society. The study suggested specific directions to further improve the Guidelines' usefulness and feasibility.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.57-77
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• 2021

The identity of public libraries in Japan is a social education institution under the 「Social Education Act」 and the 「Library Act」. For these identities, the local government's board of education has operated and managed public libraries, and some have managed by the Management Outsourcing System to public organizations. Then, in 2003, the 「Local Autonomy Act」 was revised to introduce the Designated Manager System in form of administrative disposition, and expanded the scope of application to private institutions and organizations. As of the end of 2018, 18.0% of public libraries introduced the DMS, but the pros and cons surrounding it are sharply opposed. This study outlined the overall status of the DMS and the introduction of public libraries, and critically reviewed major issues. As a result, As a result, there was much controversy over the expected cost reduction, service improvement, employee professionalism, business continuity, and cooperation network establishment when DMS was introduced. The reasons were due to downsizing-based personnel management, contract-oriented employment, short periods of designation, lack of multiple competitive markets, and declining service capabilities of irregular workers. The public library is a knowledge and cultural infrastructure that enhances human values and social dignity based on faithful collection and active service, and is a local public goods that emphasizes non-exclusion and non-competitiveness. Given the increasing number of cases in which public libraries are recently contracting out to cultural foundations in Korea, DMS is not a fire across the river. We need to be wary of the possibility that Japan's unbearable institutional lightness will be applied to public libraries in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.135-156
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• 2024

Librarians facing the new information environment need to actively cope with knowledge and skills, but librarians in outsourced public libraries are burdened with participation in external education due to concerns about work gaps or inadequate institutional support, making it difficult to continue their education. Therefore, in this study, in order to create an environment in which librarians can grow together, the current status of the activities of the learning community was checked and the effects were identified. An online survey was conducted from May 20 to 22, 2023, targeting librarians who had participated in learning community activities among librarians belonging to the Gangnam-gu Library, and 101 copies were distributed to collect 81 copies and use them as analysis data. As a result of the study, it was confirmed that librarians are satisfied with the activities of the learning community and have a high level of understanding and empathy for their necessity. Therefore, as a way to revitalize the learning community, we propose to form a culture that promotes collaboration among members, share visions and values for learning community activities, and provide institutional support.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.335-356
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• 2021

This study analyzed the trends and current status in public libraries in Korea for 14 years, focusing on the overview and facilities of public libraries using public library statistics from 2007 to 2020. The research data were collected from the National Library Statistics System and compared with the population and GDP per capita of Korea. As a result, the number of public libraries in Korea is 1,172 as of 2020, which has nearly doubled compared to 2007, and it was found that this increase has a very strong correlation with GDP per capita and population. There were 229 contracting out public libraries operating by the local government in 2020, and the contracting out rate increased from 18.8% in 2007 to 25.1%. Although the site area of public libraries varies greatly from library to library, it tends to get larger over time. The total floor area of public libraries operating by the Office of Education is larger than that of public libraries operating by the local government, and it gradually increases over time, but the total floor area of public libraries operating by the local government have decreased slightly. The total number of seats in the library is decreasing in all libraries, and the reading seats for children and the reading seats for the elderly and the disabled tend to slightly increase.

• KLA journal
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• v.40 no.1 s.314
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• pp.4-11
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• 1999

1999년도에는 지난해에 이어서 우리 도서관계에 여러 해결해야 할 당면 문제점들이 많이 남아있다. 우리 도서관계는 올 한해 공공도서관의 명칭변경 및 민간위탁 문제, 대학도서관의 전자계산소와의 명칭 및 기능 통폐합, 전문ㆍ특수 도서관의 조직 및 기능 축소 등 여러 가지 어려움을 해결해나가는 일 뿐만이 아니라, 정보화 사회에서 지식사회에로의 전환을 앞둔 시기에 도서관 스스로의 부가가치를 창출하기 위한 많은 노력을 기울여야 할 것으로 생각된다. 이에 우리 협회에서는 본 지면을 통하여 도서관계 각 단체의 올 한해 각오와 사업방향 등을 알아보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.295-316
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• 2015

This study analyzed the policy making process by finding factors of a back-in phenomenon appeared in contracting out of public library using advocacy coalition framework. The coalitions were divided into 'agreement of direct management', 'opposition of direct management' and 'keep the contract out'. Considering their belief and activity, to share core belief could make a change of secondary belief. It suggests that activating public sphere is necessary for enforcement of their strategies throughout the library policy.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.5-28
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• 2007

This paper is succeeding research of change of management paradigms and techniques in library From 1980's major industrialized nations adopted new public management theory with ideological source and strategic technique of administrative reform and management renovation. The researcher analyzed the reasons which applies NPM, the state where its concrete technique is applied in public library management reform, and transfiguration process of management forms(outsourcing, contracting out and designated manager system, private finance initiative. etc.)

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.49-70
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• 2000

본 연구는 한국의 ‘문헌정보학’과‘도서관’의 위기 상황을 구체화시켜 보고 그 대안을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 한국 문헌정보학의 정체성과 실천성 문제, 학부제 하에서 대학의 문헌정보학과 문제, 대학도서관과 전산부서와의 통합 문제, 공공도서관의 명칭변경, 민간위탁 문제,‘도서관 정보화사업 계획’등을 다루었다.