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The Technical Services of the National Central Library: A Search for Rational Direction (국립중앙도서관의 자료정리현황과 그 방향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Choon Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.7
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    • pp.3-67
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    • 1980
  • Because of the changes made in the modes of cataloguing and classification in its long history, the present catalogue of the National Central Library has become complicated and provides an inadequate guide to its collection. There can be no doubt that this is a serious deficiency in a closed access library since materials housed in the library are virtually inaccessible to unskilled readers. The whole breakdown of the efficiency of the catalogue is emminent and will ultimately create the most serious problems for the library. The main purpose of this survey is: (a) to identify problem areas created by the frequent changes in the cataloguing and classifying principles in the library and (b) to grope a rational direction for the future development. Analysing the various classification schemes and cataloguing rules adopted in processing materials (mainly books) in the library, the following conclusions have been made. A. The library adopted five different clasification schemes in different periods, of which KDCP was used for the most part of its collection. KDCP is recommended to use for the future colletion. A classification development office is recommended to be established within the library, of which the main function is to revise the KDCP in collaboration with the appropriate committee of the Korean Library Association. B. The present practice in the library is to apply three different cataloguing rules and two different author notation tables to the Oriental, classical, and Western collections. Efforts should be made to find out an efficient system so that this variety is simplified. An alphabetical index should be added to the classified catalogue, and improvements are required in the Japanese collection. C. The technical services division is inadequately staffed. The staff should be sufficiently numerous and specially qualified. D. The present financial support for the technical services of the library is inadequate. Sufficient financial provision should be made to ensure the effective work. E. A feasibility study should be carried out to develop a computer processing system for providing machine-readable catalogue records on magnetic tape for use by the library community in Korea.

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The Project and Prospects of Old Documents Information Systems in Korea (한국 고문헌 정보시스템의 구축 및 전망)

  • Kang Soon-Ae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.83-112
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this paper Is to describe the matters to plan the best information systems in Korean old books. It analyzes: i) a range of definition of old books, ii) its characteristics and current state of processing the old documents, iii) the scope of automation and building up the library institution, iv) the construction of Korean old books Information systems, v) its case study, and vi) the evaluation and vision of system. The old document information system have been organized on the basis of library networks systems with the National Central Library as leader, its implemented system has the subsystem such as cataloging system, annotation system, full-text or image-based system, and retrieval system. In case study, it is suggested two examples which has been built in the National Central Library and Sung Kyun Kwan university. finally, it provides the evaluation criteria and vision for the library which designs the old document information systems.

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A Study on the Establishment Plan for the Cooperative Repository Libraries Based on Regional Central Libraries (지역대표도서관 중심의 공동보존도서관 설립 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Ji-Yeon;Kim, You-Seung
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.129-150
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    • 2011
  • The study aims at discussing issues concerning the establishment of the cooperative repository libraries based on regional central libraries which not only support various types of regional libraries and conduct cooperative businesses with them, but also are responsible for collecting and preserving library materials. The study analyzes concepts and types of cooperative repository libraries by literature review and explores cooperative repository libraries in the United States. Futhermore, it conducts a survey and finds that the regional central libraries do not perform their preservation functions, due to the lack of their manpower and budget. As a result, the study provides an establishment plan for cooperative repository libraries which participant libraries hold ownership of transferred materials and regional central libraries own the right of management. Also, it suggests to expand cooperative repository libraries' service coverage from participants to regional communities.

A Study on the Operation of a Collaborative Repository of the Regional Central Library: Focused on the Busan Metropolitan Library (지역대표도서관 공동보존서고 운영에 관한 연구 - 부산도서관을 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, Eun-Yeong
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.55-76
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    • 2022
  • The 3rd Library Development Plan raises the need to secure space through the establishment of a regional repository library as the issue of holding books is highlighted as a common problem in public libraries. The Korean Library Law Act also impose the responsibility of integrated management of local library materials on the regional representative library. Accordingly, this study aimed at Busan Metropolitan Library, which is operating a collaborative repository in earnest among regional representative libraries, and investigated the operation status of the collaborative repository and the perception of public librarians about the collaborative repository. The data necessary for the study were obtained through surveys, interviews, field surveys, and internal data analysis. Through this, the purpose of this study was to provide basic data that will help the Busan Metropolitan Library to operate the collaborative repository efficiently in the future, and at the same time, to present basic data that can be used as a reference for the operation of the collaborative repository of the representative libraries of other regions.

Evaluating the Catalog Database of the National Central Library Using Trade Bibliographies (상업서지를 이용한 국립중앙도서관 목록데이타베이스 평가)

  • 장혜란
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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    • 1994.12a
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    • pp.147-150
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    • 1994
  • Using three existing trade bibliographies, the catalog database of the National Central Library was evaluated. A total of 8,901 books sampled are used as the basis for the measurement. Results indicate about 70% coverage for the in print books, 80% coverage for the books published in 1993, and 40% coverage for the books published in 1994. The coverage analysis according to time lag ranged from 18% to 54%. In the subjects of generalities and linguistics. low coverage was found consistently. Areas for future research are briefly examined.

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A Study on Quality Evaluation of Discovery Central Index - the Case of EDS(EDSCO Discovery Service) - (디스커버리(Discovery) 통합색인의 품질평가에 관한 연구 - EDS를 사례로 하여 -)

  • Lee, Eun-Ju
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.415-440
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    • 2014
  • This study intends to make a comprehensive inquiry into the meaning and limitations of Discovery, and to explore how to make full use of Discovery in library cataloging. To this end, first discussed is the meaning of Discovery, which has a variety definitions. For the quality evaluation, 5 criteria were developed on the basis of literature review. Then this study conducted the quality evaluation on the basis of previously developed 5 criteria and usefulness of Discovery in library catalogs is thoroughly discussed. Based on these, the final discussion includes strategies for Korean LIS scholars and library practitioners to consider when applying Discovery as an integrated search tool.

The Economic Feasibility Analysis of Busan Central Library Construction - For the Four Candidate Sites - (부산대표도서관 건립의 경제적 타당성 분석 - 4곳의 후보지를 대상으로 -)

  • Kang, Hee-Kyung;Chang, Durk-Hyun;Lee, Soo-Sang
    • 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.

An Analysis on the Archivist's Perception of the Artifacts Management in Korean Central Governments (중앙행정부처 기록관리요원의 행정박물관리에 대한 인식 분석)

  • Cho, In-Sook;Kim, Hyung-Joo
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.177-191
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest some guidelines for improving the management of administrative artifacts based on the analysis on archivist's perception. The study investigated the current state of record centers and the archivist's perception in 15 ministries of Korean central government, most of the central ministries did not enact the administrative artifacts management rule. Also it isn't done correctly unlike perception of need to manage administrative artifacts. It is necessary to educate about administrative artifacts management regularly and to develop central ministries collection.

A study on the theories of national library functions (국립도서관기능론에 관한 연구)

  • 오동근
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.26
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    • pp.57-92
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    • 1997
  • This study investigates the national library functions through a study on the theories of their generally accepted functions and based on the results, suggests an idea for the improvements of the functions of the National Library of Korea, the national library of Korea. This study categorizes 22 major functions identified through the analysis on the theories into 4 categories as follows: 1. Functions related to collect and conserve the central collections 2. Functions related to bibliographic control 3. Functions related to the representative role of the nation's libraries, nationally and internationally 4. Functions related to centralized technical and reader services And based on the analysis of the operations of the National Library of Korea. And it is desirable to validate and decide the priority among the functions based on the systematic and through analysis on the operations of the Library and other related libraries.

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