• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.175-178
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• 2007

With the development of industrial technology an amount of information has sharply increased and an information-oriented society had come. This information environment changed the function of library. Today's public library not only save and record the information but also encourages residents to use information and culture activities such as lifelong education. As the library plays a variety role, it has become an multiplex space. Added new function, various space has formed and each space requires their own interior images that fits it's character. Here this study is to research new changed library's characteristic in interior image through five library's on-the-spot survey.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.87-106
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• 1999

The purpose of this paper is to find out the present status of public library management. The assumptions on which this research is based are that there are differences between th theories taught at the educational institutions for librarians and the practices actually managed at libraries, and that the differences are greater in Korea than those in the United States of America as the former has a shorter library history and is a more bureaucratic society. The data were collected were collected through the questionnaires sent to fifty-five public library managers in Taegu and Kyungpook province. Forty-two respondents replied, making the returned rate of 76.4%. The results show that there exist some differences between theories and practices, but they are not so great as expected. It was found out that there is a difference between what the theorists state and what the practicing managers accept. It was also found out that the library managers agree that the new management theories and techniques can be adopted to their libraries. The hindering factors are found out, and based on the findings, a few suggestions are provided.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.217-238
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• 2019

Recently, interest in Public Lending Right has increased in Korea. This study aims to collect valuable data necessary for the discussion of the introduction of Public Lending Right by analyzing the loan statistics of 820 public libraries nationwide for five years from 2014 to 2018. In order to analyze the loan statistics of Korean public libraries, 1,178,300,000 big data provided by 'Data for Library' operated by the National Library of Korea were used. Through the analysis of loan statistics, 125 books were identified, which have been lent the most in the last five years. The study examined the 125 books to find out who are authors and Japanese authors and authors' nationality. The study also analyzed publishers and number of lending of cartoons.

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.47-67
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• 2000

This study is to evaluate the performance and suggest alternative plans of the public libraries in Taegu Metropolitan City. Regression analysis is used to fit a log-log equation to the total budget-output for all the public libraries. The results of the performance evaluation confirm that there is diseconomies of scale in library operations(${\Sigma}b_n$ 3,732). Therefore, all the public libraries should be improve productivity by restructuring of library identity, rational selection of physical sites and new branch library planning, userbased budget allocation and collection development, staffing and reengineering, optimalization of web site, and enforcement of service functions, etc.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.353-368
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to develop the categories of the bibliotherapy Program in the public libraries and to evaluate the effect of group bibliotherapy program for the decreasing aggressive behavior of the elementary school children. The effectiveness of bibliotherapy Program was very impressive and its expansion to the public library service is required.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.187-213
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to investigate application of information literacy education. Lifelong education program that accomplishes local information center lifelong education center assigned among public libraries is surveyed and analyzed by e-learning and off-line program. This study is surveyed and analyzed on information literacy lifelong education and examples and data of public library.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.127-154
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to survey the current situation of young adults' reading programs in public library. For this purpose, this study conducted a questionnaire survey to the young adults' program librarians on the current state of the young adults' reading programs. Based on the survey results, this study suggested directions of reading education. reading policy and reading programs operation in public library.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.323-341
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• 2011

In this study, the factor that affect use value of domestic public library was analysed. This study try to grasp the effect of various variables such as characteristics of the respondent and library through the measurement using CVM that extract the value by the user's statement. For this purpose, effective variables identified in the value measurement study of domestic and foreign public library was grasped and characteristics of the effective variables presented in the study examined. The factor influenced WTP representing library's value are the demographic characteristics such as gender, income, age and the using pattern such as frequency of use, time to visit. As to user's satisfaction and recognition, the recognition about librarian's satisfaction, place for resident's exchange, degree of financial support, culture-art volunteers are affecting depending on the service such as information, facilities and programs. The study comprehensively analysed the impact on the value measured by all types of public library in the nation and provided the information about property of value assessed by user according to region and scale. This information is expected to help the strategic policy making to enhance the value of library in the future.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.257-276
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• 2012

This study measures library anxiety using K-LAS for senior users, who constitute the smallest part of a public library users group. According to the findings, the overall score of library anxiety was 2.95, which was higher than the score of university students and local residents measured in previous studies. It was analyzed that the anxiety score of 'Digital Information' factor was the highest. In addition, it was found that the anxiety score was high in the old age group and the low education level group. Senior users whose intention of visit was to attend a community class and frequency of visit was lower showed higher library anxiety. This study suggests a method to reduce library anxiety of senior users, based on the analysis findings.