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A Q-study on Librarians' Role Orientations (도서관 사서의 역할지향(Role Orientation)에 관한 Q 연구)

  • Jung, Hyun-Wook;Kang, Hye-Young
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.13-30
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the role orientation that librarians are expected to carry during their career-life. More specifically, this study examined the pattern of librarians subjectivism related to attitude, belief, and confidence. Q questions were made of 36 items, including personal value system and role attitude. P sample included 23 librarians. Data were collected for 8 days (from April 15, 2005 to April 22, 2005). Analyses showed the following results. First, librarians role orientations were classified into 3 types: user-centered orientation, organization-centered orientation, and expertise-centered orientation. (1) The first type librarians were interested in having good relationships with users, while emphasizing the importance of providing good services to the users. (2) The second type of librarians were concerned with social function of the library, while placing highlight on their roles as organizational members. Among them, achievement evaluation was regarded as an important indicator of personal success. They were interested in having stable organizational culture, as well as economic growth of libraries. This orientation was dominant among married members. (3) The third type of librarians focused on librarians role implementation and professional achievement. They showed interest not only in the improvement of librarians creativity and the growth of expertises, but also the expansion of retraining opportunities. This orientation was conspicuous among female librarians. Second, several commonalities and differences were consistently found among librarians. The first type was interested in user-centered orientation(user contact, need satisfaction, self dignity, etc.). The second type was interested in organization-centered orientation(creativity, expertise growth, retraining opportunity, professional achievement. self-respect, etc.).

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A Study on Jin Tai Quan Zhuan (金臺全傳): A Narration in the Form of a Xylographic Book (한국 소장 『김대전전(金臺全傳)』의 판본과 서사 연구)

  • Kim, Myung-Sin
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.41
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    • pp.85-112
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    • 2015
  • This article studies The Complete Story of JinTai(金臺全傳), a Korean and Chinese xylographic book, and wishes to makes a case for the value of this work. The Complete Story of JinTai, is an anonymous Xia-Yi (俠義) novel from the late Qing Dynasty. The oldest edition is at Nanjing Rare Book Library. This work was published in 1881 when Emperor Guangxu (光緖) ruled China. Currently, a copy of this book is at the Kookmin University Rare Book Library, however, it is somewhat different in form from that in the Nanjing Library. But it is almost the same story. The Complete Story of JinTai narratives the life story of the hero, Jintai (金臺). Jintai's appearance, alliance, ordeal, contribution, and return proceed sequentially, thus, the story gradually explicates Jintai's heroic aspects. Jintai is a young hero. Exceptionally, he married an official dancing girl. He values honor, hangs out with friends, slays a wicked villain, to the defense of the country, and eventually becomes a king. The hero of more than 500 is categorized as conductor, strategist, activist, intuitive type. They are from Geumsan Mountain, took a pledge of brotherhood, and try to resolve a national crisis. The remarkable Jintai fights wicked enemies and does battle with the villains in many conflicts.

Factors Influencing the Online Learning Behaviors of Middle School Students in South Korea (한국 중학생의 온라인 학습 행동에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Na, Kyoungsik;Jeong, Yongsun
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.263-285
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    • 2022
  • This study presented the factor analysis on constructing the new factors affecting the middle school students' online learning behaviors from the questionnaires employed among middle school students. A total of 204 students participated and the data were collected in South Korea. The sample of middle school ninth-grade students was selected and used through purposive sampling. Findings from the factor analysis provided evidence for the eight-factor solution for the 35-items accounting for 66.15% of the shared variance. A wide range of factors has been considered to identify students' online learning behaviors. The appropriate experience and use of e-learning in the middle school period is also important as it will be a critical stepstone for future education. This research provides information that has been taken into account for advancing online learning to enhance the quality of e-learning systems for middle school students. The study results provided eight new factors affecting the middle school students' online learning behaviors; that is 1) communication using social media as a learning tool, 2) intention to share information using ICT, 3) addiction of technology, 4) adoption of technology, 5) seeking information using ICT, 6) use of social media learning, 7) information search using ICT, and 8) immersion of technology. This study confirmed that middle school students prefer communication using social media as a learning tool, and value intention to share information using ICT for the most part. The data obtained based on factor analysis can highlight the online learning behaviors towards a mixture of social media learning and ICT to ensure a new educational platform for the future of e-learning. This research expects to be useful for both middle schools of online learning to better understand students' online learning behaviors and design online learning environments and information professionals to better assist students who particularly need digital literacy.

A Study on the Selection Criteria for Picture Books as Reading Materials for Middle School Students (중학생을 위한 독서자료로써 그림책의 선정 기준에 관한 연구)

  • Song-Hee Kim;Byoung-Moon So
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.297-318
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study is to propose criteria for selecting picture books as various reading education materials for middle school students and to check whether it can be applied to book selection. First, identified the educational value of picture books as reading materials and the criteria for selecting picture books by academic field through previous studies. After integrating the commonalities of various picture book selection criteria presented in previous studies by categorizing them into illustrations, text, and other categories. And it devised selection criteria that can be applied after selecting middle school students as readers. Based on the unified picture book selection criteria, a survey was conducted to ask in-service librarians about the main criteria to consider when selecting picture books for middle school students, and intensive interviews were conducted with experts who have experience in picture book education. As a result, the picture book selection criteria from previous studies were revised and supplemented with two criteria related to text, four criteria related to pictures, and five other criteria, and presented as picture book selection criteria for middle school students. To verify the practicality of the picture book selection criteria, it checked the applicability of each category of criteria to picture books recommended by the Children's Book Research Society (ages 13 and older). Out of 22 picture books for middle school students, 15 books could be applied to all categories of the selection criteria, showing significant practicality.

Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein in Esophageal Cancer: a Meta-analysis

  • Zheng, Tian-Liang;Cao, Ke;Liang, Cui;Zhang, Kai;Guo, Hai-Zhou;Li, De-Ping;Zhao, Song
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.19
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    • pp.8075-8081
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    • 2014
  • Background: The classical inflammatory biomarker, C-reactive protein (CRP), has been identified to be related to progression of esophageal cancer. Some research showed that elevated pretreatment serum CRP indicated a poor prognosis, but results have been inconsistent. Materials and Methods: We searched the Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Central Search Library for suitable studies and a meta-analysis of eleven (1,886 patients) was conducted to examine the relationship between elevated serum CRP level and overall survival (OS) in esophageal cancer cases. Moreover, correlation analyses were conducted to assess links between pretreatment serum CRP level and tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage as well as T, N, M grade, respectively. Results: The pooled analysis showed that elevated pretreatment serum CRP level was significantly associated with poorer overall survival (HR 2.09, 95%CI 1.52-2.87, p<0.01). Subgroup analyses were conducted by "country", "cut-off value", "treatment" and "number of patients", and no single factor could alter the result. Elevated pretreatment serum CRP was significantly correlated with more advanced TNM stage and T, N, M grade respectively. Conclusions: Elevated pretreatment serum CRP levels are associated with poorer prognosis in esophageal cancer patients, and could serve as a useful biomarker for outcome prediction.

Calculation of Low-Energy Reactor Neutrino Spectra for Reactor Neutrino Experiments

  • Riyana, Eka Sapta;Suda, Shoya;Ishibashi, Kenji;Matsuura, Hideaki;Katakura, Jun-ichi
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.155-159
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    • 2016
  • Background: Nuclear reactors produce a great number of antielectron neutrinos mainly from beta-decay chains of fission products. Such neutrinos have energies mostly in MeV range. We are interested in neutrinos in a region of keV, since they may take part in special weak interactions. We calculate reactor antineutrino spectra especially in the low energy region. In this work we present neutrino spectrum from a typical pressurized water reactor (PWR) reactor core. Materials and Methods: To calculate neutrino spectra, we need information about all generated nuclides that emit neutrinos. They are mainly fission fragments, reaction products and trans-uranium nuclides that undergo negative beta decay. Information in relation to trans-uranium nuclide compositions and its evolution in time (burn-up process) were provided by a reactor code MVP-BURN. We used typical PWR parameter input for MVP-BURN code and assumed the reactor to be operated continuously for 1 year (12 months) in a steady thermal power (3.4 GWth). The PWR has three fuel compositions of 2.0, 3.5 and 4.1 wt% $^{235}U$ contents. For preliminary calculation we adopted a standard burn-up chain model provided by MVP-BURN. The chain model treated 21 heavy nuclides and 50 fission products. The MVB-BURN code utilized JENDL 3.3 as nuclear data library. Results and Discussion: We confirm that the antielectron neutrino flux in the low energy region increases with burn-up of nuclear fuel. The antielectron-neutrino spectrum in low energy region is influenced by beta emitter nuclides with low Q value in beta decay (e.g. $^{241}Pu$) which is influenced by burp-up level: Low energy antielectron-neutrino spectra or emission rates increase when beta emitters with low Q value in beta decay accumulate Conclusion: Our result shows the flux of low energy reactor neutrinos increases with burn-up of nuclear fuel.

A Study on the Application to Network analysis on Importance of Author keyword based on Sequence of keyword (네트워크 분석을 통한 저자키워드 출현순서에 대한 의미 분석)

  • Kwon, Sun-young
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.9
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2018
  • This study aims to investigate an importance of Author keyword with analysis the position of author keyword. An analysis was carried out on the position of author keyword. we examined an importance of Author keyword by using degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenness centrality, eigenvector centrality. In the next stage, we performed analysis on correlation between network centrality measures and the position of keyword. As a result, degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenness centrality, eigenvector centrality both has a high value in 4th author keyword order. eigenvector centrality was the comparatively effective method to separate of author keyword order method than other 3 centrality. Correlation analysis result shows that the network analysis value are increasing in order. This study has significance in that it was able to examine the author keyword behavior. Future research is needed to identify and supplement future situational factors, behavior, and psychology.

Limited Diagnostic Value of microRNAs for Detecting Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis

  • Zhou, Xuan-Jun;Dong, Zhao-Gang;Yang, Yong-Mei;Du, Lu-Tao;Zhang, Xin;Wang, Chuan-Xin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.4699-4704
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    • 2013
  • Background: MicroRNAs have been demonstrated to play important roles in the development and progression of colorectal cancer. Several studies utilizing microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer (CRC) have been reported. The aim of this meta-analysis was to comprehensively and quantitatively summarize the diagnostic value of microRNAs for detecting colorectal cancer. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library for published studies that used microRNAs as biomarkers for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Summary estimates for sensitivity, specificity and other measures of accuracy of microRNAs in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer were calculated using the bivariate random effects model. A summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was also generated to summarize the overall effectiveness of the test. Result: Thirteen studies from twelve published articles met the inclusion criteria and were included. The overall sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio and diagnostic odd ratio of microRNAs for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer were 0.81 (95%CI: 0.79-0.84), 0.78 (95%CI: 0.75-0.82), 4.14 (95%CI: 2.90-5.92), 0.24 (95%CI: 0.19-0.30), and 19.2 (95%CI: 11.7-31.5), respectively. The area under the SROC curve was 0.89. Conclusions: The current evidence suggests that the microRNAs test might not be used alone as a screening tool for CRC. Combining microRNAs testing with other conventional tests such as FOBT may improve the diagnostic accuracy for detecting CRC.

An Analysis on the Expressive Characteristic and the Formativeness of Grunge Hair-Design Appearing in Modern Fashion -Focused on 2014~2016 Trend Collections- (현대 패션에 나타난 그런지 헤어 디자인의 표현 특성 및 조형성 분석 -2014~2016년 트렌드 컬렉션을 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Kyoungin
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.87-101
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    • 2016
  • In this study, a variety of influence in the field of design and analysis about the value of a Grunge Design and the creative design inspirations in the field of hair design to help the development of the quality of research. The research methods use the Internet publications such as local and foreign information, analysis and related research and book form, such as the network search, library goes for consideration by a literature search. The contents of this study used review of the case and by Grunge design, expressive characteristics by color, texture and form of Grunge hair design, from 2014 to 2016 trend collections in the last three years through the analysis of design by date of the case. The result of this study is, Grunge design appearing in the areas of hair design, that are grunge anti fashion like the beauty of the disorder, the disharmony, the incomplete, the kitsch, the poverty. Although Grunge means dirt, filth, rubbish as a slang but it is valuable which was raised from the anti fashion to high fashion and alternative of main stream fashion and the hair design in modern fashion also brought. In this study, we can understand the grunge hair design in modern fashion was started from lower place as alternative and forecast the potentialities, the formativeness of the grunge design and value of the beauty and grunge anti fashion the identity and the spirit appearing steadily a modern fashion influence are reflected in our next fashion and design characteristics.

A Study on the Expansion of Meta-Tag for Research Data in Scholarly Service Type of OpenURL (연구데이터와 관련된 OpenURL의학술서비스 유형 메타태그의 확장에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Sun-Tae;Lee, Tae-Young
    • Journal of Information Management
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.39-58
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents a meta-tag expanded from scholarly service types of OpenURL written in Key/Encoded-Value format, after analyzing new scholarly service types and DataCite metadata elements which are for research data publishing and services. So far, OpenURL Z39.88 standard, KEVFormat: Sch-Svc, supporting six scholarly service type only, the expansion of this standard is needed for a research data circulation. New eight scholarly service types were extracted, after analyzing and comparing with the Scopus, Web of Science, and NDSL services. And nine representative attributes were extracted, after analyzing intensively the DataCite's elements.