• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.251-267
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• 2018

In this research, a sample was selected from a public library in Paju city, which operates a regional collaborative library system. They collected data on materials, usage, and acquisition. An analysis of book collection data and usage data was also conducted in order to evaluate the correlation between the usage and acquisition by comparing overlap of purchased materials. As a result, circulations and the interlibrary loan (ILL) borrowing requests were differentiated by topics according to targeted materials, and that these characteristics affect the overlap of purchased materials. The study suggested that public libraries in the region collaborative library system need to consider the paradigm of collection and access when purchasing books.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.149-160
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• 2010

In order to assure universal information access right, the present regional gap of public library infrastructure needs to be examined in Korea. The purpose of this study is to propose an effective government financial support policy to local government to bridge the regional gaps among 16 Korean wide autonomous communities. For that purpose, this study analyzed some of the per library and per capita measures, surface areas, number of librarians, number of books, total budgets and budgets for materials, etc, available in the National Library Statistics System. Then, this study reviewed changes and problems in new government financial support systems which started from 2010. Based on the results, a reformation plan of the current government financial system to national subsidy program was proposed.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.383-406
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to understand and analyse the community information services in Korean public libraries. Regarding this matter, this study first extensively analysed terms related to community information services and clearly defined the meaning of community information services. Second, this study investigated the current status of community information services in the public library. Finally, this study suggested the directions of community information services. In this study, literature studies and case studies were conducted, and the case to be discussed is online service of regional central libraries in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.45-60
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to induce the activation of public libraries in community through make use of public libraries as a plan for accomplishing regional informatization which based on regionalization and informatization. To acquire the twin goal of regional informatization and activation of public libraries, I propose a strategic plan which makes use of regional public libraries as an infrastructure of educating informatization and community-network concept. Especially those plans would cover recent background issues of super-national interest in rural welfare & development venture.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.15-28
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate how local governments implement and enforce library policies for their regional libraries to provide benefits to their community residents. To this end, this study analyzed public library polices of regional governments in Korea with their long-term and annual plans. According to the results almost regional governments included plans for public libraries in their long-term plans, however, organizations exclusively responsible for libraries were very rare. Main components of the policy mostly related with establishing public libraries. In addition, creating and supporting a small library, a library of building workforce capacity planning librarians, library cooperation system, whether to target the entire city reading promotion policies were included in the policy.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.319-337
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• 2008

This research aims to suggest ways of establishment and management of the Regional Central Libraries, which are expected to play an important role in promoting the quality of library services in metropolitan regions. The field survey for this research, however, shows that many regional governments have difficulties to establish and/or run the Libraries and the difficulties come from their inexperience in the library services. On the basis of the analysis, it suggests standard organizational structure of the Regional Central Libraries and specifies their services according to their roles and functions.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.393-412
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to suggest development plan of the Regional knowledge information services through the case study analysis between Korea and Japan public libraries. For this purpose, we analyzed literature related to the Regional knowledge information services, performed case study, and carried out a investigation which focuses on a public libraries webpage. According to the analysis, the development plan for the Regional knowledge information services was suggested as follow; that is user-friendly service, internal cooperation, external network cooperative strategy, visible public relations and recognition improvement. This study has aimed to prepare for the basic data which will help Korea public libraries to make better Regional knowledge information services in the future.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.177-197
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• 2010

Public libraries in Korea have increased dramatically in number through the last 45 years.However, compared to the public libraries of the United States of America, United Kingdom of Britain, and Japan, public libraries in Korea tended to have a higher rate of capita visits per a public library, so public libraries' infrastructure in Korea is very inadequate. This research analyzed cooperative network cases for public libraries of London Borough of Camden, Ootaku in Janpan, and Bucheon City in Korea to deduct a plan to broaden the service area and to make management more efficient by managing based on the single-administrative district area as a regional library system. With these results this research excogitated a cooperative network model and a plan to make the management more efficient. As a conclusion, as public libraries increase in numbers we need to examine the proper scale, and we need to construct a central-concentrated system to enhance management efficiency between a central library and branch lib aries or small libraries.

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.51-75
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• 2020

All public libraries are collection-based knowledge and cultural service institutions. To this end, a collection development policy is an essential and a strategic menu that every library should establish first. Regional central libraries should establish and apply optimal collection development policies to conduct the legal duties as knowledge and information centers and cooperative preservation facilities of the cities and provinces. Thus, this study analyzed and compared in detail the collection development guidelines (draft) and regulations of regional central libraries in Korea and the collection development policies of metropolitan public libraries abroad. Results showed that the policies of domestic regional central libraries were simply practical guidelines while those in most developed countries were substantial in format and content. All regional central library systems should establish and document collection development policies based on the importance of collection development, future-oriented thinking, and strategic decision. The study also suggested the basic principles and the format for this purpose.