2024, Vol.24, No.4

Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.81

pISSN : 1598-1487 / eISSN : 2671-7247
https://journal.kci.go.kr/jksarm

This study analyzed the main research areas of archival studies in domestic master's theses. The publication status was determined by examining 2,225 theses published from 2002 to 2024. Thesis titles were categorized into three areas: research domain, research object, and research focus, with keywords extracted, clustered, and analyzed. The results showed that master's theses accounted for 96.7% (2,152) of the total. Analysis of thesis titles also revealed that the research domain primarily covered “specific records/institutions,” the research object included “utilization / record management / records,” and the research focus centered on “current status and improvement plans.” In addition, examining changes in research areas showed active research across various subjects over the past 20 years, with notable increases in studies on information technology, archival studies, digital archiving, education, and curriculum over the past decade. This study contributes to the field by analyzing research areas in archival studies, providing the foundational data for understanding the intellectual structure of domestic archival studies.

The official documents of the Japanese Government-General of Korea were created within a unified institutional and operational context; however, they were later dispersed across multiple institutions, resulting in a loss of contextual integrity and challenges in accessibility and utilization. This study aims to address these issues by proposing a metadata description framework based on Records in Contexts (RiC) to enhance connectivity among these documents while preserving their context. A literature review was conducted to explore the concept and distribution of these documents, as well as the development and attributes of the RiC-Conceptual Model (RiC-CM) and RiC-Ontology (RiC-O). Following this, an analysis of the metadata elements used by major institutions holding these documents was performed to identify essential descriptive components, such as document titles, creator names, temporal elements, media information, and identifiers. To effectively apply the RiC standard, appropriate RiC-CM and RiC-O elements were systematically organized, illustrated, and exemplified for each component. The study's findings provide a foundational framework for improving the management and accessibility of these documents, ensuring the preservation of their historical value and attributes.

Based on the recognition that the context and utility of legislative activity records have not been sufficiently explored in the literature, this paper examines the unique characteristics of members of parliament and legislative activities. It uses the case of standing committees to reveal the utility of legislative activity records, including their deliberative value.