2013, Vol.24, No.2

Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.82

pISSN : 1229-2435 / eISSN : 2799-4767
https://journal.kci.go.kr/kbiblia

The purpose of this study is to present a management improvement suggestion for better user satisfaction. For this, this research looked into the current issues of public libraries with literature review. Then a survey of eight hundred users in four libraries in Y-gu, D Metropolitan City was conducted to figure out users’ needs. As a result, the purpose of use, visit frequency and programs demanded are turned out to show statistically significant differences. Based on this result, finally, this study suggests an advisable management direction for public libraries and practical ways to improve user satisfaction.

The purpose of this study is to develop a measurement tool for self-image of the teacher librarian by semantic differential meaning scale and to analyse the correlation between their self-image and individual characteristics. This study suggests that the teacher librarians have regarded themselves as friendly, planned, sensitive and cooperative persons as well as persons with discernment. On the other hand, there are some negative self-images such as partial, poor and uninfluential persons plus disregarder and a reserved persons. The educational career of teacher librarians’ background has influence on evaluation area of the self-image. This result shows that senior teacher librarians’ role performance as a adviser or a leader is very important. So mediator role of KLA and KSLA has to be reinforced to beat the exchange and collaboration between the senior and the junior teacher librarians. It is necessary to appoint the teacher librarians obligatorily in oder to feel their professional security and sense of achievement, also to appreciate expertise of them through role clarification among the human resources of the school library.

The purpose of this study is to analyze status of information service and to suggest its activation strategies after establishing its category in the school library. As a result of establishing scope and contents of information service, materials of information offering and guide are converged on reading education and information literacy curriculum integrated subjects. But the arrival rate of information service is very low like 48.2% under the 2012 Korean Libraries' Management Evaluation. It is especially poor to raise self resilience and school participation of students with information service involved in the affective domain such as readers' advisory service and bibliotherapy. In order to activate its information service, there is an urgent need for systems improvement in placement of the teacher librarian. It is also necessary to reinforce the status of information literacy instruction under the nation-level curriculum and continuous base expansion as a core information service of the school library. Service development for readers' advisory service and bibliotherapy is also needed to contribute to solving problem and stress situation of the student. The school library has to make an effort to connect its information service with local communities for the school community.