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A Study on the Current Status of Metaverse Utilization in University Libraries and Librarian Perceptions

  • Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2022, 33(4), pp.159-180
  • DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.4.159
  • Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 21, 2022
  • Accepted : December 6, 2022
  • Published : December 30, 2022

Jae-Ryeong Oh 1 Lee Sung Sook ORD ID 2

1충남대학교 문헌정보학과
2충남대학교

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ABSTRACT

Recently, services using metaverse in various fields are increasing, the technology is behind the metaverse is rapidly developing. Consequently, it is necessary to provide metaverse services in university libraries. Therefore, this study examined the status of using metaverse in domestic university libraries and the librarians response to it. To this end, the cases of foreign libraries and domestic university libraries were analyzed. Furthermore, an interview was conducted with nine librarians of the university library, who has running metaverse service, to collect data on the current status of the university library metaverse and perceptions of it to identify difficulties and requirements of running the service. Based on the results, it is proposing to get the differentiation of metaverse service, acquire professionals, activate education, expand the browsing feature, and select proper platforms as a way to vitalize the metaverse of domestic university libraries. It is expected that this study will help to running or planning the metaverse service of the university library.

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