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A Study on the Digital Reference Service using Electronic Bulletin Boards in Academic Libraries through Content Analysis

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
  • Abbr : JKOSIM
  • 2013, 30(4), pp.175~193
  • DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2013.30.4.175
  • Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 29, 2013
  • Accepted : December 23, 2013
  • Published : December 30, 2013

Park Hee Jin 1 Park, Sung Jae 1

1한성대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate the current state of digital reference services using electronic bulletin boards in Korean academic libraries and to suggest improvements. Through the examination of 205 academic library websites, 56 libraries were identified to use electronic bulletin for digital references. The digital reference service questions and responses from four libraries were further analyzed: the types of reference question, the structure and accuracy of answers, and digital reference completion time. The implications of this study for future research and practice lie in its provision of a systematic way to design practical guidelines for virtual reference services.

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