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The objective of this study was to ascertain the multidisciplinary nature of classification system research in Korea and the current status of knowledge exchange between disciplines. A bibliometric analysis was performed on 1,187 classification system-related papers published since 2001 and their 25,078 cited references retrieved from the KCI database. The measurement of the characteristics of classification system research in each discipline was undertaken using six indicators, including research volume, research-topic embeddedness, domain-knowledge utilization, citation diversity, local network centrality, and global network centrality. The findings reveal a predominance of research publications in library and information science (LIS) and architectural engineering, which have firmly established classification systems as a pivotal research area. Inter-field citation-network analysis confirmed that LIS knowledge is widely referenced by diverse disciplines, thereby fulfilling a meta-knowledge function within classification systems research. By methodically analysing the status quo of Korean classification system studies and empirically demonstrating LIS’s interdisciplinary contribution, this study offers critical insights for future research and policy development.

The purpose of this study is to develop a MIL collaborative teaching model. The initial model of MIL collaborative teaching was developed through literature review and analysis of MIL-related models and lesson plans. Afterwards, the final model of MIL collaborative teaching was developed by securing the field applicability and content validity of the MIL collaborative teaching model through two reviews of experts consisting of seven people. The MIL collaborative teaching model consists of three class stages and six areas with contents(elements) that collaborative teachers and students should perform. The three class stages are divided into before class, during class, and after class, and the six areas consist of ‘learning starting point analysis’, ‘goal design’, ‘media selection’, ‘media and information utilization’, ‘feedback and reflection’, and ‘evaluation and sharing’. In situations where there is no MIL teacher, the MIL collaborative teaching model can be used as a guideline for teachers to improve students’ MIL.

This study proposes librarianship branding as a new strategy for the professionalization of librarianship and examines the influence of perceived library benefits on its outcomes among public library users. The study first defines the outcome factors, which consist of three factors: role-based image discrepancy, perception of librarians’ specialty, and social recognition. A survey of both users and librarians in Seoul and Gyeonggi provinces was conducted, with the librarians’ responses specifically used to generate the role-based image discrepancy factor. The findings revealed that perceived library benefits affected social recognition by mediating role-based image discrepancy and the perception of librarians’ specialty, both individually and sequentially. Particularly, role-based image discrepancy was identified as a key factor for successful librarianship branding, mediating a majority of the significant indirect effects from informational benefits. Accordingly, this study suggests that expanding direct information services is essential for librarians to effectively convey an appropriate role-based image to users. As a pioneering study that conceptualizes librarianship branding, this research is significant in presenting a new way for professionalization through benefit-driven library services.