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Analysis for the Tendency to Study Children’s Services in the Field of Library and Information Science: Focused on Masters and Doctoral theses Submitted from 1981 to 2010

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2011, 45(3), pp.303-325
  • DOI : 10.4275/KSLIS.2011.45.3.303
  • Publisher : 한국문헌정보학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : July 15, 2011
  • Accepted : August 21, 2011

Jeong-Ja Kong 1

1안성시립중앙도서관

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to compare the tendency to study children’s services in libraries korea and in North America in order to analyze the implications for future studies in the field of Library and Information Science. Looking at masters and doctoral theses submitted from 1981 to 2010, we analyzed 110 theses in Korea and 89 theses in North America. After reviewing the abstracts of the theses, we classified their subjects into six categories, including the materials, services, programs, administration and management, type of children, and the theory and history behind each library’s services. Four things stood out from the study. First, the number of theses in Korea has had a sharp increase recently, but in North America there has been a steady increase for a longer period of time. Second, the theses about library programs are approximately 50% in Korea, but in North America 50% of those theses were about materials for children. Third, in Korea about 90% of the theses are for master’s degree, while approximately 90% in North America are for doctoral degree. Fourth, looking at each of the different categories, Korea seemed to focus on the services and programs offered and the administration and management, while North America focused on the materials offered, the type of children to partake in the services and the theory and history behind the services offered.

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