@article{ART003206278},
author={Donggue Lim and Park Eun Gyung},
title={An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1225-598X},
year={2025},
volume={59},
number={2},
pages={149-169},
doi={10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149}
TY - JOUR
AU - Donggue Lim
AU - Park Eun Gyung
TI - An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness
JO - Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2025
VL - 59
IS - 2
PB - 한국문헌정보학회
SP - 149
EP - 169
SN - 1225-598X
AB - This study aims to analyze the relationship between acquisition costs, resource usage, and faculty research performance at large universities and to provide empirical evidence for developing strategic initiatives and optimizing resource allocation in university libraries. The study examined 59 large universities with over 10,000 enrolled students. The findings indicate that while acquisition costs and spending on electronic resources have increased, the number of loans and overall publication output of full-time faculty members have declined. Conversely, SCI/SCOPUS publication output and the number of cited papers have shown an upward trend. A significant positive correlation was identified between SCI/SCOPUS publication output and both international publication output and the number of top 1% most-cited papers. This study recommends that university libraries enhance their research support by adopting performance-based resource allocation strategies, establishing quantitative evaluation metrics, fostering researcher-centered collaboration, tailoring resource management to specific disciplines, and improving government support for electronic resource subscriptions.
KW - Large Universities;University Libraries;Acquisition Costs;Resource Usage;Research Performance
DO - 10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
ER -
Donggue Lim and Park Eun Gyung. (2025). An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 59(2), 149-169.
Donggue Lim and Park Eun Gyung. 2025, "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness", Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, vol.59, no.2 pp.149-169. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
Donggue Lim, Park Eun Gyung "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 59.2 pp.149-169 (2025) : 149.
Donggue Lim, Park Eun Gyung. An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness. 2025; 59(2), 149-169. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
Donggue Lim and Park Eun Gyung. "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 59, no.2 (2025) : 149-169.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
Donggue Lim; Park Eun Gyung. An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 59(2), 149-169. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
Donggue Lim; Park Eun Gyung. An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science. 2025; 59(2) 149-169. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
Donggue Lim, Park Eun Gyung. An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness. 2025; 59(2), 149-169. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
Donggue Lim and Park Eun Gyung. "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Acquisition Costs, Resource Usage, and Research Outcomes in Large University Libraries, and Strategies for Enhancing Research Competitiveness" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 59, no.2 (2025) : 149-169.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2025.59.2.149
