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A Survey and Analysis of Current Collection Management State in School Libraries

  • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
  • Abbr : JKLISS
  • 2017, 48(1), pp.21-42
  • DOI : 10.16981/kliss.48.1.201703.21
  • Publisher : Korean Library And Information Science Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : February 15, 2017
  • Accepted : March 22, 2017

Sung-Jun Kim 1 ByeongKi Lee 2

1관촌중학교 사서교사
2공주대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study reports the result of the survey on collection management from 154 school libraries in Korea. The questionnaire is consisted of three section: state of collection, state of book use, and collection management system. Results reveal that (1) elementary schools and middle schools have many books for each student compared to the KLA’s School Library Standards; (2) the component ratio of literature books is the biggest in school library collections; (3) the ratio of library book use is overwhelmingly higher in elementary schools than middle schools and high schools; (4) 64.6 percent of library books in the sample are never used during 2013-2015; (5) 74 percent of libraries have its own collection management document; (6) Almost all schools compose its own committee for library management, the committee plays an important roles in the communication among school members, collection development and promotion.

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