@article{ART002627752},
author={Jae Hwang Choi and Jongwook Lee},
title={Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America},
journal={Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society},
issn={2466-2542},
year={2020},
volume={51},
number={3},
pages={197-221},
doi={10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jae Hwang Choi
AU - Jongwook Lee
TI - Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America
JO - Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
PY - 2020
VL - 51
IS - 3
PB - Korean Library And Information Science Society
SP - 197
EP - 221
SN - 2466-2542
AB - This study aims to compare the statistical indicators of libraries of 57 Korean universities and 116 North American universities using Rinfo and ARL statistics respectively. The authors compared twelve similar statistical indicators and found that North American academic libraries were superior in ‘volumes in library’, ‘electronic books’, ‘total staff’, ‘total library materials expenditures’, ‘total items borrowed’, ‘total items loaned’, ‘library presentations to groups’, and ‘participants in group presentations’, compared to Korean academic libraries. Although Korean academic libraries showed higher numbers in ‘annual gate count’, ‘reference transactions’, ‘initial circulations’, and ‘full-text article requests’, there exist some differences in definitions and scopes of these indicators between Rinfo and ARL, needing cautious interpretation of results. The findings of the study imply the needs of expanding support for academic libraries that play pivotal roles in increasing competitiveness of teaching and research of universities. It was also found that systematic management and improvement for statistical indicators of Rinfo are necessary.
KW - Academic Libraries;Statistical Indicators;North American Universities;Korean Universities;Comparative Analysis
DO - 10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
ER -
Jae Hwang Choi and Jongwook Lee. (2020). Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 51(3), 197-221.
Jae Hwang Choi and Jongwook Lee. 2020, "Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America", Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol.51, no.3 pp.197-221. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
Jae Hwang Choi, Jongwook Lee "Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 51.3 pp.197-221 (2020) : 197.
Jae Hwang Choi, Jongwook Lee. Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America. 2020; 51(3), 197-221. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
Jae Hwang Choi and Jongwook Lee. "Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 51, no.3 (2020) : 197-221.doi: 10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
Jae Hwang Choi; Jongwook Lee. Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 51(3), 197-221. doi: 10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
Jae Hwang Choi; Jongwook Lee. Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society. 2020; 51(3) 197-221. doi: 10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
Jae Hwang Choi, Jongwook Lee. Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America. 2020; 51(3), 197-221. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
Jae Hwang Choi and Jongwook Lee. "Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 51, no.3 (2020) : 197-221.doi: 10.16981/kliss.51.3.202009.197
