平等から機会向上へ：
知識社会における国立図書館の新たな役割と機能

韓国　ソウル
韓国国立中央図書館
牟喆敏（モ・チョルミン）

パワーポイント

Beyond Equality to Better Opportunity

New role and function of a National Library in a Knowledge Society

WLIC 2010: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
132. National Library Section

August 14, 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden
Chul-Min Mo
National Library of Korea

CONTENTS

I . Library Changes
II. New strategies
III. New services based on open access
IV. Conclusion

Library Changes - Environment

Emerging knowledge society in Korea

Since the financial crisis Korea suffered in the late 1990s, the importance of knowledge management has been increased.

Library Patrons

Prosumer and digital natives of information and knowledge

Easily access digital content services on mobile and PC via internet

Demand differentiated services

Publication Market Trend

E-book publication achieved a 900% of growth in 2004-2009

(unit: title number)

Year 2004

E-book 25,267

Printed Book 36,391

2005

E-book 36,732

Printed Book 43,585

2006

E-book 77,417

Printed Book 45,521

2007

E-book 53,303

Printed Book 41,094

2008

E-book 142,705

Printed Book 43,099

2009

E-book 230,271

Printed Book 42,192

※ Data: Korean Publication Yearbook 2009

Function Changes - function

Function of library in a knowledge society

Information collection/management
↓Information delivery through various channels
Differentiated Information & knowledge service

Library computerization
↓Increasing convenience by informatization
High-level Library informatization

Printed materials
↓Collection of content in different formats
Multimedia/web resources

Supply(manager)-centric
↓Personalized service to meet the needs of users
Demand(user)-centric

Purchase collection based on ownership concept
↓Service accessible by anyone, anywhere
Collection Development Based on open access concept

Individual library
↓Sharing useful information of other institutions
Network-oriented library

Library Changes - tasks

Tasks as a knowledge manager

• Library Network & Collaboration
• Enriched Content/Collection
• Differentiated User Service

Library Changes - strategies

New Strategies of the National Library of Korea in a knowledge society

Digital Collection Expansion

Legislation for digital content service

Organization & Preservation for Digital Resources

Knowledge/Information Service Expansion

Service infrastructure upgrade

New Service beyond Equality

Better service for the disabled and the disadvantages

Collaboration at Home & Abroad

Global network with libraries around the world

Service in cooperation with domestic libraries

New strategies - legislation amendment

Legislation for Digital Library Service

Amendment in “Library Law” serving as a legal foundation for online data collection (March 2009)

- Expansion of library materials from offline to online contents

- NLK is empowered to collect online materials.

- Legal deposit of digital file is stipulated for the production and distribution of alternative materials for the disabled.

New provisions of “Copyright Law” about the coping right for the online material collection (March 2009)

- Making copy of online materials for preservation is allowed

- Transmission of full-text database among libraries is allowed when copyright fee payment is made

New strategies - Digital Collection Expansion

Organization & Preservation for Digital Resources

OASIS (Online Archiving and Searching Internet Sources)

• Web Site
• Web Document
• Electronic Book
• Electronic Journal

• Valuable internet data at national level
• Operated by NLK since March 2004
• 470,000 digital resources
• 54,000 publicly open resources
• Used metadata : Dublin Core

New strategies - Service infrastructure upgrade

Dibrary portal (Digital Library Portal Service)

116.13 million items, 1,340 linking institutions

National Digital Library

• Opened in 25 May 2009
• Size: total floor area of 38,014 ㎡(three-story building with five basement levels), 550 seats
• Construction period/total project cost : Dec. 2002-2008 /KRW123.7 bn. ($ 112 mil.)
• Facilities : space for library users (B3-B1), repository stacks (B3-B5/12 mil. books), office

National Digital Library

Productivity Computer Cluster

A specialized workspace where users can search and access digital information, prepare documents and print, utilize largescreen monitors and multiple monitors

Digital Editing Zone

An area where users can edit multimedia content they produced in a studio, using a special editing program and editing equipment exclusive to the library

National Digital Library

Multiplex

A place where users can access multimedia materials in the Digital Library’s collection through the use of large-screen monitors

Video / Audio / UCC Studios

Studio facilities where anyone can produce UCC or professionalquality multimedia contents

National Digital Library(B2/B3)

National Digital Library

Digital Arts Gallery

New Service based on open access

Free provision of digital contents to the poor and to people in remote areas

Access
↓
Website
↓
Search/manage books and data on loan
↓
KOLASYS-Net
↓
Comprehensive Management of list
↓
Search a list
↓
Database of list

KOLASYS-Net
↓
Search/manage books and data on loan
Manage books and data
↓
Website

Website
↓
Search
↓
NDL-Net
↓
Mutually linked network

The National Library of Korea, “Dibrary”, “Edunet”search
↓
Return search results
NDL-Net
↓
Mutually linked network
↓
Viewer
↓
Website

New Service for beyond equality

Offering electronic book service for free

Plan to collect 47,000 e-books and 1 million items including e-journals, videos, music and images

New Services based on open access

Running information literacy education program

• Weekdays (2 times) and Weekends programs
• Included web trends, how to use digital library facilities and equipment, etc.
• Various participants lays

Narrowing the Information Gap for the disabled

Braille books

• 2003~2009 5,000Braille
• 2010 + 2,000Braille

Service for disabled person

“Book sharing program”→June,2010→“DAISY”

“support for toll-free phone service”→July,2010→080-333-6688

Narrowing the Information Gap for the disabled

Public library, Baraille library → Single Gateway → “Portal”(able.dibary.net)”

Conclusion

Towards better information provision

• Open access based information and knowledge service
• Active participation to Open access repository in Korea
• Control and keep balance between Gutenberg/Electronic Galaxy
• Collaboration with global and regional partners

Thank you

If you have question, send me e-mail nlkpc@mail.nl.go.kr