Categorization of Korean Language Collections Level of North American Research Universities
Abstract
As a result of increased interest in the international status and culture of Korea, Koreanology is growing among research universities in the North American region. Though the number of Korean language collections is increasing, it is still at a level of one-seventh and one-fourth of Sinology and Japanology, respectively. Taking the overall view of the status of Korean language collections operated by research universities in the North American region through statistical analysis, this study pinpointed the library clusters that the Korean government needs to support strategically by categorizing their advancement forms. As a result, it was found that there are universities which have a high potential for Koreanology to advance as the setup level of the major is high, but they have low library operation levels, and in such clusters there is no librarian specialized in Koreanology.
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- Frontmatter
- Understanding Chinese Undergraduates’ Continuance Intention to Use Mobile Book-Reading Apps: An Integrated Model and Empirical Study
- Categorization of Korean Language Collections Level of North American Research Universities
- Role Expectations in Public Digital Cultural Resources Integration Projects
- Intra- and Inter-institutional Collaborative Pairing Trends of LIS Field in South Korea
- Does Africa’s LIS Education Address New Forms of Digital Content and Related Right?
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