Discussions on the Accessibility of School Library DLS Catalogue Records - Focused on Literary Collections -

Kang, Bong-Suk; 강봉숙; Jung, Youngmi; 정영미

doi:10.16981/kliss.50.4.201912.539

Abstract

One of the fundamental roles of libraries is to provide users with efficient and easy retrieval of materials. Various discussions have been made at domestic and abroad to improve the accessibility of materials by category, user, and collection, and at the center of this is the issue of improving classification and cataloging systems. However, there are few studies in this area dealing with the data accessibility of the DLS catalog, which is a central tool for accessing domestic school library materials. This study started from the appeal of school library users to the difficulty of searching and accessing books, especially literature. This study is an exploratory study that attempts to derive problems by finding the causes of there difficulties from various aspects. To this study, we surveyed and analyzed the current status of school library collections, the data registration of the school library support system DLS, the subject accessibility of catalog records produced through this, and the recognition and opinions of school library professionals. As a result, school library collections were highly concentrated in the literature field, and it was found that there was not enough catalog bibliographic records to provide efficient access to these collections. In addition, it was found to be somewhat lacking through the DLS search function to compensate for this. Surveys of school librarians and librarians have also identified this problem, and a rich topic index and search keyword assignments have been drawn to the majority of opinions as a way to improve access to materials in school library catalogs. As a continuous discussion on this subject, the plan for improving access to school library materials will be more concrete through future user studies and new challenges for bookshelf classification.

keywords: 학교도서관, 자료 접근성, 목록 검색 용이성, 주제 색인, 학교도서관업무지원시스템

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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society

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Vol.50 No.4

Discussions on the Accessibility of School Library DLS Catalogue Records - Focused on Literary Collections -

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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society