According to the Korean Library Law, a Library Development Committee was established under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Sports. The presidential decree stipulates the organization and responsibilities of the Committee and the necessary matters related to its operation. The Library Development Committee consists of 20-30 members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman. The chairman is the vice minister of culture and sports, the vice chairman is the director of the National Central Library, and the members are the Economic Planning Institute, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The heads of each department designate the second-or third-level civil servants responsible for library business; Members also include the president of the library association established according to law; Teachers of library science or literature and information science entrusted by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and other personnel with rich knowledge and experience in library business shall be entrusted by various departments for a term of three years. 1) Basic policies and operation plans of the library; 2) Establish the library information cooperation network system, and adjust and operate its functions; 3) matters related to the establishment and operation of the library revitalization fund; 4) Important issues related to library development shall be put forward by the Minister of Culture and Education for consideration.
The sources of library revitalization fund are government donations (grants), donations from legal persons, groups or individuals, and fund operating income. 1. Purchase domestic and foreign materials, catalogue, process and provide them to the public.
2. Manage the legal contribution of Korea.
3. Exchange resources with the library.
4. The production and standardization of various bibliographies and the operation of the international standard numbering system.
5. Computerized management of national document information system and library cooperation scheme.
6. Cooperate with foreign libraries for international information exchange.
7. To guide and support the business and cultural activities of other libraries and libraries in China and the on-the-job education of librarians.
8. To be responsible for the research on the development policy of library cause, compile the teaching materials of library, and hold seminars on public library business. In order to improve the delivery rate of publications, from April 1997, the system of 1 delivering publications on behalf of regional libraries was implemented, and it is planned to expand gradually. Its purpose is to reduce the burden of contributors, integrate the existing diversified delivery system, and also widely collect local publications.
The collection of information in the library is carried out in accordance with the collection policy. The collection policy has been reviewed and decided by the Collection Construction Committee, which is responsible for reviewing the basic principles of collection construction and other related matters of library material selection. The Committee is composed of experts in various fields entrusted by 1 1 Museum. In recent years, faced with a huge number of new books published around the world every year, libraries are actively exploring what media and methods to use to purchase and collect materials.
For the collection of domestic publications, the main channel is to accept submissions. For the collection of foreign language materials, the National Central Library specially employs and entrusts more than 90 domestic experts in various fields to form a foreign language materials selection committee, which is responsible for the selection and consultation of foreign language materials in related professional fields.
The main target of foreign language data collection is: 1. Information about Korean content. 2. Various reference books needed for reading domestic materials. 3. National decrees and government publications. 4. Drafting reference materials for national policies. 5. Publications of international institutions. 6. Library science informatics materials, etc. 7. The collection of foreign periodicals focuses on academic periodicals lacking in university libraries. Most of the periodicals collected by Japanese and American governments and international institutions are obtained through international exchanges. Among the collected foreign language materials, English is the main language, followed by Japanese, Chinese, German, French and other languages. In principle, the translated materials are not included in the scope of collection.
1998, the total acquisition and selection funds for museums were 2.8 billion won, of which the acquisition and selection funds for foreign language materials were about 1 1 billion. The specific practice of purchasing foreign materials is that the staff responsible for selecting foreign materials will submit the prepared materials to be selected to the Foreign Materials Selection Committee through the publication catalogue provided by publishing houses in various countries and the online publication information and book catalogue, and the members will make a selection according to the submitted materials. Finally, the books and materials to be purchased are determined by signing an annual supply contract or purchasing through domestic bookstores. 1997 * * Selected 1 1, 700 volumes of foreign language materials. In terms of information exchange and collection, the library has established international exchange relations with 29 1 libraries and various academic groups in 92 countries around the world. From 65438 to 0997, about 30,000 volumes of information were collected through international exchanges.
The entrusted materials include the publications issued by eight international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Europe, the publications of the United States and Canadian governments, and the publications of China and Taiwan Province provinces.
As the traditional cultural heritage of the Korean nation and important materials for studying Korean studies, the National Central Library has always attached great importance to its collection. The Ancient Books Committee, with the curator as the chairman and famous professors from many domestic universities, was established to consult and decide the basic policies for the construction of ancient books in the collection.
The ancient books collected in the library refer to the oriental versions published before 19 10 or in the form of manuscripts. After that, it was published, and its content was in the form of oriental materials, which was also within the collection scope. The museum has considerable funds for the collection and development of ancient books every year. For example, 1994 is1600,000 won. In addition, from 199 1, 25 million won can be obtained from the National Fund for the Promotion of Literature and Art every year as an ancient books fund. In recent years, the focus of the ancient books project is to investigate and photocopy Korean classical documents collected abroad. At present, the museum accepts about 65,438+0,800 books submitted, donated and purchased every year, and collects about 500 books at home and abroad.
By1998,65438+ February, the National Central Library of Korea had 3.3 million books, an increase of 65438+10,000 books every year, including Korean/kloc-0.94 million books, 260,000 books in western languages, 200,000 books in Japanese and 70,000 books in Chinese. 65,438+05,000 serial publications of the Korean government and foreign governments; 19/kloc-230,000 ancient books published 0/0 years ago; 470,000 non-book materials, including maps, tapes, videotapes, floppy disks and various electronic publications, greatly enriched the collection. The National Central Library of Korea has been committed to the automation of library business since the mid-1970s, and it is the earliest library with automation system in Korean library field. 1976, the Korean government conducted research and demonstration on library automation, and then the library was officially launched. 1982 set up a "computer room", 1987 formulated a comprehensive computerized development plan for the national central library, 1988, 1993 added computers. Starting from 199 1, business processing systems such as purchasing, cataloging, retrieval, continuous publication management and non-book information management used by libraries have been developed, and the Central Library Automation System (CENTLAS) has been built. In addition, the library business software of microcomputer and large computer system has been developed.
1980, the library developed KORMARC for books. KORMARC for serial publications and non-book materials was developed in 199 1, and KORMARC for ancient books was developed in 1992. Subsequently, after many revisions, the draft national standard specification in the form of KORMAC was formulated in July 1992, and KORMARC's national standard "Korean cultural automation catalogue (single use)" was released in October/kloc-0, and KORMARC was developed in the same year for standard control. Later, KOMARC national standards for continuous publications and non-book materials were introduced one after another. Because of the formulation of these national standards, they are widely used. 99% public libraries, 92% university libraries and 74% professional libraries have adopted KORMARC.
As the national bibliographic data center, the library is responsible for editing and publishing Korean national bibliographies such as the General Catalogue of Publications of the Republic of Korea, Naben Monthly, Comprehensive Index of Academic Works and Joint Catalogue of Foreign Language Books, and has established various databases. After 1945, all the collection catalog information has been entered into the computer. 1996 uses an online directory retrieval system with more than 50 terminals. Bibliographic data can be retrieved by the title, author, keywords, classification number and ISBN number of the data. In particular, the database of ancient books created by 199 1 has been completed, with 63,583 kinds of rare books. Because a large number of Chinese characters are used in the ancient books database, a collection of 15000 Chinese characters has been developed, including 4888 Chinese characters in Korean national standard KSC560 1 standard font.
The National Central Library makes the bibliographic data of the library into CD-ROM for use. 1994 developed the CD-ROM of Korean Bibliographic Information System, which contains ordinary books and dissertations since 1945, and distributed it to various domestic libraries, research institutions and major public institutions. The library can use this system to process the collected materials on the microcomputer, which avoids the repetitive work of classification and cataloging and saves money. At that time, the National Central Library distributed 2000 CDs free of charge for the purpose of popularization. Now it is sold through the Library Association. So far, the database has stored 6.5438+0.37 million pieces of data. The museum also built a CD tower for readers, each of which can hold 500 CDs. All the historical materials of North Korea are made into CDs for public distribution. 1995, the library began to establish a full-text database. The database can browse the contents, abstracts and full texts on the network. At present, a full-text information database of dissertations, academic journals and rare books has been established, which is connected with the Internet and can serve from the Internet.
In order to further improve the level of business automation and develop services more effectively, the library is transforming the built CENTLAS system from serial host mode to client-server mode, and developing integrated system software from 1997. The system can handle all the materials such as books, serial publications, non-book materials and ancient books in an integrated system software, which is expected to be completed by the end of 1998. The system can be used online after completion.
The National Central Library provides literature and information services through networking with the outside world. At 1992 and 1993, it was connected with Clairvoyance and microcomputer communication HITEL of Korean public information communication network DACOM. In recent years, it has been connected to the Internet. Readers can use the Internet inside and outside the library to access information quickly and conveniently. In addition, in 1997, the library basically realized the networking with 486 libraries in three major domestic systems (public, university and scientific research), 24 local document centers and foreign libraries, and formed the Korean Library Information System Network (KOLIS-NET). The network was established according to 1983 Korea national backbone computer network construction plan. The plan will establish five backbone computer networks nationwide, among which the education and research network is one of the backbone networks. Library information network is a branch network. According to the Library Law, the Basic Plan of National Backbone Computer Network, and the relevant policies formulated by the government in 1987, with the National Central Library as the network center, the construction started from 199 1 and gradually advanced to various places. The library is the competent authority of the project and the sub-competent authority of the public library. In order to build this national library information network system, the National Central Library has set up a special institution related to this, and invested considerable funds every year, such as 1995, 137 billion won, accounting for 12.6% of the total funds.
The National Central Library has opened its home page in http://203.237.248.5/. The telephone number is 1994. We began to provide domestic academic materials and image information services in Korean, and then according to KOMARC? 1998 This comprehensive catalogue network has 350 member libraries. As a leader, the National Central Library plays an important role in the cooperation of bibliographic network construction with other public libraries, university libraries and professional libraries. Since its establishment more than 50 years ago, the National Central Library of Korea has fulfilled the functions of the National Library and carried out fruitful work according to the laws and regulations of Korean librarianship. Especially since the new building was built 1988, it has achieved rapid development. The central position and core role of the library in the national library and information system has been widely recognized by the society. Due to the reform in recent years, readers and utilization patterns have changed greatly. Now, as a national library, the library still retains the characteristics of public libraries. The future orientation is to change to the dual functions of the national library and the investigation and research library.
In order to meet the arrival of the 2 1 century, meet the information needs from all sides, and provide accurate and efficient services. In February 2000, President Kim Dae-jung put forward a comprehensive plan for library informatization. As the core institution, the National Central Library not only undertakes the service of document information collection, preservation and circulation, but also undertakes the responsibility of displaying and disseminating national knowledge and cultural heritage and carrying forward national culture to future generations. Therefore, in the face of comprehensive collection of domestic literature, the focus is on improving the delivery rate and eliminating omissions; At the same time, speed up the construction of the national literature joint catalogue database of electronic library, and build the information environment and the application of information network for this purpose; And from the current training system centered on civil servants as bookkeepers, it is further open to the training of bookkeepers in private universities and professional libraries.
As the core of the national library network, libraries are striving to establish a resource sharing service system for major information centers at home and abroad. The National Central Library has played a key role in promoting the digitalization of resources, standardization of management system, integration of comprehensive utilization and networking of services, laying a solid foundation for the development of the National Electronic Library.
In addition, the information preservation branch library completed in August 2000 fully reflects the state's emphasis on book protection. The library is a 6-storey building with 4 floors above ground and 2 floors underground, which can accommodate 4 million books, including precious wooden stacks for preserving national treasures and anti-corrosion and moth-proofing facilities for books. The National Children's Library, which will be completed in 2002, is a children's library, focusing on cultivating the thinking and creativity of the next generation, creating a good service environment, and becoming a cultural garden for children and a window for international exchanges.
South Korea's small-scale national library gives full play to its outstanding characteristics of being lean, efficient, effective in a short time, pragmatic, improving service quality and cooperation, and promotes the construction of digital library from the perspective of traditional library's resource construction cooperation and bibliography enjoyment. The closing day of the National Library of Korea is a national legal holiday (except Saturday and Sunday), the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The average annual opening day is 327 days.
Reference room: February 65438 ~ February 9: 00 ~ February 17: 00, March ~ June165438+1October 9: 00 ~ June18: 00;
Reading room: Monday to Friday from 6: 00 to 2 1: 00, winter Saturday and Sunday from 6: 00 to 17: 00, and summer from 6: 00 to 18: 00.