Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society (한국도서관정보학회지)

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A study on the improvements of Foreign Research Information Center from the perspective of librarians in charge

외국학술지지원센터 개선방안에 관한 연구 - 운영 담당자의 관점을 중심으로 -

  • Received : 2018.08.20
  • Accepted : 2018.09.07
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Although academic library budgets have been decreasing, the rates of print and electronic journal subscription price have consistently increased. In response to this, as part of efforts to ensure access to foreign academic materials, the Ministry of Education and Korea Education & Research Information Service (KERIS) have initiated and operated Foreign Research Information Center (FRIC) since 2006, pursuing shared acquisition and sharing of foreign print journals. This study investigates the roles/values, issues raised by stakeholders, improvements in services, and new service elements of FRIC through the in-depth interviews with librarians in charge of FRIC in addition to examining its current state. The findings show that FRIC has contributed to sharing of academic materials and to promoting research. However, it was also found that the five types of stakeholders (i.e., the Ministry of Education/KERIS, universities/libraries, users, FRICs, and publishers/agencies) have diverse issues and problems with FRIC. Therefore, this study makes some suggestions to address the issues in terms of policy, system, management, and service.

대학도서관의 예산은 감소하는데 반해 해외 출판사의 인쇄학술지 및 전자저널 구독비용은 꾸준하게 상승하고 있다. 이에 따라 교육부와 KERIS는 해외 학술자료에 대한 접근성 확보차원에서 해외 인쇄학술지 분담수서 및 공동 활용을 위한 외국학술지지원센터 사업을 2006년부터 시행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 최근 수년 동안의 FRIC 서비스 및 이용현황을 살펴보고, FRIC 담당자 10명과의 심층면담을 통해 FRIC의 역할 및 가치, 운영상의 이해관계자별 주요 이슈, 서비스 개선방안 및 신규 서비스 요소를 조사하였다. 연구결과, FRIC은 지속적으로 발전하여 활발하게 운영되고 있어 학술정보의 공동이용과 학술연구 진흥에 기여하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그렇지만 FRIC 운영에 있어 5가지 유형의 이해관계자 즉, 교육부 및 KERIS, 대학본부 및 도서관, 이용자, 타 기관 FRIC, 출판사 및 구독 대행사 등은 각기 다른 다양한 이슈사항을 가지고 있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 이슈사항을 해결하기 위한 개선방안을 제도, 시스템, 운영 및 서비스 측면에서 제안하였다.

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