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A Comparative Analysis of the Performance Evaluation System for Public Libraries (공공도서관 성과평가 체계에 대한 비교·분석)

  • Kim, Sun-Ae
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.49-72
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    • 2020
  • In a rapidly changing environment, public libraries need performance measures that can comprehensively represent their activities in order to respond to various changes, demonstrate social value, and justify input resources. However, most of the performance evaluations have been focused on specific areas or specific analysis methods. Therefore, this study looked at the efforts of advanced countries of overseas libraries to develop performance evaluation tools for public libraries in order to develop performance management tools for domestic public libraries. The implications were derived by reviewing and analyzing the direction, evaluation system, and major performance evaluation areas of public library performance evaluation. The main result was that the perspective of public library performance evaluation was shifting from input-output-oriented to outcome or impact, and the performance evaluation area was linked to the development strategy of public libraries or the role of the library. And, the government and institutions were working together to establish an evaluation system for performance management of public libraries.

International Trends in Public Library Performance Evaluation (해외 공공도서관의 성과평가 동향과 사례 연구)

  • Kwon, Nahyun;Choi, Youngok;Kim, Sun-Ae;Kim, Sin-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.111-130
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to examine international trends in performance evaluation of public libraries. We examined major theoretical models for performance evaluation and its measurement guidelines and tools in the literature. We also conducted case studies to investigate actual practices in major regional public library systems in the United States. In-depth interviews with library staff were conducted in three large U.S. public library systems along with analyses of both internal and public documents. The results of the study inform that the most noticeable trend of performance evaluation was to assess the impact of public library in the lives of citizens and the society. Guidelines and methods to measure intangible impact were developed in both international and national levels. These efforts were also found at the local library levels. While the outcome and impact measures were found to be direct reflections of strategic goals of the library systems, actual impact measures have yet to be refined in actual library practices.

A Study on Collection Performance Evaluation of Public Libraries in Korea (우리나라 공공도서관의 장서성과평가에 관한 연구)

  • Soo-Sang Lee;Soon-Young Lee
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.81-104
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    • 2023
  • This study is a case study in which collection performance evaluation was attempted using key performance indicators presented by EBSM or collectionHQ, taking three public libraries located in Geumjeong-gu, Busan as examples. Focusing on the collection performance evaluation, which evaluates the performance of the collection, not only the evaluation of individual libraries, but also the differences in the evaluation results of libraries were reviewed. The key performance indicators used are grubby items, dead items, popular author provision, popular subject provision, overstocked subject areas and understocked subject areas. The main analysis results are as follows. First, in the evaluation of the grubby items, the ratio of grubby items out of all items in all three libraries was low. Second, in the case of all dead items, the ratio was high in all three libraries, It exceeded the base value suggested by collectionHQ. Third, the Top 10 popular authors were identified, and there were differences among libraries. Fourth, in the evaluation of provision of popular subject areas, all three libraries had almost no popular subject areas. Fifth, in the evaluation of overstocked subject areas, there was no overstock at Geumsaem Library, but many at Geumjeong Library and Seodong Library. Sixth, in the subject area evaluation of understocked inventory, only Geumsaem Library showed a lack of inventory.

A Study on the Improvement of the Criteria for the Management Evaluation Related to the Means-Efficiency of Public Library (공공도서관 수단효율성관련 경영평가기준의 개선방향에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Won Joo;Hong, Hyun Jin
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.203-221
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    • 2017
  • This study is to suggest some improvement directions of the criteria for the management evaluation in order to contribute to the achievement of lasting value of the continuous development and publicity in regard to the public library means-efficiency. To this end, This study analyzed the means-efficiency evaluation criteria via theoretical review on business analysis of private enterprise and the analysis framework based on it. The improvement of evaluation criteria in regard to efficiency for the continuous development of public library are as follows. 1) Regardless of domestic and foreign, an efficiency index in the performance evaluation index of public library is absolutely insufficient. The sufficient indexes measuring efficiency which is appropriate for the concept of performance should be developed. 2) A flow data representing input and performance in certain time period is insufficient. Therefore, evaluation index consisted of flow data should be more developed. 3) Long term stock data is excluded in the term cost as it is the cost used for the long term such as fixed assets. However, it is useful as input data, which is realized through the perfect accounting.

A Study on the Management Diagnosis of Military Libraries in Korea by Analyzing Management Evaluation (우리나라 병영도서관의 평가결과 분석을 통한 운영 진단 연구)

  • Cha, Sung-Jong;Han, Jong Yup
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.49-78
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    • 2013
  • This article examines how to improve military library services by evaluating management and performance of 160 Korean military libraries in 2011. Results indicated that the average performance rate in entire areas was 59.4%. The 'facility' area and 'inter-library cooperation' area showed high performance rates (79.2% and 71.0% respectively). On the other hand, the 'strategic management plan' area and 'support' area showed relatively low performance rates (28.3% and 33.0% respectively). Results concluded that a strong commitment for strategic planning and execution by the authorities is required to enhance military library services in the future. Also, the implications of annual evaluation on military libraries should be taken accounted for improvement plans and ultimately lead to the establishment of revitalization policies for military library services.

A Study on Performance Evaluation of Informatization Projects for National Library of Korea (국립중앙도서관 정보화사업 성과평가 모형개발 및 평가에 대한 연구)

  • Kwak, Seung-Jin;Kim, Jeong-Taek;Park, Yong-Jae;Park, Ok-Nam
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.119-141
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    • 2014
  • To enhance its efficiency to improve organizations' competitiveness, performance evaluation is vital and it influences budget, policies, and human resource affairs of the organizations. The study aims to develop performance indicators for National Library of Korea (NLK) and evaluate performance based on indicators driven. As a result, the study develops 2 viewpoints for each work area of NLK - management of information system, digital resources enlargement, and the cooperative utilization system for alternative materials. It also develops total 12 indicators. Based on the evaluation;the research finally suggests strategies for performance improvement by viewpoints for NLK.

A Study on Development of Performance Indicators for Korean Public Libraries (공공도서관의 성과지표 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Gyu-Hwan;Nam, Young-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.113-139
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    • 2008
  • Under rapidly changing circumstances, public libraries are required to evaluate the performance with an integrated point of view to cope with a variety of changes. In other words, it is necessary to develop integrated library performance appraisal indicators which are both quantitative and qualitative. Recently, ISO and IFLA attempt to adopt an integrated performance evaluation system based on the Balanced Scorecard(BSC). Therefore, this study defines four aspects of the library appraisal including input, process, output and outcome, and suggests a new library appraisal system and indicators of each appraisal aspect. In the concrete, appraisal aspects were derived from ISO appraisal system, and an appraisal system and indicators were presented based on the comparison and analysis of the ones respectively used inside and outside of Korea. Finally, this study proposes the method of suitability evaluation of those performance indicators by librarians and professors in Korea.

A Study on the Awareness and Interest Level of the Performance Evaluation Book List in Middle and High School Students (교과별 수행평가 도서목록에 대한 중고교생들의 인식 및 관심 수준에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Si-Yun;Noh, Dong-Jo
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.229-244
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is investigate the level of awareness and interest of middle and high school students on performance evaluation book list, and regarding the correlation analysis of general satisfaction and academic achievement. For this purpose, each of the two middle schools and high schools in Seoul were selected, a total of 200 people were surveyed for each 50 students in each gender and grade. Research results, First, the analysis of gender and school level showed that there were differences in level of interest in performance evaluation books. Second, the analysis of differences in the level of interest in the list of performance evaluation books showed that students interested in the list of performance evaluation books spend more time evaluating performance. Third, the analysis of differences in level of awareness in the list of performance evaluation books showed that the relationship between knowledge acquisition and academic achievement was high depending on whether they were ware. There was also a significant relationship between selection criteria and general satisfaction.

A Study on Customer Satisfaction Framework for Public Library Services (공공도서관 서비스 고객만족도 평가체계에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Sun-Ae
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.193-208
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    • 2006
  • The customer satisfaction. which is close with the loyalty, rate of disconnection and re-purchase and the new customer creation is important in point of the enterprise performance measurement system. There have been a number of studies that applied different models in other to assess the customer satisfaction of public and non-public area. But the general evaluation models which are existing can't consider the discrimination characteristic of different types of products or services. And these models didn't reflect the quality of the Internet environment of the public library service which appears newly. This study delved into literature of library service and customer satisfaction evaluation and suggest the classification system of public library service and the evaluation model of customer satisfaction for public library.

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