Korean Collections Meeting
13 March 1996, National Library of Australia
Executive Summary of the Background Documents
Background Documents:
- Results of the DNC Korean Library Materials Survey, February 1996: A Report for the Korean Collections Meeting
- Conspectus Report for Korean Library Collections in Australia
- Additional Collection Information
Executive Summary:
- Size of national Korean collection - 51,003 titles;
- Small number of Australian libraries with significant Korean collections;
- National Library holds 60 % of the national collection, followed by the National Korean Studies Centre at 13% and Sydney University at 12%
- Total National Acquisitions Budget for Korean Library materials: $A191,013
- National Library spends 48% of the national Korean acquisitions Korean acquisitions budget followed by the National Korean Studies Centre at 43%.
- Korean collection is 3% of the national Asian collection.
Note: the Asian collection size data was collected by the DNC Office 12 months ago.
- Korean acquisitions 8% of national Asian acquisitions budget.
See note above re national Asian acquisitions data.
- Conspectus not yet undertaken by a majority of libraries with Korean collections, (eg National Library, Australian National University, National Korean Studies Centre, Sydney University, and Griffith University; therefore it is difficult to provide a national profile of subject collecting strengths and future directions from the national Conspectus database.
- Both the National Library and the National Korean Studies Centre indicate that they have research level collections that support postgraduate and independent research (level 4)
- The Korean Conspectus Report indicates a level 4 collection in relation to regional geology at the University of Queensland, with the majority (80%) of current collecting strengths at below a level 3 (supports undergraduate and graduate teaching).
- The Korean Conspectus Report indicates a number of subject areas in which libraries are aiming at a level 3 as their collecting goal. The "Additional Collection Information" document also indicates a range of subject areas in which libraries with Korean collections are developing collecting strengths;
- Some cooperative collection activities in place that can provide a strong foundation for future cooperative actions, as evidenced by the consortia approach used in Melbourne for the National Korean Studies Centre, and the draft Collection and Access Agreement on Korea between the ANU and the National Library, and support for the development and use of the CJK Cataloguing system.
- Strong contact reported between Australian libraries and Korean libraries and other organisations in relation to gift and exchange of Korean library materials.
- The document "Additional Collection Information" also indicates that there are a range of subject areas in which libraries with Korean collections are interested in developing collaborative collecting agreements.
- Backlogs of uncatalogued Korean materials have been reported by a number of libraries with Korean collections;
- No structure in place for focusing from a national perspective on collection development, access and other issues in relation to Korean library collections; although respondents to the Korean survey indicated priority for the development of a range of cooperative and access activities.
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