Key to the Treasure TroveAccessing the Digital Library at KNAL

by

Joy KimUniversity of Southern California

Summary

• The Contract• Preparation• Databases• Usage Statistics• Limitations• Future Plans

The Contract

Exclusive Contract Signed in April 2002 at USC http://isd-db.usc.edu/now/story.lasso?ID=32848

Access for One Year

Reciprocation from USC: Visiting Librarian (Double Benefit to the Korean Heritage Library!)

Preparation

The KDL Client Set Up on 5 Computers in the USC East Asian Library

Windows 2000 and Up Recommended

Databases

Updated Regularly at: http://www.nanet.go.kr/dl/search_introduce04.html#01

As of Feb 28, 2003,

Over 4 Million Items

in Over 40 Million Pages

And Keep Growing!

Database Types

Bibliographic

Full-Text

Bibliographic Databases Monographs Dissertations ’45- Periodicals Index, ’45- Serials/Newspapers/Non-Book (A/V) Seminar Papers Reports to Governments Government Publications White papers, Annuals, etc. Historical Treaties and Laws Analysis of Current Issues, etc. etc.

Full-Text Databases• Monographs 단행본 • Government Publications 정부간행물 • Social Science Dissertations 사회과학분야학위논문 • Social Science Journals 사회과학분야학술지 • Seminar Papers 세미나자료 • Rare Books 고서 • Historical Newspapers 폐간신문 • Documents on Korea held by Overseas Libraries

해외소재한국관련자료• Historical Treaties and Laws• Legislations 입법부발간자료 and MUCH MORE!

USC’s Usage Statistics

From April, 2002 to January 2003,

426 search queries were logged

430 full-text items accessed

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SearchesFulltext Display

The Most Popular Database(can you guess?)

Dissertations Database석박사학위논문

Limitations

Printing on Paper Only--No Electronic Output for Copyright Concerns

Confined to Designated Machines in USC/EAL

Printing Slow (PDF File) No List for Available Serials

In the Near Future…

Will be Open to All Overseas Libraries!

No Reciprocation Required!

Contact

Mr. Kwang-Jin Kim

Director of Planning, Budget, & Audit

Korean National Assembly Library

Tel: 011-822-788-4138

Email: kjkim@nanet.go.kr (Korean)

intlcoop@nanet.go.kr (English)

Questions?

Joy Kim

Tel: 213-740-2329

Email: joykim@usc.edu

Sun-Yoon Lee

Tel: 213-821-1567

Email: sunyool@usc.edu