South Korea – Access

National Research Council of Science & Technology and Elsevier sign pilot agreement to support open access publishing alongside continued research access in South Korea

Open Access, PublishersDecember 22, 2020

(18 Dec 2020) South Korea’s National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) and Elsevier, a global research publishing and information analytics provider, today announced a new three-year agreement that will provide South Korean researchers access to global academic research and offer them Open Access (OA) publishing options from January 1, 2021. The agreement provides 25 government-funded research…

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S. Korea builds more libraries in Vietnam

Asia Pacific, LibrariesSeptember 30, 2019

(19 Sep 2019) The culture ministry of Korea said Thursday it has opened three additional libraries for Vietnamese students as an official development assistance (ODA) project, bringing the total number of such libraries to 14 in the Southeast Asian nation. More details can be found here.

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S. Korea announces 5-year plan to improve public libraries

LibrariesFebruary 1, 2019

(24 January 2019) Public libraries in South Korea will be implementing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to provide smarter services designed to meet various demands including job searching, childcare, health, and other needs. Read the full story for more details.

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South Korea promises new crackdown on pirate sites

Asia Pacific, CopyrightJanuary 14, 2019

(13 January 2019) The government in South Korea says that it shuttered 25 pirate sites in 2018 and arrested the operators of more than half of them. It also announced the launch of a new response center to more quickly deal with pirate sites via blocking. Thousands of platforms are already blocked in the country. South…

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Eighty-two cases of offspring named as co-authors in South Korea

Asia Pacific, PublishersJanuary 31, 2018

(29 January 2018) Some 82 cases of professors listing their secondary school offspring as co-authors in academic papers have been unearthed by an investigation by South Korea’s ministry of education, writes Aimee Chung. The discovery has prompted referrals to ethics committees at 29 universities – including some of the country’s top institutions – where the…

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South Korean universities reach agreement with Elsevier after long standoff

Asia Pacific, PublishersJanuary 16, 2018

(15 January 2018) After a months-long standoff, a consortium of hundreds of South Korean universities has reached a new deal with scientific publisher Elsevier for access to ScienceDirect, a database containing content from 3,500 academic journals and thousands of electronic books. The agreement, which includes price hikes between 3.5% and 3.9%, was concluded shortly before…

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Asia on the heels of US And Europe in patent applications at WIPO

Asia Pacific, UncategorizedMarch 18, 2016

(16 March 2016) China, Japan and South Korea are among the top five countries filing international patent applications at the World Intellectual Property Organization, while the United States continues to lead in patent and trademark applications. Far behind, developing countries seem to be having a hard time catching up. Intellectual Property Watch has the story…

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Libraries in Korea evolve into cultural complexes

Asia Pacific, LibrariesFebruary 1, 2015

(30 January 2015) Korea.net recently visited several libraries which are no longer spaces where people just read books. They are in transition, becoming cultural centers where people are provided with lectures on the humanities and can receive practical training. Visitors also have access to digital information and have a chance to watch films. Although these…

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Bibliotheca launch strategic partnership for South Korean market

TechnologyOctober 30, 2014

(28 October 2014) Bibliotheca today announces an exciting new strategic partnership that will bring the breadth of their library solutions directly to the South Korean market. Continuing with its focus on the international expansion of library solutions, Bibliotheca today announces a new strategic partnership with the former Executive leadership team of Korean-based ECO that will…

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The Hyundai Card Travel Library offers a classy travel experience

Asia Pacific, LibrariesJuly 19, 2014

(18 July 2014) The Hyundai Card Travel Library, which opened in Cheongdam-dong in May as part of the company’s long-term project to promote design, offers its customers a classy cultural experience, reports The Korean Herald. This new library is currently the world’s largest travel-specific library, with some 14,700 books. The story with terrific images is here.…

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