(28 Aug 2023) The Seoul Metropolitan Library has received a Green Library Award from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The library on Aug. 27 said it placed third in this year’s awards on Aug. 22 for its Eco Project in Seoul Metropolitan Library for SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) at the 88th…
(8 Sep 2023) Some 10 children’s books on sex education have been ousted from 36 public libraries in South Chungcheong Province since July 25, after civic and parents groups complained that they justify homosexuality or promote the premature sexualization of children. The Korean Coalition for Anti-discrimination Legislation, along with over 300 local residents, filed…
(4 Jul 2023) In an unprecedented move, all of South Korea’s top research universities have come together in a call to boycott global university rankings issued by QS, saying the United Kingdom-based ranking organization has not heeded their claim that changes made to the rankings this year are not transparent and contain “mathematical flaws”. …
(31 May 2023) Karger Publishers, a global leader in scientific publishing, has announced a ground-breaking three-year Read and Publish agreement with the KESLI (Korean E-resource Service for Library) and KCUE (Korean Council for University Education) consortia. This transformative agreement, marking one of the first multi-year deals of its kind in South Korea, highlights Karger Publishers’ unwavering…
(13 Jan 2023) R. David Lankes, the Virginia & Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship at the iSchool at University of Texas at Austin, shares his observation of visiting local libraries in South Korea. “…As part of my trip to Korea, I had the pleasure of visiting a host of innovative community libraries there. And…
(6 Dec 2022) An outdoor library that was operated in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall in Seoul between April and November was visited by more than 210,000 people, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. During the seven months, a total of 211,000 people, or 4,900 people each day, visited the outdoor library. Only 67…
(26 Sep 2022) Korea news – The number of library books taken out by students at major national universities across the country last year was reduced by half compared to four years earlier due to the growing preference for e-books and lack of library access during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of loaned library books…
(9 Sep 2022) The Gangbuk District Office in Seoul said Thursday it was introducing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based book recommendation service using big data. This service is designed to raise the revisiting rate for the libraries within the district by recommending less-known good books rather than best-selling or new books. The district office said…
(8 Sep 2022) On a recent Friday morning, the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall had a group of children browsing through books, lying on bean bag chairs, picnic mats, or swinging benches under the warm sunlight. Brightly colored bookshelves were scattered across the plaza’s open lawn space, beckoning passersby to grab one and…
(8 Sep 2022) The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism in Laos and the Asian Cultural Centre of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea are partnering to develop digital resources and capacity building in the field of culture. The project will run from 2022 to 2025 and is being funded by…