Collection Development Issues Surrounding

Korean Visual Materials

JaEun Ku, Korean Studies Librarian, UCLA

Sun-Yoon Lee, Korean Studies Librarian, USC

Survey

Survey period: March 8-14, 200728 institutions participated26 from U.S.,2 outside of U.S16 institutions do NOT have either a

Korean studies librarian or a Korean collection which has more than 50,000 Korean books

Participant Survey Participation

43%

57%

Major Korean Collection

Non Major Korean collection

Collection Size <Major Korean Collections>

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Number of Korean Films (Major Korean Collections)

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Collection Size <Non Major Korean Collections>

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350

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Number of Korean Films(Non Major Korean collection)

Series1

*Two libraries did not respond to this question

ComparisonNumber of Korean Films

Major Korean Collections

Non Major Korean Collections

Average 473(299)

122(114)

Median 250 99

Standard Deviation

695 88

Collection Level

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20

Major Korean collection Non Major Koreancollection

Korean Film Collection Level

Comprehensive

Research

Teaching

Request

Gift

Film Collection FundKorean Film Funding Source

7%

64%

18%

7%4%

Separate Film BudgetBook BudgetDiscretionary/General FundBoth(book/general)No Answer

Film Usage

• Only 8 libraries mentioned “Film studies” as one of fields for which Korean Films are used

• Film is not only used for films studies; broadly used by other subject fields

• Language / Literature / History / Cultural studies / Anthropology / Sociology / Political Science / International Relations / Media Studies / East Asian Film series

Genre

• Most show preference toward South Korean feature film (“Korean wave”)

• Some libraries choose genres selectively such as documentaries only, or North Korean films only

• 21 libraries are willing to develop more than three Korean film genres

• Other genre: Korean Animation

Korean Film Vendors

Online vendors Book vendor Local Vendor

Yesasian.comDVDfromKoreaDvdAsian.comAladdinUS.com

Panmun AseaKoryoSunyong(Beijing)

HawaiiAladdin(LA)

Cataloging

Korean Specialist(full time/part time)

Media Librarian

East Asian Librarian

No Answer

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Non Major Korean Collection

Major Korean Collection

Cataloging Practice

• Media librarian catalogs most Korean films if there is no Korean language specialist

• Collaborative work: Korean language specialist gives assistance to Media librarian

• Division of Labor: Original cataloging is done by the Korean subject specialist and copy cataloging by the media librarian

Holdings location• 22 libraries house Korean films at Media

Libraries or Departmental libraries (Cinema Collection), Not East Asian library

• Currently 6 libraries house Films in the East Asian library

• 3 libraries send (VHS only) or plan to send Korean films to library storage

Challenges by Type

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Budget

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5

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15

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25

30

Challenges for Korean Film Collection Development

Major Korean Collection

Non Major Korean Collection

Challenges

Non Major Korean collection

Major Korean collection

Most Challenging lack of Information sources

lack of Information sources

Least Challenging Processing Issue Lack of needs/demands

Challenges

Regional codes Short in-stock availability Security (lost items) User education (search issue) Insufficient shelving space

Information ResourcesDarcy's Korean Film Page

• http://www.koreanfilm.org

• Provides an overview of the movies, issues, people, and events

• Updated frequently

Darcy's Korean Film Page http://www.koreanfilm.org

Darcy's Korean Film Page http://www.koreanfilm.org

Darcy's Korean Film Page http://www.koreanfilm.org

Darcy's Korean Film Page http://www.koreanfilm.org

영화진흥위원회Korean Film Council (KOFIC)

• http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

• New releases• Weekly statistics• Online publications

– Korean Film Observatory– Korean Cinema– Korean Film Director Series

KOFIC http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

KOFIC http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

KOFIC http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

KOFICKorean Film Observatory

KOFICKorean Film Observatory

KOFICKorean Film Observatory

KOFICKorean Cinema

KOFICKorean Cinema

IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com

IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com

IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com

Dramas, Documentaries, VOD• KBS

– http://www.kbs.co.kr (VOD: Free, Registration required)– http://www.kbsmedia.co.kr (KBS Media)

• MBC– http://www.imbc.com (VOD: Fee-based, Registration required)– http://www.mbcpro.co.kr (MBC Production)

• SBS– http://www.sbs.co.kr (VOD: Fee-based, Registration required)– http://www.sbspro.co.kr/ (SBS Production)

• EBS– http://www.ebs.co.kr (VOD: Free, Registration required)

Independent Films

• 독립영화데이터베이스 (IndieDB.net)– http://www.indiedb.net/

• 한국독립영화협회 (Association of Korea Independent Film & Video)– http://www.kifv.org/

North Korean Films

• 통일부 북한자료 센터 (Information Center on North Korea)– http://unibook.unikorea.go.kr/– 북한영화상영 북한영화 소개

• 통일 한국인이 보아야 할 북한영화 50선 by 이효인

통일부 북한자료 센터 Information Center on North Korea

통일부 북한자료 센터 Information Center on North Korea

통일부 북한자료 센터 Information Center on North Korea

Challenges

Regional codes Short in-stock availability Security (lost items) Cataloging :

http://www.usc.edu/korea/ckm/meetings/video(2003).ppt

Thank You !!!

JaEun Ku, Korean Studies Librarian, UCLASun-Yoon Lee, Korean Studies Librarian,

USC