Mikyung Kang Catherine Lee UCLA Know Before You Go Information for researchers using libraries in Korea Mikyung Kang Catherine Lee UCLA

Finding information National Libraries Digital Library (http://www.dlibrary.go.kr/) Union catalog of national libraries in Korea, including National Library of Korea National Assembly Library

Finding information Academic Libraries RISS (KERIS 학술정보서비스) (http://www.riss4u.net/) Union catalog of approx. 300 university libraries in Korea

Finding information Special Libraries Korean History Data Integration System 한국역사정보통합시스템 (http://kh2.koreanhistory.or.kr/) National Institute of Korean History Korean Classic Research Institute The Academy of Korean Studies Seoul National University Kyujanggak, etc.

How to get there?

National Library of Korea http://www.nl.go.kr/

National Assembly Library http://www.nanet.go.kr/

Seoul National Univ. Library http://library.snu.ac.kr/

Kyujanggak http://kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr/kyu.html

Yonsei Univ. Central Library http://libsvr. yonsei. ac

Korea University Library http://library.korea.ac.kr/

Ewha Women’s Univ. Library http://lib.ewha.ac.kr/index.html

Tongguk University Library http://lib.dgu.ac.kr/

Getting into libraries National libraries: Anyone over 18 years old can use. Photo ID is required. Academic libraries: Ask your academic adviser and/or librarian in your home institution to help you establish personal contacts in Korea. Establish personal contact with professors and/or librarians from your host institution.

Getting into libraries Get a “letter of introduction” from a professor at the host institution to obtain a library card. Have a photo ID (passport, driver’s license, student ID, etc.) ready.

Getting into libraries Bring extra photos to get a library card for a long term stay in Korea. To use other university libraries, get a permission letter from your host institution and a written request for the materials you need.

In the library… Ask for help at the Reference desk: “Where can I find this title?” (“I ch’aek ul odiso ch’ajulsu issulkkayo?” 이책을 어디서 찾을 수 있을까요?) Database use: once in the library, you can use whatever is there freely. For storage or closed stack materials and microforms: written request in advance is required.

In the library… Photocopies: for open stack materials, copy the materials yourself or take them to the copy center in the library. For special holdings materials, follow library rules. Inter-library loan and documentary delivery services: available within Korea.

In the library… Copyrights: follow the Copyrights Law of South Korea. None of the students faced a copyright problem when photocopying articles or portions of a book. Proxy connection to restricted sites for home computer use: available for students who have official ID with a resident registration number.