Title Page
Contents
Abstract 10
Chapter 1. Introduction 14
1.1. Research Need and Purpose 14
1.2. Scope and Methodology 17
1.3. Definition of Terms 20
Chapter 2. Literature Review 22
2.1. Profession 22
2.2. Specialty 30
2.3. Professionalism of Librarianship 35
2.4. Components of Professionalism of Librarianship 49
2.5. Previous Studies 67
Chapter 3. Methodology 83
3.1. Preliminary Study 83
3.2. Research Model 89
3.3. Questionnaire Survey 99
3.4. Data Collection 106
3.5. Data Processing and analysis procedures 110
3.6. Validity and Reliability of Questionnaire 111
Chapter 4. Research s Results 121
4.1. Characteristics of Survey Respondents 121
4.2. Analysis of Perception Exogenous Variables 123
4.3. Analysis of Perception Professionalism 133
4.4. Correlation Analysis 147
4.5. Structural Equation Modeling Analysis 153
4.5.1. Structural equation modeling of users 153
4.5.2. Structural equation modeling of librarians 165
4.5.3. Analysis difference between users and librarians 175
4.6. Analysis of Differences between Librarian 'Profession' and 'Social Recognition' 178
4.6.1. Users' Perception Analysis 178
4.6.2. Librarians' Perception Analysis 179
4.6.3. Post-Survey Analysis 182
4.7. Discussion of Analysis Results 188
4.7.1. Summary 188
4.7.2. Discussion 192
Chapter 5. Conclusion 204
References 208
Appendix 224
Appendix 1. Questionnaire for users 224
Appendix 2. Questionnaire for librarians 230
Appendix 3. Questionnaire for post-survey 237
Abstract in Korean 242
Table 1. Core questions and concepts of profession theory 30
Table 2. Components of Librarian Professionalism 36
Table 3. Expert knowledge required for public librarians 54
Table 4. Expert ability required for public librarians 60
Table 5. Components of professionalism of librarianship in a librarian's occupational... 62
Table 6. Professional attitude required for public librarians 64
Table 7. Previous domestic studies on professionalism of librarianship 75
Table 8. Previous overseas studies on professionalism of librarianship 81
Table 9. Profiles of interviewees for preliminary research 83
Table 10. Interviewees's experience on library use and library role 85
Table 11. Interviewees' view on librarian's role 88
Table 12. Composition of thequestionnaire 105
Table 13. Types of operator in Seoul and Gyeonggi province ① 107
Table 14. Types of operators in Seoul and Gyeonggi province ② 108
Table 15. Selection of survey participants 109
Table 16. Result of questionnaire recall 109
Table 17. Factor analysis on Expert Knowledge 112
Table 18. Factor analysis on Expert Aability 113
Table 19. Factor analysis on Professional Attitude 114
Table 20. Factor analysis on Social Responsibility 114
Table 21. Factor analysis on Social Recognition 115
Table 22. Factor analysis on Library Roles 116
Table 23. Factor analysis on Librarian Roles 117
Table 24. Factor analysis on Work Characteristics 118
Table 25. Factor analysis on Organizational Environment 119
Table 26. Factor analysis on Interaction with Users 120
Table 27. Demographic characteristics of surveyed users 121
Table 28. Individual characteristics of surveyed librarians 122
Table 29. Descriptive statistical analysis of Library Roles 124
Table 30. Analysis of group differences in Library Roles 125
Table 31. Descriptive statistical analysis of Librarian Roles 127
Table 32. Analysis of group differences in Librarian Roles 129
Table 33. Descriptive statistical analysis of Work Characteristics 130
Table 34. Analysis of group differences in Work Characteristics 131
Table 35. Descriptive statistical analysis of Organizational Environment and Interaction... 133
Table 36. Descriptive statistical analysis of users on Professionalism of Librarianship 134
Table 37. A paired sample analysis of users on Professionalism of Librarianship 137
Table 38. Descriptive statistical analysis of librarians on Professionalism of... 139
Table 39. A paired sample analysis of librarians on Professionalism of Librarianship 141
Table 40. Analysis of group differences in importance on Professionalism of Librarianship 142
Table 41. Analysis of group differences in current level on Professionalism of... 144
Table 42. Correlation analysis of users 149
Table 43. Correlation analysis of librarians 152
Table 44. Model Fitness Index 154
Table 45. Latent variables and observation variables included in the final analysis... 155
Table 46. Fitness of confirmatory factor analysis of Users 156
Table 47. Estimates of Confirmatory factor analysis of Users 157
Table 48. Fitness of Structural equation modeling of Users 158
Table 49. Structural model analysis of Users 158
Table 50. The Effect size on Social Recognition of Users 162
Table 51. The results of hypothesis test of Users 164
Table 52. Latent variable and observation variable included in the final analysis of... 166
Table 53. Fitness of Confirmatory factor analysis for Librarians 167
Table 54. Estimates of Confirmatory factor analysis model of Librarians 167
Table 55. Fitness of 1st Structural equation modeling of Librarians(이미지참조) 169
Table 56. Fitness of modified structural equation modeling of Librarians 169
Table 57. Structural model analysis of Librarians 170
Table 58. The Effect size on Social Recognition of Librarians 172
Table 59. The results of hypothesis test of Librarians 174
Table 60. Group comparison of affecting factors of Social Recognition 175
Table 61. Users' perception on librarian profession and Social Recognition 178
Table 62. Librarians' perception on librarian profession and Social Recognition 180
Table 63. Respondents of post-survey 182
Table 64. Perception on librarian as a profession of post-survey respondents 183
Table 65. Reasons why librarian is perceived as a profession 183
Table 66. Key words for reasons why librarian is profession 184
Table 67. Perception on Social Recognition of post-survey respondents 185
Table 68. Reasons why librarians do not gain Social Recognition 185
Table 69. Plan to gain Social Recognition 186
Table 70. Analysis Results 190
Table 71. Comments on librarian roles in post-analysis 192
Fig. 1. Procedure of the study 19
Fig. 2. Professionalism as disciplinary logic 28
Fig. 3. Purpose of Librarian Professional Project 48
Fig. 4. Conceptual frame of librarian Professionalism components... 49
Fig. 5. Conceptual Research Model 90
Fig. 6. SEM Hypothesis of User Group 92
Fig. 7. SEM Hypothesis of libraians group 96
Fig. 8. Data processing and analysis procedure 111
Fig. 9. Structural equation modeling of user group (UGM) 163
Fig. 10. Structural equation modeling of librarian group (LGM) 173
Fig. 11. Librarian Professionalization Project Model 201