Session 67: Roundtable: Electronic Resources and Korean Studies

Organizer and Chair: Hyokyoung Yi, University of Washington

Discussants: Joy Kim, University of Southern California; Kyungmi Chun, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Mikyung Kang, University of California, Los Angeles; Lucia Park, University of British Columbia; Sun-Yoon Kim Lee, University of Southern California; Choong Nam Yoon, Harvard University

Keywords: electronic, resource, internet, information, databases, full-text, library, e-journals.

Internet and information technologies have significantly advanced over the past several years, thus changing the research tools and styles of scholars in almost every discipline. The field of Korean studies is no exception. More and more materials are converted into electronic formats often with full-text data. With great search functions available online, the fast and convenient transfer of information is increasingly in demand among Korean scholars. Thanks to the Korean government’s information focused initiatives, libraries and institutes are developing electronic databases to improve research on old Korean classic texts, which are often used as primary sources for the subject of history. In addition, a significant number of research papers are available through commercial e-journal databases.

Information experts in libraries would like to share their knowledge and expertise with Korean scholars and introduce the broad range of online resources in many disciplines that are available for quality research on Korean studies. Topics include the following:

The discussion of the topics will provide opportunities for Korean scholars to learn more about available online resources and for information experts to evaluate needs and issues from users.