SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will launch a full-scale roll-out of a version of its CLOi robot that features a library-customized solution. The company recently supplied a public library of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Office of Education in Changwon, some 400 kilometers south of Seoul, with one CLOi [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government has put up a message wishing for “peace for Ukraine” against an image symbolizing Ukraine’s flag on a large signboard plastered on the front wall of the Seoul city library building. The message on the Seoul Metropolitan Library building was put up in the hope [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seocho District Office in Seoul has announced plans to expand its non-face-to-face library service through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The district will introduce a chatbot service to enable users to search for, reserve and make new book applications in an all-in-one format, as well as to [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern port city of Ulsan said Thursday it will carry out a project to pay back the price of books purchased by citizens to promote reading. Citizens who buy a book, read it and then donate it to the Ulsan Metropolitan Library within four weeks will get their money [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A “book drive-thru system” will be introduced in Incheon for the first time, allowing members to borrow or return books without having to leave the comfort of their car. The system, installed at Incheon Metropolitan City’s Michuhol Library, allows users to check out or return books while in a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city on Thursday announced plans to open a new library and concert hall in areas of the capital that were previously considered underdeveloped and lacked cultural facilities. Under the plan, the city will pump in 387.8 billion won (US$325.6 million) to build a library in Dongdaemun ward in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Over the last ten years, the book most borrowed by elementary and middle school students in South Korea has been “Please Look After Mom” by novelist Shin Kyung-sook, which has recently become popular overseas, according to the National Library of Korea after analyzing all book records from 844 libraries [...]
DAEJEON, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeongui Jungang Line’s ‘Reading Train’ has recently gone through renovations and now comes with two library cars along with a new interior design. An augmented reality (AR) technology has been applied to designs on the floor to make them look alive and real. Based on the theme of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Sungkyunkwan University announced on Monday that it has introduced LIBO, an intelligent library robot that provides information on academic services at the university. The robot was modeled on Furo-D, first designed by the Future Robot Company. LIBO is capable of engaging in basic conversation, like exchanging greetings or asking [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, all schools must have at least one librarian on staff, according to a newly proposed bill revision that was resolved during a cabinet meeting presided by President Moon Jae-in on August 14 at the Blue House. The National Assembly revised an existing law in February to [...]