Korea:
(1) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

KAIST was established in 1971 to model a research focused university and to foster elite human resources in science and technology needed by the nation.

[KAIST ITC] Smart E-Book Interface Prototype Demo
Smart E-Book Interface Prototype – Contacts info: Sangtae Kim (expanne@gmail.com)

Library app

e-resources access / login management

Library’s organizational structure

(2) Yonsei University

Samsung Library
Information Commons – 1st floor of Yonsei Samsung Library, provides the Collaborative Booth, Digital Library Search, Writing/Editing, Internet PCs, Laptop Area, and seats for individuals with disabilities. It is one of the largest spaces for sharing academic information in Korea.

Multimedia Center – Located on the 2nd floor, the Center consists of the Multimedia Corner, Studio, Multimedia Editing Corner, Multimedia Theater, and Multimedia Classroom.
3rd floor – Laptop area with almost 300 seats.

Smart Campus
The main focus of Smart Campus is revolutionizing the education system through diversification of contents and IT technology. Through a concept called OCX(Open Campus Experience), Yonsei University aims to manage and provide all the information that are created within the campus. All cultural, art, academic activities will be notified to students via mobile calendar, and students will be able to access it through online video clips. Professors can also easily make lecture video clips during lectures, and outside lecturers can also participate through online invitation. Providing many services as mobile services is also another important aspect of Smart Campus. Students may enter libraries using mobile student ID cards, and they can also check for location of the shuttle bus on campus and whether the cafeterias are packed with students or not. Using Beacon, students can check in for attendance at all large lecture halls by smartphone, and all submitted works can be checked for plagiarism through Korean/English anti-plagiarism system.

(3) Seoul National University
Guide

Library app & Seat reservation

Friends of the SNU Library Campaign
Ever since its inauguration on Gwanak Campus in 1974, the SNU Library has been the heart of the university by providing students and researchers with collective academic support. To fulfill its responsibilities as the university’s research center, the library launched a major fundraising campaign called the Friends of the SNU Library, in hope of building a new facility with high-end technology that serves the needs of students and researchers.

Rare Books & Archival Collections Room
The Rare Books Room keeps rare books, old books, private books, and etc., published before 1945.

(4) Korea University

http://www.thegranitetower.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1589
Korea University (KU), plans to create a library theme park by connecting existing infrastructures such as the Main Library and reading rooms at the Central Plaza to a new digital library that will be built in the nearby future. The library director, Kim Seongcheol (School of Media and Communication), said that this new library theme park is based on three strategies: coexistence, communion and openness.

e-learning resources, rare books, facilities/seat reservations

Digital resources collections and access