NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Hong, Sung-Chick
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1957
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Asiatic Research Center, Korea University
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Director
ADDRESS: 5-1 Anam-dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 926-1926, 922-4117
TELEX NUMBER: KOREA KU K34138
FAX NUMBER: 924-9132
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: To advance scholarly research on and public understanding of Asian realities
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: administration, attitude, communication, conflicts, culture, demography, economic conditions, economic relations, economic systems, economy, education, employment, ethnic groups, government policy, ideologies, information, international relations, international trade, labour, law, political systems, politics, psychology, research, social change, social problems, social organization, social system, society, surveys, working conditions
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: research methodology, statistical data analysis, technical writing/repackaging
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: research methodology, technical writing/repackaging, statistical data analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, information centre,
research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 58
CURRENT PROJECTS: Science-technological development and social change; Socialist change and its impacts upon Korea; Studies on the developing countries; A comparative study on contemporary Japan; A study on Korea-China relationship
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: The present and future of Korea-Japan co-operation; The policy issues of industrialization problems; 40 years of North Korea and modern China; Consequences of modernization; Korean Futures; Open policies of socialist countries and economic co-operation in the Asia-Pacific region; The problems of Korean industrialization; Community building in the Pacific region; Journal of asiatic studies
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: International Conference on Korea`s Democratic Experiment, Seoul, 27-28 Jun 1991; Conference on Korean and Soviet Studies in the Soviet Union and Korea, Seoul, 13-14 May 1991; International Conference on Policy Issues of Industrialization Problems, Seoul, 6-7 Dec 1990; The 9th Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference, 6-7 Apr 1990; International Conference on Open Policies of Socialist Countries and Regional Co-operation between Asia-Pacific Region, 1988
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, word processing
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 100,000 books and monographs, 2,000 journal titles, 511 microfilm
INDEXING TOOLS USED: Author; Title
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: DDC
CATALOGING RULES USED: Korean Revision of AACR.2 (KCR.3)
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
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002
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Park, Un-Tae
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1965
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Institute of Population Problems
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chairman
ADDRESS: KOREA TRADE CENTER 4025, 159-1 Samsung-Dong,
Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-090, Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 551-4685
TELEX NUMBER: K22309
FAX NUMBER: 551-4690
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Study of population theory. Study of population
policy. Seminar on related fields. Other work necessary.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: manpower, population, forecasts
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: statistical data analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 15
CURRENT PROJECTS: Forecast of Population of Northeast Asia in the 21st
Century; Forecast of Population of Korean Peninsula in the 21st Century
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Retrospect and Prospects of the Twenty-Year-Old Korea
Institute of Population Problems. In: Journal of Population Studies Vol.27. 1986.; Current &
Future Prospects on Problems of Aging in Korea. In: Journal of Population Studies Vol.27.
1986.; The evaluation of the Control Method of an Increase in Population which Reached Forty
million as of 1983. In: Journal of Population Studies Vol.25. 1984.; Socio-demographic
Observation on Racial Dispersions of Korean people in Modern Ages. In: Journal of Population
Studies Vol.25. 1984.
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: The Second International Conference on "The
Forecast of Population of Northeast Asia in the 21st Century" the Westin-Josun Hotel Seoul, 8-9
Nov 1991
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, bibliographic information
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 10,000 books and monographs, 250 journal titles
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Cooperation with UN and
ESCAP
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003
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Han,Seung-Hyun
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1981
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Institution of Population and Community Medicine,
Soonchunhyang University
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Associate director
ADDRESS: P.O.Box 97, Onyang, Chungcheoungnam-do 336-600, Republic of
Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 42-4601 through 609
FAX NUMBER: 42-4615
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Basic research of population and health service.
Development of educational material for the student of medical and health science. Policy
implication of the health related problem in community population
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: demography, fertility, mortality, disease, health services
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: database creation and management, research
methodology, statistical data analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
CURRENT PROJECTS: Development of management health information system for
industry
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Workshop report on the role of the physician in
community health-with emphasis on training curriculum development for public health doctors.
Institute of Population and Community Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, 1987; Personal
computer user`s manual for the management of FP/MCH information at health subcenter level 1.
1986; Seminar report of community health project-the development of community health
strategy through primary health care approach. Institute of Population and Community Medicine,
Soonchunhyang University, 1986
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Develop Strategy for Primary Health Care;
Training Curriculum to Meet the Role and Function of Public Health Physicians in Community
Health
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: word processing, spss+, dbase3+
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 200 books and monographs
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
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004
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chi, Dal-Hyun
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1981
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: President
ADDRESS: San 42-14 Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyung-ku, Seoul 122-040, Republic
of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 355-8003 through 008
CABLE ADDRESS: KIHASA
FAX NUMBER: 352-9129
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Aims to conduct research and evaluation on
national policies and programs that are related to population, health care and social welfare,to
provide information and guidelines for the government in formulating policies for the national
issues in these field
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: abortion, contraception, decreasing population,
demography, family, family planning, fertility, health, health services, household, housing,
income, length of life, migration, mortality, nuptiality population, population distribution,
population dynamics, population growth, population movement, population size, population
theory, research, social security, statistical analysis, surveys
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: database creation and management, library resource
management, technical writing/repackaging
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: basic knowledge on demography, research
methodology
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 166
CURRENT PROJECTS: 1991 National fertility and family health survey; Recent
changes in population, household and family structure; Migration to the large cities; 30 years
history of population policy in Korea; Long-term population policy for the 2000s
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: A study on mortality in Korea. 1990; Study on the
prevalence of induced abortion. 1990; Evaluation of the national family planning program
effectiveness and progress. 1990; The changing family functions and role relations in Korea.
1990; A study on the improvement of family planning program management. 1990; Regional
population projection-application of IIASA model. 1989; Growth of Seoul metropolitan region
and migration between integrated regional settlement areas. 1989; 1988 national fertility and
family health survey. 1989; A comprehensive study for a new strategy on the population control
policy. 1989; The current trends and future directions of population policy in Korea. 1989
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: International Workshop on Family Planning
Policy and Programme Management, Seoul, 3-15 Sep 1990; Seminar on Family
Planning/Maternal and Child Health Programme Management Information Systems in the '90s,
Seoul, 20-26 Jun 1990; 1990 Evaluation Seminar on the National Family Planning and MCH
Program, Seoul, 29-30 Mar 1990; Workshop on Family Planning Policy and Program
Management, Seoul, 6-18 Nov 1989; Seminar on Future Perspectives of the Welfare Policy for
the Elderly, Seoul, 17-18 Aug 1989
COMPUTER FACILITIES: mainframe computer, printer, personal computer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, bibliographic information, library
automation, desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic data processing and analyses
information retrieval
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 21,835 books and monographs, 365 journal titles,
7,580 vertical file materials
INDEXING TOOLS USED: Medical Subject Headings; Poplin Thesaurus
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: U.S. Library of Congress Classification
CATALOGING RULES USED: Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operation with the Chinese
Centre for International Training in Family Planning in the Republic of China, the Institute of
Public Health in Japan, the All Union Research Centre for Maternal and Child Health Care,
Ministry of Health, USSR, and Western Pacific Regional Office of World Health Organization
(WPRO/WHO)
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005
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Lee, Yoon-Gu
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1989
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Korea Institute for Youth and Children
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: President
ADDRESS: San 218, Hwagok 5 dong, Kangseo-gu, Seoul 157-015, Republic of
Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 695-3561 through 563
FAX NUMBER: 695-0377
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Sports and Youth
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: KIYC sets out scientific, systematic
research-and-studies, develops youth policies and experiments forward-looking youth
programmes. Also KIYC is prepared in making efforts to exchange information and experiences
of youth matters with other countries in the global community.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: age, education, family, government policy, research, social
organization, social problems, surveys
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: Information Network
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: Statistical Data Analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: information centre, research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 52
CURRENT PROJECTS: Research on the actual condition of Youth; Research on the
actual condition of training distance; Adolescent counseling program
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: A Study on the Community-Living Youth: For A Model of
Their Good-Caring_A Case of Ansan-Area. 1990, p.238; Contemporary State of Korea Youth
Unemployment: An Indepth Study for National Policy. 1990, p.173; An Infrastructural Research
on Construction of Multipurpose Youth Camp. 1990, p.230; A Study of Youth Facilities. 1989;
A Study on the Improvement at Supporting Services for the Youth Being Required Extra
Attention. 1989; Parent's Awareness on Youth in Korea Today. 1989; A Study on Unhelpful
Environment around Youth. 1989; A Research on the Problem Behavior of Youth. 1989; Youth
Culture. 1989
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Symposium for Korean Youth Today, Seoul,
Korea, 26 Oct 1989; The 1st International Symposium, Youth Culture, Seoul, Korea, 24-25 Oct
1990
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, word processing
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 3,000 books and monographs, 200 journal titles
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: KDC
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006
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Bai, Byoung-Choo
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1975
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Korean Association for Voluntary Sterilization
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: President
ADDRESS: 166-19 Joongkok-dong, Sungdong-ku, Seoul 133-220, Republic of
Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 467-8213 through 216
CABLE ADDRESS: KAVSVATU, Seoul
FAX NUMBER: 467-8217
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs/World
Federation for Voluntary Surgical Contraception
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Aims to promote voluntary surgical contraception
by performing various programs such as training, VSC complication treatment, Reversal of
sterilization. Exchange information and technical support to international or national
organization
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: contraception, decreasing population, family planning,
international relations, population, research
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: technical writing/repackaging, information network
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 28
CURRENT PROJECTS: Training for physicians in the technique of voluntary
sterilization and IUD insertion; Treatment of complication following voluntary sterilization and
IUD; Reversal of voluntary sterilization; Endoscope equipment repair and maintenance;
Operation of model clinic for voluntary sterilization and IUD
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Government-funding program on reversal of tubal
sterilization; Ectopic pregnancy subsequent to female sterilization; A study on complications
following vasectomy; Major complications following female sterilization
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Seminar on Voluntary Sterilization, Seoul,
5-6 Sep 1989; The 3rd National Conference on Voluntary Sterilization, Seoul, 24 Sep 1982; The
4th International Conference on Voluntary Sterilization, Seoul, 7-10 May 1979
COMPUTER FACILITIES: mainframe computer, printer, personal computer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, budgeting and planning, word processing
demographic data processing and analyses, programs implementation
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 7,800 books and monographs, 31 journal titles, 9
micrographics, 60 institutional publications
INDEXING TOOLS USED: Population Multilingual Thesaurus
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: AACR, 2nd ed.
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with World
Federation for Voluntary Surgical Contraception
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007
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Park, Soon-Young
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1962
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Korean Institute of Brighter Society, Kyunghee
University
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Director
ADDRESS: 1 Heagi-dong, Dongdaimoon-ku, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 967-2337, 961-0293, 961-0163
FAX NUMBER: 969-0792
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Kyunghee University
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: To give theoretical framework to GCS club(Global
Corporation Society Club), which is represented by five major campaigns; Health Society
Campaign, Economic Development Campaign, Nature Conservation Campaign, Human Right
Campaign, and World Peace Campaign.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: culture, life, social change, social problems, social
security, social structure, social system, rural areas, society
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: Communication, Database Creation and Management,
Information Network, MicroCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS for library work
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: Basic Knowledge on Demography, Microcomputer
applications for Demographic Data Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 15
CURRENT PROJECTS: A Study on the Correlation Coefficient Between Health
Control of Driver and Development of Traffic Transportation Service in Urban Areas; A Study
on Juvenile Delinquency; A Study on the Patterns of Environmental Pollution; A Study on the
Terrorism of Modern Society; A Study on the Definition of Sane Society
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Health Control of Modern Society. 1986; The Meanings of
Brighter Society Movement. 1984; Brighter Society Movement. 1984; Research on Brighter
Society. 1976
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Seminar on Brighter Society, Sep 1990
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer, mouse
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists
bibliographic information, budgeting and planning, word processing
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 1,000 books and monographs, 300 journal titles,
100, 500 Institutional Publications
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with Center for
Reconstruction of Human Society
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008
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Kim, Yong-Wan
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1961
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Planned Parenthood Federation of Korea
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: President
ADDRESS: 121-146 Dangsan-dong, Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul 150-041,
Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 634-8211 through 214, 634-5152
CABLE ADDRESS: PPFKOREA, SEOUL
FAX NUMBER: 671-8212
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: The Federation shall engage itself in the
promotion of investigation, research, information, education and communication of family
planning and maternal and child health with the aim of enhancing the standard of living of the
Korean people by promoting the health of family, particulary the maternal and child health, thus
furthering healthy and happy family life of the people, culturally, economically and socially. The
Federation shall also contribute to the world peace by joining the IPPF.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: contraception, education, family planning, health services,
information, mortality, population, sexuality
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: basic knowledge on demography, communication,
database creation and management, library resource management, microcomputer applications
for library work, office automation, research methodology
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: AV production
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: IEC
NUMBER OF STAFF: 570
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Strategic plan of PPFK for 1990s. 1991; 30-year history of
PPFK. 1991; Annual report of PPFK. 1991; Maternal and child health. 1990; Guidelines for the
medical examination on the infants. 1990; Happy home magazine
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Symposium for Development of New
Programme Direction of PPFK, Seoul, 4 Apr 1991; Celebration of 30th Anniversary of PPFK,
Seoul, 1 Apr 1991; Seminar on Development of Family Planning Challenges Initiative for the
Coming 21st Century, Suanbo, 5-6 Sep 1990; International Training Programme for FP IEC
Workers, Seoul, 27 Aug-1 Sep 1990; International Training for Women Leaders on Community
Development and Family Planning, Seoul, 17-22 Sep 1990
COMPUTER FACILITIES: mini computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: budgeting and planning, word processing,
consolidation of program achievements of HQ, branch
offices, salary, national pension etc.
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 807,990 books and monographs, 14 journal titles,
34 VTR, 8 movie, 15 slide
INDEXING TOOLS USED: L.C Classification System
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Ministry of Health and Social
Affairs, City/provincial governments, Health centers, Korea Association of Voluntary
Sterilization, National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea, Korea Institute for Health and
Social Affairs, Federation of Saemaul Women`s Clubs
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009
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Kim, Nam-Il
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1973
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Population Research Center
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: director
ADDRESS: 840 Hadan-Dong, Saha-Gu, Pusan 604-714, Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 206-0027
CABLE ADDRESS: DONGAPOP
FAX NUMBER: 206-0027
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Dong-A University
LANGUAGES: Korean,English
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: The Center aims to contribute to advancing the
knowledge of the relationships between population and other aspects of society(at both national
and community level)through research, education, and training
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: censuses, demography, estimates, family, family planning,
fertility, household, labour force, length of life, marital status, methodology, migration,
migration flow, mortality, population distribution, population growth, population movement,
population size, population theory, projections, registration, social change, social problems,
statistical analysis, surveys
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: microCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS for library
work, basic knowledge on demography, demographic model building, library resource
management
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: research methodology, statistical data analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: International/Intergovernment
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, research institute university
NUMBER OF STAFF: 6
CURRENT PROJECTS: Evaluation of Population Census Data of Korea; Changes in
Rural Life and Family in Korea
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Changes in Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Korea;
Structure of Population and Socioeconomic Development Indicators for Sub-Regional Areas(in
Korean only); Determinants of the Recent Change in Fertility in Korea; Population and
Household Projection by Provinces: Korea, 1985-2000; Studies in Population Problems; A
Factor-analytic, Ecological Study of Pusan City; Developing Methods for Population Projection
in Korea; Infant Mortality Rates in Korea: Its Biological and Socioeconomic Correlates; An
In-depth Analysis of Vital Registration Data in Korea; A Comprehensive Study on International
Migration Policy in Korea; Estimation of infant Mortality Rates in Korea
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Seminar on Comparative Urbanization in East
Asia, Pusan, Korea, 24-27 Mar 1988; Seminar on Population and Economic Development in
Korea, co-sponsored by the East-West Population Institute, Pusan, Korea, July 1986; Seminar on
Population Policy, Pusan, Korea, 26 Apr 1980; Special Lecture on World Urbanization:
Problems and Prospects, Pusan, Korea, Apr 1981; Special Lectures on the Problems Related to
the Elderly, Pusan, Korea, 1988
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer, plotter
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, bibliographic information, library
automation, budgeting and planning, desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic data
processing and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 1,000 books and monographs, 70 journal titles
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: Our own classification systems
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Joint research and exchange
information and publication with East-West Population Institute, ESCAP, US NIH, Princeton
University, Michigan University
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010
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Lee, Im-Bok
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1960
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Research Center for Asian Women in Sookmyung
Women`s University
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Director
ADDRESS: 2-ka, Chungpa-dong, Yongsan-ku, Seoul 140-742, Republic of
Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 713-9390 through 399
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Advancement of women`s status in Korea as well
as in other parts of Asia. It deals with legal, political, economic, educational and cultural aspects
of Asian women
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: research
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: information network
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: technical writing/repackaging
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, information centre
research institute, university
NUMBER OF STAFF: 11
CURRENT PROJECTS: Research on alienation in Korea women
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Women of China. 1989; Women of the modernized Korea.
1987; Women of the Yi-Dynasty. 1987; Women`s studies. 1981; Journal of Asian women, 21-29
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Feminism & Literature in Korea Society,
1990; Development of Democratic Society and Political Socialization of Women, 1989;
Technological Development and Women, 1986; Perspectives of Women`s Studies in Korea,
1984; Women`s Problems and Welfare State, 1980
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, bibliographic information, word
processing
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 3,000 books and monographs, 30 video tape
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011
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chang, Yoon-Seok
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1972
NAME OF INSTITUTION: The Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population,
Seoul National University
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Director
ADDRESS: 28 Yeongeon-dong, Chongro-ku, Seoul 110-460, Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 765-4102, 763-8935
FAX NUMBER: 742-7939
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Aimed at research and training in human
reproduction, fertility regulation, population control, and family health
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: biology, contraception, demography, education, family
planning, health services, research
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: information network
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: research methodology
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 25
CURRENT PROJECTS: Prevalence of prior infertility-related STD infection in
selected population in Korea; Simplified management of infertile couples; Study on the
development of home health care system in Korea
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: General demography in public health; Population studies
in public health; Chart-book for family planning and population
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Workshop on Assisted Reproductive
Technology, Seoul, Korea, 15-16 Oct 1990; National Seminar on the Development of Home
Health Care System in Korea, Suanbo, Korea, 10-11 Nov 1989
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: budgeting and planning, demographic data processing
and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 1,500 books and monographs, 280 journal titles,
50 micrographics
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): WHO-Collaborating Center for
clinical research and training in human reproduction
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012
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Hong, Doo-Seung
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1964
NAME OF INSTITUTION: The Population and Development Studies Center, Seoul
National University
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Director
ADDRESS: Sillim-dong, Kwanak-ku, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 880-6313, 883-8745
FAX NUMBER: 873-6764
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Aims to facilitate research and training in the
fields of population and development. Also the Center intends to provide a setting where scholars
in and outside of Korea with the same interest can gather, exchange opinions, and share the
results of their works. Another objective is the compilation of archives of basic statistical
materials from various sources
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population, demography, fertility, abortion, health,
occupations, employment, labour force, environment, research
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: basic knowledge on demography
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: research methodology, statistical data analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, information centre, research institute,
university
NUMBER OF STAFF: 20
CURRENT PROJECTS: Induced abortion and family health in Korea; Housing
conditions of lower class in Seoul metropolitan areas
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Life tables in Korea. 1990; Mortality transition in Korea
1960-1980. 1990; Water supply and sanitation in Korean communities. 1988; Socioeconomic
status, inequality and fertility. 1987; Economic demography. 1986; The theory and practice of
social change. 1985; Society in transition with special reference to Korea. 1982; Korea: a decade
of development. 1980; Korean society: population and development. 1978
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: International Conference on `The Roles of the
Middle Classes in Newly Industrizing Countries`, Seoul, Korea, 15 Oct 1990; International
Conference on `Population and Social Development: the Socio-cultural Implications`, Seoul,
Korea, Feb 1985
COMPUTER FACILITIES: mainframe computer, micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, bibliographic information, budgeting and
planning, desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic data processing and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 6,000 books and monographs, 100 journal titles
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with WHO and
ESCAP
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013
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Choe, Ehn-Hyun
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1976
NAME OF INSTITUTION: The Population Association of Korea, Korea Institute for
Health and Social Affairs
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: President
ADDRESS: San 42-14 Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyung-ku, Seoul 122-040, Republic
of Korea
COUNTRY: Republic of Korea
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 385-6124, 355-8003 through 007
FAX NUMBER: 352-9129
LANGUAGES: Korean
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Aims to contribute to the development of
demography in Korea through the implementation of scientific researches, and the exchange of
new skills, techniques, and experiences in the population and demography fields
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: family planning, fertility, government policy, mortality,
population
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: research methodology
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: basic knowledge on demography, demographic
model building
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Non-governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 150
CURRENT PROJECTS: Analysis on changing pattern of economic active population
by working life table for Korean men; Household patterns in early 18th century Korea; The
wealth and substitution effect on the demand for children with non-homogeneous production
function for the quality of children; Overview on the future options and directions of the Korean
population control policies
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Migration decision-making process: Synthesis of micro
and macrolevel perspectives. 1989; Major findings and policy implications of the 1988 national
fertility and family health survey. 1989; A study on improvement of vital registration and
statistics system in Korea. 1988; A multilevel analysis of fertility behavior in Korea. 1988; The
changes in quality of the labor force and its effects on the economic growth in Korea. 1988;
Impact of family planning programs on the family and its life cycle in ESCAP region. 1988; A
cohort study of mental, physical and behavioral impacts of early compulsory retirement in Korea.
1988
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Seminar on the Directions of Population
Policy in 1990s for Korea, 1990; Seminar on the Optimum Level of Population Growth Rate in
Korea, 1990; Seminar on the Policy Implications of 1990 Population Census Results and New
Population Projections
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): 300 copies of the journal of PAK
have been published and distributed to the pertinent academic and research institutions,
association members, and government offices concerned. The journal is published by bi-annual
basis
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