<남명학고문헌시스템> 개발과 그 성과

Abstract

Gyeongsang National University Library has been collecting old books and local archival materials since 1989 when it established the Department of Archives and Special Collections, which was then housed in the university library building. In 2001, the department was renamed 'Moon Cheon Gak(文泉閣)' and moved to Nammyong(南冥) Hall, a building newly erected in memory of a leading scholar of the Choseon Dynasty. Moon Cheon Gak consists of the Preservation Division and the General Division. The Preservation Division preserves old thread­bound books, engraved wood blocks, and archives. The General Division houses modern photocopies of old books, genealogical data, and has rooms for exhibitions. The Department of Archives and Special Collection, Moon Cheon Gak, has now started to digitalize various kinds of old materials as part of a nationwide data base digitalization project supported by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. The aim is to promote the history and culture of Western Gyeongsang. The digitalized materials include collections of Confucian scholars' writings, documents, exhibition of important old books, and engraved wood blocks. The data base uses high resolution color imaging and replicates the experience of looking at the authentic document You can search the data base by using advanced search terms such as family name, last name, adult name, nom de plume, ancestral home, residential place, and birth date and year. Original images allow you to check or compare whether there are any missing letters or misprints in modern versions. The Nammyong collections are housed in Nammyong Hall and managed by Moon Cheon Gak. The books, documents, and archival materials made accessible online were selected among the materials in the Department. The collections form a unique research resource for the study of Master Jo Sik(1501-1527), whose most well-known nom de plume was 'Nammyong' or 'the Great Southern Ocean'. Nammyong was a well-known scholar from the mid Joseon Dynasty, who had a profound influence in scholarly circles west of the Nakdong River in the Gyeongsang region.