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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>From: The Academy of Korean Studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>Subject: Korean Studies Net (KSNet)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:±¼¸²'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>Based on diverse activities and cooperation with Koreanists
from around the world, the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) has played a key
role in the development of Korean Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:±¼¸²'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>In 2004, AKS initiated a new project of investigation on the
status of Korean Studies in the world, which resulted in the establishment of
the Korean Studies Net (KSNet) allowing educational institutions, research
institutions, academic societies, museums, libraries, and individual
researchers in Korean Studies to share academic information online. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:±¼¸²'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>AKS hopes to construct a systematic support plan for Korean
Studies organizations and researchers based on the Korean Studies Net. With
your cooperation, KSNet can be consistently updated with accurate information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>We also hope that this online system will help all those who
work in the field of Korean Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:±¼¸²'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>Website address -> http://ksnet.aks.ac.kr <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>¡Ý<span lang=EN-US>Contact Information<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>International Support Division<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>The Center for Information on Korean Culture<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Korean</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>Tel. +82-31-709-8111(ext.821)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=±¼¸²><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:±¼¸²'>Fax. +82-31-709-9945<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:±¼¸²'>E-mail: oic@aks.ac.kr<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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