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Abstract
Curriculums play a key role in implementing the educational goals and directions of a university. Universities regularly update their curriculums to actively respond to internal and external environmental changes. Korean universities face challenges, including a steady decline in enrollment and demand-oriented convergence education. Because of the nature of convergence science, library and information science should respond more actively to new challenges. This study analyzes the current status of library and information science courses according to subjects and universities. Data was collected from the websites of each university, and various methods such as text analysis, frequency analysis, and network analysis were applied to investigate current status of LIS in Korea.
Highlights
Library and information science (LIS) is the study of the theory and practice of processing, retrieving, collecting, distributing, using, manipulating, and accumulating information resources through a link with information technology (IT) [1]
LIS consists of library science, which is the starting point of the study; bibliography, which focuses on the analysis and interpretation of books; records management, which focuses on the management and preservation of records; information science, which focuses on information access and processing; and knowledge organization, which is about document indexing and classification performed in libraries
This study investigated the courses offered by the LIS departments of Korean universities
Summary
Library and information science (LIS) is the study of the theory and practice of processing, retrieving, collecting, distributing, using, manipulating, and accumulating information resources through a link with information technology (IT) [1]. Interdisciplinary education is emerging as a core goal of colleges and universities. For this reason, universities face new challenges in the form of restructuring colleges and reforming academic curricula. Informatics-related courses in LIS should be reorganized to accommodate demand-driven changes. Courses included in the curriculum can reveal the academic identity of the department. This study investigates characteristics of curricula in the area of LIS in Korea and discusses whether they reflect the recent technology trend centered on information science. We collected curriculum information from websites published by LIS departments, classified subjects based on the academic research field, and analyzed the characteristics of subjects by universities.
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