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Revisit Library and Information Science: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Mission Statements in Library and Information School in United States

문헌정보학 정체성에 대한 연구: 비평적 담론분석 기반 미국 문헌정보학 강령분석을 중심으로

  • 박옥남 (상명대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.09.22
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

The study analyzes mission statements of Library and Information Science schools in the United States. It aims to reveal identities of LIS by Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The study examines the strategies or stereotypes of academic mission statements in LIS as a genre. Mission statements are analyzed using discourse analysis to find common ideology using agency, modality, and lexical analysis. A comparative analysis of two mission statements is also conducted within discursive practices to reveal characteristics of two schools. This study has value in that it provides implications for other ideological discussions applicable to LIS.

본 연구는 미국 문헌정보학과 홈페이지에 나타난 강령분석을 바탕으로 문헌정보학의 주요 개념에 대한 담론을 연구하고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 비평적 담론분석을 사용하였으며, 1) 문헌정보학 강령구조의 접근성, 제목, 구조를 조사하였으며, 2) 정체성 분석을 위해 의무적 용법, 어휘분석, 행위분석을 실시하였다. 3) 문헌정보학의 다양성을 분석하기 위하여 비교분석을 통한 문헌정보학과의 특성을 살펴보았다. 본 연구는 담론분석을 문헌정보학 분야와 연계하여 정체성을 밝히는 연구의 예가 될 것으로 기대한다.

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