• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.69-83
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• 2011

The purpose of this research is to investigate the essence and directions of the library and information science education in Korea. For this purpose, first, the introduction and development of library and information science education in Korea was examined in this research; Second, the problems in the library field as well as the academic community of library and information science are analyzed; Third, based on these findings, the essence and directions of developing library and information science education are explored. In this research, an attempt was made to figure out the essence of library science education with the focus on libraries as 'the quality as a facility', not as 'a facility itself.' Furthermore, it was emphasized that Korean Library Association should establish the essence of library and information science education, develop the standard program for educating professional librarians, and improve the certification system and educational institutions for librarians by connecting the library field with the academic community of library and information science.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.389-411
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• 2013

With the objective of analyzing changes in the education and curriculum of library and information science in China, this study conducts the following analyses. First, with respect to library and information science education, this study analyzed changes in terms of library and information science departments and majors being offered for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and post-doctoral training institutions from 2001 to 2012. Also, this study examined and analyzed colleges, areas, years of establishments and characteristics of 25 colleges that offers library and information science major. Second, with respect to library and information science curriculum, this study analyzed changes in the curricula of 1997 and 2006, while using China Education Ministry's 2003 main curricula of library science major as criteria and analyzed changes and characteristics of 2012 library and information science curricula of Wuhan University and Beijing University.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.451-468
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• 2009

Since the curriculum of the department of library and information science for nurturing librarians and teacher-librarians is not standardized and the education scope and content of subjects for each exam to recruit librarians and teacher-librarians is also not standardized, the objectivity and credibility required for national exam are not guaranteed. This study is for developing a standard curriculum as one of the solutions regarding the foregoing problem. To achieve the goal of this study, first of all, the requirements for librarians and teacher-librarians and a national exam related to Teacher Certification Examination, regulation, and implementation rules were reviewed. Secondly, the justification of the suggested subjects through analyzing prior studies for developing a curriculum for library and information science was reviewed. Thirdly, the subjects resulted from the two foregoing methods were confirmed as a standard curriculum for library and information science through a focus group discussion among practicing librarians.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.211-232
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• 1998

It is the purpose of this study to specify contents of Library and Information Science to train information professional to meet environment change of technology and system. Among them. recognizing necessity of present Artificial Intelligence and Export System (AI and ES) required by changing environment of latest Information technology, it is also the purpose of this work to figure out fundamental data and the way of solution how to introduce what contents out of AI and ES to Library and Information Science. The briefed results are as follows. 1. Due to rapid change of high Information technology and computer application it is the most important essential points, In order of Importance, in finding available network source, In indexing on-line data base, in analysing and design information system. and in computer application ability. 2. In contents of AI and ES, most Important training portion for Library and Information Science are : data base treating, thesaurus, natural language processing. and knowledge representation. 3. Library and information science professors recognize It necessary for bigger number of Library and Information Science students to be educated artificial intelligence and expert system. 4. During forthcoming age it shows more important reorganization that artificial intelligence and expert system improves information professional in reference service, cataloging, classification, information retrieval, and documentation delivery 5. According to library and information science professors more important reorganization on the subject of AI and ES, the curricular on AI and ES is, forthcoming, to be Introduced to curricular on library and information science in the nation, In order of importance, (see 1. above).

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.263-282
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• 2015

Online education in the field of LIS has continued to spread out in university curricula or with collaborative online programs through consortia among universities. Unlike the traditional online education, however, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) with the recent advent and advances have risen as a new paradigm in education of the future in that these are massive online learner-centered courses, free and open to any person with no limit on enrollment. With no exception to this phenomenon, the LIS field centered by overseas iSchool universities has been offering MOOCs for core LIS courses. This research conducted a case study of utilizing a part of overseas LIS MOOCs in a core LIS course at domestic University-A, in order to explore the potential for utilizing overseas MOOCs in LIS education. The results of conducting a survey and a focus group interview to students discovered that MOOCs content was interesting and useful and many of them were willing to take other MOOCs in the future, despite some language barriers. Based on these findings, this study suggested the need for establishing educational value, administering methods, ways to motivate students, and designing MOOCs by incorporating the characteristics of the LIS field, as ways to utilize MOOCs in LIS education.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.1-32
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• 2018

The purpose of this article is to figure out the structural problems which have threaten both scholarship and profession of Library and Information Science in South Korea. In details, this study discusses such major weakness in Korean LIS as vague academic identity, poor research activities, and unreasonable educational systems. The emphasis for discussion is on identifying the unique and indigenous variables which have had deep influences on both development process and current crisis of Korean LIS. Finally suggested are the strategies and methods for promoting the good health of Korean Library and Information Science as an independent academic discipline as well as a prospective profession.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.259-326
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• 2002

Research methods is an integral component of a field and plays a crucial role for the development of a field. Three areas are explored to assess research methods in Korean library and information science (US) graduate programs: (1) comparison of research methods'courses across Korean LIS graduate programs; (2) content analysis of the trend of research methods education; (3) comparison of research methods'courses between the U.S. and Korean library and information science graduate programs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.47-51
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• 2015

본 연구는 어린이 전문사서 양성과 관련된 문헌정보학 교육과정 현황을 조사하고 분석해 현재 수준을 이해하는데 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고 어린이 사서의 전문적 역량을 강화하기 위한 교육과정의개선 방안을 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 국내 34개 대학의 2011년과 2014년 문헌정보학과 어린이 전문사서 관련 교육과정과 국외 23개 대학의 어린이 전문사서 양성 관련 교육과정을 조사 분석하여 어린이 전문사서 양성 관련된 문헌정보학 교육과정의 문제점을 밝히고 개선 방안을 제시하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.387-412
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• 2007

Recently, countries have recognized the significant to instruct the information literacy to library users so that they can positively and actively use the information. However, among the courses of library and information science in the colleges of South Korea which educate the potential librarians, few courses have the objectives to make the students obtain the abilities to teach the information literacy in the future. Since this lack of appropriate educations is reflected on the fields of library, the librarians have many difficulties in preparing for and performing user instructions. As an alternative solution for this problem, this study suggests opening a course, information user instructions, in the curriculum of library and information science of the colleges in South Korea and concretely demonstrated the curricular model. Also the course syllabus displays when this course would open.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.277-294
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to give a challenge LIS field and serve a starting point for the discussion on iSchool. To achieve the study purpose, this study conducted in-depth interview with LIS scholars. Qualitative method was utilized to analyze the interview data. According to the study results, current curriculum reorganization is required for the success of Korean iSchool. In addition, the followings are the expected effects of iSchool: 1)increased possibility of interdisciplinary research and education, 2)expansion of LIS identity, and 3)creation of a new image of LIS. However, there was anxiety about losing LIS's unique identity as an librarian education institute.