History of Library and Information Science Education in South Korea

Wu Hanhua; Wang Chen

doi:10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2017.10.003

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2017.10.003

History of Library and Information Science Education in South Korea

Wu Hanhua ,
Wang Chen

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1. National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
2. Information Management School of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan 030006

Received date: 2017-03-20

Revised date: 2017-05-04

Online published: 2017-05-20

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Abstract

[Purpose/significance] Studying the history of LIS education in South Korea, it is helpful to grasp its development characteristics. [Method/process] By reading relevant literatures of domestic and abroad about LIS education in South Korea, the paper summarizes the development rule of the countries' library and information education in different periods, and then analyzes the future development trend of South Korea library and information education. [Result/conclusion] South Korean library education was mainly exerted by training institutions and succeeded the spirit of American library science. After the mid-1980s, South Korea Library and information science education stepped into higher level educational degree prosperous stage. The high-level professional education flourished greatly, and curriculum with teachers' research interest expanded rapidly. Meanwhile, the social demand in LIS far exceeded the number of graduated students. Comparing students' job choices, graduates are inclined to work in libraries than other jobs. The library and information science education in South Korea are stepping into a comprehensive prosperity stage.

Key words： South Korea; library and information science education; library school; librarian qualification institution; library act

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Wu Hanhua , Wang Chen . History of Library and Information Science Education in South Korea[J]. Library and Information Service, 2017 , 61(10) : 22 -29 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2017.10.003

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