information Article Course Analysis of Library and Information Science in Korea Yelim Mo, Euntaek Seon, Goun Park and Haklae Kim * The Department of Library and Information Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea;
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[email protected] Received: 23 October 2019; Accepted: 25 December 2019; Published: 27 December 2019 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. Keywords: library and information sciences; course; curriculum; data analysis 1. Introduction 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]. In general, 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.