Health-related Courses’ Topics and Contents of ALA-accredited Library and Information Science Programs

Sanghee Oh (오상희); Kim Soojung (김수정)

doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2018.29.4.069

Health-related Courses’ Topics and Contents of ALA-accredited Library and Information Science Programs

Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
2018, 29(4), pp.69~89
DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2018.29.4.069
Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
Received : November 10, 2018
Accepted : December 19, 2018

Sanghee Oh ¹, Kim Soojung ²

¹충남대학교
²전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to examine the current status of health-related courses at the graduate level from American Library Association-accredited LIS programs and to identify the core topics and contents that have been covered in those courses by analyzing the course syllabi. Findings reveal that 44 out of 61 Library and Information Science (LIS) programs were offering at least one health-related course and the three most offered courses were ‘health information resources’, ‘health informatics’, and ‘consumer health information (CHI)’. We collected a total of 21 course syllabi available online in the three areas and further analyzed their course descriptions, weekly topics, readings, and assignments. The findings of the study could be valuable for instructors who want to design or upgrade health-related courses in LIS programs.

KEYWORDS

Health Librarian, Medical Librarian, LIS Education, Health-related Courses

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