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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.

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