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A Comparative Study on Digital Literacy Subjects in the Library and Information Science Department Curriculum in Colombian and Korean Universities

  • Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2026, 37(2), pp.237~260
  • DOI : 10.14699//kbiblia.2026.37.2.237
  • Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : May 17, 2026
  • Accepted : June 15, 2026
  • Published : June 30, 2026

Daniel Ivan Sanchez-Rodriguez 1 Park Juhyeon 2

1Universidad Externado de Colombia
2전남대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to obtain implications to improve the digital literacy competences within Colombian Library and Information Science curriculum. For the study, all 5 universities operating a LIS department in Colombia and 5 out of 32 universities operating similar departments in Korea were selected as the target universities, the number of subjects opened within the LIS curriculum in the target universities from 2012 to 2022 was established; the number of digital literacy-related subjects within the curriculum was identified, and differences between these subjects were derived by using NVivo software. The findings illuminated that Korean universities LIS curriculum showed a greater increase in digital literacy-related subjects compare with the LIS curriculum in Colombian universities. Additionally, many digital literacy-related subjects were associated to the understanding of digital technology and the use of digital technology in both Korean and Colombian LIS departments. This study contributes to research on providing basic data to the research on improving the digital literacy capabilities of Colombia’s future librarians.

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