The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan
Library and information science (LIS) education of Japan has been established in the early 20th century, but destroyed during the World War II. Thanks to the help provided by the United States, the LIS education revived. However, it influenced a lot, especially the thoughts of public librarianship i...
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National Taiwan University
2001-11-01
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| description | Library and information science (LIS) education of Japan has been established in the early 20th century, but destroyed during the World War II. Thanks to the help provided by the United States, the LIS education revived. However, it influenced a lot, especially the thoughts of public librarianship in the Library Law of Japan. At present, 8 universities offer formal LIS degree program and over 200 universities or colleges offer LIS courses as qualifications for public librarians. This article will introduce the curriculum designs, full-time faculty, and program characteristics of Library and Information Science in Japan. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce07fdc0330740219b2923d34ab994aa2022-12-21T20:19:21ZengNational Taiwan UniversityJournal of Library and Information Studies1606-75091606-75092001-11-0116145159The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in JapanKuang-Hua Chen0Shi-Yi Lin1Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan UniversityDepartment of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan UniversityLibrary and information science (LIS) education of Japan has been established in the early 20th century, but destroyed during the World War II. Thanks to the help provided by the United States, the LIS education revived. However, it influenced a lot, especially the thoughts of public librarianship in the Library Law of Japan. At present, 8 universities offer formal LIS degree program and over 200 universities or colleges offer LIS courses as qualifications for public librarians. This article will introduce the curriculum designs, full-time faculty, and program characteristics of Library and Information Science in Japan. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract)https://jlis.lis.ntu.edu.tw/files/journal/j16-4.pdflibrary and information science educationjapankeio universityuniversity of library and information scienceaichi shukutoku universitychuo universitysurugadai universityuniversity of tokyokyoto university |
| spellingShingle | Kuang-Hua Chen Shi-Yi Lin The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan Journal of Library and Information Studies library and information science education japan keio university university of library and information science aichi shukutoku university chuo university surugadai university university of tokyo kyoto university |
| title | The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan |
| title_full | The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan |
| title_fullStr | The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan |
| title_short | The Development and Current Status of Library and Information Science Education in Japan |
| title_sort | development and current status of library and information science education in japan |
| topic | library and information science education japan keio university university of library and information science aichi shukutoku university chuo university surugadai university university of tokyo kyoto university |
| url | https://jlis.lis.ntu.edu.tw/files/journal/j16-4.pdf |
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