CURRICULUM

Division, Course Title, Credit

Year	Semester	Course Type	Course Title	Description
1	2	Core	Introduction to Library and Information Science	Provides a systematic understanding of LIS, including academic nature, subjects, and scope. Emphasizes deep learning of informatics for the evolving knowledge society.
		Elective	Library and Information Center Management	Introduces management theories and their practical application in libraries, developing planning, HR, finance, leadership, and marketing skills.
		Elective	Children and Youth Information	Develops expertise for serving children and youth in libraries; includes literature, information sources, and practical exercises in story analysis and implementation.
		Elective	Information Management (Big Data Curation MD-linked)	Cultivates digital literacy and IT skills for library services, covering basic computer, big data, AI, and other digital technologies.
2	1	Core	Information and Resource Organization 1	Covers classification and cataloging theory and practice (DDC, KDC), cataloging concepts, rules, and encoding methods.
		Elective	Reading Education (Teacher Training)	Develops the ability to guide users in reading, fostering lifelong reading habits, and understanding reading materials, readers, and instructional strategies.
		Elective	School Media Center Management (Teacher Training)	Explores objectives and roles of school media centers and efficient management techniques.
		Elective	Computer Information Processing (Big Data Curation MD-linked)	Introduces Python programming for library automation, digital text processing, and foundational data science skills.
		Elective	User Studies and UX Design	Teaches information behavior concepts and applying UX methods in user studies for user-centered services.
		Elective	Web and Database Searching	Covers theoretical and practical knowledge of information retrieval and search strategies in digital libraries and web databases.
	2	Core	Information Services	Enhances skills for effective library services, communication, user-centered design, and understanding diverse service types.
		Elective	Information and Resource Organization 2 (Teacher Training)	Teaches cataloging theory, Korean cataloging rules (KORMARC), and practical cataloging skills.
		Elective	Bibliotherapy	Explores therapeutic functions of various media and develops librarians’ ability to mediate emotions through library resources.
		Elective	Database Systems (Big Data Curation MD-linked)	Introduces database concepts, models, design principles, SQL queries, and practical applications for real-world scenarios.
		Elective	Academic Information Center Management	Covers university library functions, organization, budget, electronic resources, space, and management principles for professional academic librarians.
3	1	Core	Information Retrieval	Teaches information retrieval systems, evaluation, indexing, classification, summarization, text mining, and ontology development.
		Elective	Metadata (Big Data Curation MD-linked)	Provides thorough understanding of metadata principles, schemes, design, and interoperability for diverse career paths.
		Elective	Digital Libraries (Teacher Training)	Introduces web-based digital library construction, domestic and international case studies, software, and technical skills.
		Elective	Multimedia Resource Organization (Teacher Training)	Covers theory and practical exercises for organizing multimedia resources using KORMARC and Korean cataloging rules.
		Elective	Public Library Management	Applies management theory to public libraries, including planning, organizing, budgeting, HR, evaluation, and real-world case studies.
		Elective	Information Resource Development	Focuses on systematic development, organization, preservation, and provision of library resources for knowledge creation.
	2	Elective	Media Information (Teacher Training)	Develops media information literacy and prepares students to apply media literacy in library education programs.
		Elective	Information Literacy Education	Covers library instruction theories, program design, implementation, and evaluation to meet learner needs.
		Elective	Understanding Academic Information Resources (Teacher Training)	Provides structured knowledge on subject-specific resources across humanities, social sciences, and STEM, focusing on subject-specialist librarians.
		Elective	Digital Library Technologies and Practices	Builds skills for digital library construction, management, analysis, system design, software, and preservation, with case studies.
		Elective	Text Information Analysis (Big Data Curation MD-linked)	Teaches extraction of representative terms and insights from digital content for big data-based information analysis.
		Elective	Data Literacy	Develops the ability to read, interpret, create, and communicate data critically, understanding context and knowledge creation.Develops the ability to read, interpret, create, and communicate data critically, understanding context and knowledge creation.
4	1	Elective	Cultural Content Services	Develops expertise in cultural content, marketing strategies, case studies, and understanding cultural industry policies and macro perspectives.
		Elective	Understanding Publishing and Copyright	Provides knowledge of copyright law in digital and library contexts, including current issues and case studies.
		Elective	Understanding the Data-driven Society (Big Data Curation MD-linked)	Teaches understanding and analysis of data in social and personal contexts and effective data communication skills.
		Elective	Information Communication and Networks	Integrates information theory, systems, ethics, and technologies to develop competencies for responding to information society challenges.
		Elective	Information Systems Analysis and Design	Introduces analysis and design methodologies for information systems, emphasizing practical applications for librarians and project managers.
	2	Elective	Information Resource Organization Practice	Provides hands-on experience with KDC and DDC, developing practical skills for organizing library materials.
		Elective	Cultural Content Management Technology	Examines characteristics and business models of cultural content, developing skills as a cultural content curator.
		Elective	Records and Information Management	Covers definition, history, appraisal, organization, information services, and electronic records management.
		Elective	Introduction to Bibliography	Explores descriptive, analytical, and historical bibliography, and examines books’ textual, cultural, and circulation aspects.