Affiliations: Department of Library and Information Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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Corresponding author: Bibi Alajmi, Department of Library and Information Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait. E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: This research explores trends in knowledge organization (KO) in library and
information science (LIS) curricula in 68 selected schools located in
Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. The research quantitatively
analyzed KO course descriptions in order to identify the modules covered in
these LIS programs' curricula. Information was gathered from the course
descriptions available on the schools' websites. All the identified modules
were identified, tagged, and listed for further analysis. Modules were
selected because they cover courses that are KO dedicated or that have parts
of the courses that pertained to KO. The results showed that information
organization and cataloging are the most taught KO modules; bibliographic
control and organization are second and metadata is third. Indexing,
classification, and subject analysis also received a marked emphasis; other
modules, such as taxonomies, ontologies, thesauri, and digital libraries,
have not yet received as much significance in LIS curricula. These results
corroborate the findings of similar studies reported in the literature.
Keywords: Knowledge organization, information management, LIS education
