Developing Guidelines for Library and Information Science Educational Programs in Taiwan

教育部於2006年委託高等教育評鑑中心統一對全國公私立大學院校進行評鑑，評鑑工作主要以學門為分類單位，目前共分為47個學門，以因應各大學院校系所性質之多樣性，並做為遴聘評鑑委員之依據。高等教育評鑑中心僅依據學門訂定相關參考效標，並未對各專業學科發展相關標準與指南；此外，目前之評鑑作業中，各圖書資訊學系所隸屬於不同學門進行評鑑，不僅難以確保訪視委員之專業背景、各圖書資訊學系所評鑑結果之客觀性，亦使得圖書資訊學教育品質缺乏ㄧ致標準。 面對上述危機，本論文擬研究臺灣圖書資訊學教育指南，使臺灣圖書資訊學之教育評鑑活動具備更健全、更符合系所專業教育發展的衡量基礎架構，提升臺灣圖書資訊學教育品質，亦成為臺灣圖書資訊學教育品質保證依據。 本論文主要參考英美之圖書資訊學教育標準與指南，以及我國相關研究，利用內容分析法訂定臺灣圖書訊學教育指南芻議；再採焦點團體法進行研究，共舉行4場焦點團體討論會，對象分別為圖書資訊學系所教師、圖書資訊學系所主任、圖書資訊學系所研究生與圖書館館員；各場次參與者對圖書資訊學教育指南芻議進行討論，凝聚臺灣圖書資訊學教育指南所應具備之要件與內涵共識。 本研究最後所形成之圖書資訊學教育指南草案共分為圖書資訊學定義與範圍、教育任務與目標、課程、教師團隊、學生、行政管理、教學資源與設施等7大項，27小項，40個分項指標；教育指南草案適用範圍涵蓋大學部、研究所(碩士班、博士班)、專業學程與繼續教育。研究建議包括中華圖書資訊學教育學會舉辦論壇討論草案再行公佈、舉辦圖書資訊學學門意涵與教育工作坊、專案研究圖書資訊學教育評鑑制度、推動圖書資訊學教育評鑑與指南之實施。In 2006, the Ministry of Education commended the higher education evaluation to Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan. Higher education evaluation divided all universities into 47 colleges, to respond to schools’ variegation and to choose the evaluation members. Higher education evaluation center only sets related guidelines according to different colleges, but doesn’t provide related standards or guidelines to professional disciplines. In addition, library and information science schools are attached to different colleges in current evaluation, and that may cause unfair assessments and impact evaluation results. Faced with the crises above, this thesis on guidelines for library and information science educational programs in Taiwan is to make the educational evaluation of library and information science develop better, fit the professional needs, and enhance the quality of education. This paper refers library and information science education standards and guidelines of Britain and the United States, as well as related researches in Taiwan. We used the content analysis to develop draft of guidelines for library and information science educational programs in Taiwan, and then held four focus group interviews which were aimed at different targets of the Department of Library and Information Science: teachers, directors, students and librarians, to discuss the draft of guidelines and cohere the content and elements of guidelines. The final form of guidelines for library and information science educational programs in Taiwan is divided into 7 parts, including the definition, goals and objectives, curriculum, faulty, students, administration, and physical resources and facilities. There are 27 indicators, and 40 sub-indicators. The guidelines offered here are primarily applied to the undergraduate, graduate(Master classes and PhD), professional programs and continuing education level. Finally, we suggested that the Association of Library and Information Science Education of Republic of China should hold discussion of the guidelines, and other related associations should hold workshops on education of library and information science as well as research in evaluation system of library and information science, and promote the educational evaluation and implementation of library and information science