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The Republic of Korea set up her first Department of Library Science in 1957 and now there are departments of documentary information and departments of library education in 32 colleges and universities, forming a three-stage educational system: undergraduate course, master’s degree course and doctorate course. Therefore, this paper attempts to introduce Library and information science education in the Republic of Korea from five facets, namely the historical development, programs structure, curriculum, admission requirement as well as completion requirement, and characteristics. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract)