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Download full textRaju, Jaya – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
Technological innovations have led to an increase in demand for information technology (IT) skills in contemporary library and information agencies. This in turn has created an increased need for pedagogical skills on the part of library and information science (LIS) professionals for them to empower users with knowledge and skills to navigate a…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Technological Literacy, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Direct linkOcholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2003
Explores and analyses the status and use of ICT in LIS Departments/Schools in selected Eastern and Southern African countries in relation to learning, teaching, research, academic administration, and resource support. ICT is dealt with in the context of information storage, retrieval, communication, interactive learning, MIS and use technologies.…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education
Aina, L. O. – Education for Information, 2005
The paper traces the inability of the curricula of LIS schools in Africa to respond to the immediate job environment in Africa. The main weakness of the curricula is that they reflect essentially the curricula of LIS schools in the Western World. Thus, while most of the LIS curricula are relevant to the traditional library setting, the curricula…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Information Management, Public Relations
Minishi-Majanja, Mabel K.; Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2003
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become central to education and training in Library and Information Science/Service (LIS) because of the great influence of these technologies on the professional world. This study on Kenya is part of a larger doctoral research project that aims to map and audit the types, nature and diffusion…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Minishi-Majanja, Mabel K. – Education for Information, 2003
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become basic ingredients of, and competitive tools in, the information-intensive tertiary/higher education sector. Their increased and specialised use in teaching and learning, research, academic administration, institutional management and information provision translates into greater access…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Higher Education, Audits (Verification), Information Technology
Minishi-Majanja, Mabel K.; Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2004
This study mapped and audited the types, nature and diffusion of ICTs in LIS education in sub-Saharan Africa. Questionnaires were sent to 51 LIS schools in 19 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, of which 29 (57%) were returned. Most LIS schools have a significant ICT content in their programs, and most ICT modules are highly rated as core/required…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Research Tools, Audits (Verification)
