Training for Library and Information Studies: A Comparative Overview of LIS Education in Africa.

Ocholla, Dennis N.

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ERIC Number: EJ618343

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Publication Date: 2000

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Training for Library and Information Studies: A Comparative Overview of LIS Education in Africa.

Ocholla, Dennis N.

Education for Information, v18 n1 p33-52 Mar 2000

Provides a comparative overview of manpower development and training for library and information services (LIS) in Africa. Surveys and explores the curricula, programs, accreditation, resources, fieldwork, continuing education, trainees and trainers, and problems, and a list of LIS education institutions in Africa is appended. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Resources, Field Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education, Problems, Professional Continuing Education, Surveys, Trainees, Trainers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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