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Abramov, K. I. – 1980
A balanced state system of education and qualification improvement of library personnel within all the republics of the USSR has been created, which consists of education of qualified librarians at university level from four to five years, with advanced study at leading libraries, and the training of medium level personnel in 12- to 18-month…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science, Librarians
Download full textWeintraub, D. Kathryn, Ed.; Reed, Sarah R., Ed. – 1974
Five separate articles summarize library education at the graduate, undergraduate, and technical assistant levels in the United States and library education in Canada and other parts of North America. Statistical tables are included within the explanatory essays. Over 30 pages of statistical tables give information on specific institutions. The…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Directories, Enrollment, Information Science
Peer reviewedBoumarafi, B. B.; Haythornthwaite, J. – International Library Review, 1988
Reviews the development of educational programs for library technicians, librarians, and information professionals in Algeria and describes the current educational structure. Topics discussed include the need for improvements in curriculum development, teaching staff development, library facilities, and the use of information technologies. (CLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Kolarova, Helena – 1980
As part of the Project of Further Development of the Czechoslovak Educational System, a program adopted in 1976, library education has been revised beginning in the secondary schools, extending through the university level, and providing continuing education opportunities for librarians, technicians, and researchers. Secondary school curriculums…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Broadbent, Marianne; And Others – Education for Librarianship: Australia, 1988
This series of 13 articles discusses library education in Australasia. Topics covered include masters programs in Australia; library education in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; education for technicians, teacher librarians, and rural librarians; cataloging courses; special collections librarianship; information management; the information…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Curriculum Evaluation, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Educating and Training Library Practitioners: A Comparative History with Trends and Recommendations.
Peer reviewedWilson, Anthony M.; Hermanson, Robert – Library Trends, 1998
Presents overviews of librarian and library support staff education from 1887 to the present. Discusses current forces in education for librarians; the balance between professional and university environments; differences between education for librarians and library technicians; persistent themes; the role of information science in library…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Educational Environment
Bramley, Gerald – 1975
Current trends in library education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Scandinavian countries, the Soviet Union, and the German Democratic Republic are surveyed. The problems of educating librarians in the developing countries in general and the specific problems in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum, Developing Nations, Foundation Programs
