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Gor, Peter Ochieng – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2012
With the increasing popularity of distance education, focus has turned to the role of libraries in distance learning process. It is widely agreed that like their campus-based counterparts, distance education learners need adequate library services if they are to gain quality education. This study sought to examine library utilization by students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Use Studies, Academic Libraries, External Degree Programs
Morris, Roger – American Libraries, 1973
Libraries are getting involved with open university programs. Some of them are so structured however, that they contradict the concept of independent learning. Problems to be considered include: 1) should librarians adopt the role of teachers? 2) should participants be recruited? 3) what are funding priorities? (DH)
Descriptors: Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Independent Study, Librarians
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Gasparini, Fay; Vick, Malcolm – History of Education, 2008
Place is material, conceptual and symbolic. Physically, the Library at Townsville College of Advanced Education was central, visible and distinctive. Internally, it provided a dramatically different environment from other college buildings. It functioned as the (metaphorical) "hub" of the external studies programme and, when the college…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Libraries, Library Role, Educational History
Richards, Berry; Oakey, Joseph H. – 1974
The information systems of nontraditional education are examined. Case studies illustrate the variation in nontraditional programs: Open University of Pennsylvania, British Open University, Prince George's County Library (Maryland), University Without Walls--Skidmore, Empire State College--Saratoga, Minnesota Metropolitan State College, and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Extension Education, External Degree Programs
Tyer, Travis E., Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1974
Ideas are presented on current practices in the continuing education of library personnel in the midwestern United States, with some emphasis on the role of state libraries and library associations. Allan B. Knox, Director of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, contributes the lead…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, External Degree Programs
Knowles, Malcolm S. – Southeastern Librarian, 1976
Non-traditional study has brought equivalency programs for adults, in-service education programs, institutes and special courses, continuing education centers, and external degrees. The key features of the non-traditional approach to education are redefinition of the roles of student and teacher, the use of learning contracts, and the multiplicity…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, External Degree Programs, Information Centers