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A Study of XML in the Library Science Curriculum in Taiwan and South East Asia
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Chang, Naicheng; Huang, Yuhui; Hopkinson, Alan – Education for Information, 2011
This paper aims to investigate the current XML-related courses available in 96 LIS schools in South East Asia and Taiwan's 9 LIS schools. Also, this study investigates the linkage of library school graduates in Taiwan who took different levels of XML-related education (that is XML arranged as an individual course or XML arranged as a section unit…
Descriptors: Library Schools, Qualifications, Continuing Education, Library Science
Quo Vadis? LIS Postgraduate Education in the Philippines
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Dizon, Fernan R.; Sagun, Karryl Kim A.; Alfiler-Macalalad, Ana Grace P. – Education for Information, 2011
The paper intends to shed light on the predicament faced by many Filipino. Librarians: the lack of local institutions offering a library and information science (LIS) postgraduate degree. The paper aims to reveal the state of Philippine LIS postgraduate education by considering the number of librarians who have pursued and are still pursuing…
Descriptors: Library Education, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes
Professional Activities, Needed Competencies and Training Needs of Medical Librarians in Pakistan
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Ullah, Midrar; Ameen, Kanwal; Bakhtar, Salman – Education for Information, 2011
The study aims to explore the professional activities, needed competencies and education/training needs of medical librarians in Pakistan. The following questions guided the study: what are the current professional activities of medical librarians in Pakistan? What is their perception of the competencies needed of medical librarians? And what are…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Library Schools, Medical Libraries, Foreign Countries