Library and information studies education in the United States

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Library and information studies education in the United States

edited by Loriene Roy and Brooke E. Sheldon

(The education of library and information professionals : an international series)

Mansell, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-236 ) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Books in this series provide detailed discussions of library and information science education, including current development in library science education, student texts and background reading, documentation for overseas aid programmes and information for assessing equivalence of qualifications held by professionals from other countries. This volume covers the emergence of education for librarianship; specialist education for librarianship; education in academic institutions; education for library technicians and teacher librarianship; and raises questions on how to maintain quality in library education.

Table of Contents

  • Early library education
  • the curriculum
  • the students
  • the faculty
  • administration and leadership in the higher education milieu
  • doctoral programmes
  • library education and technology
  • innovations in teaching
  • defining the role of information science
  • professional associations for library education
  • new and evolving approaches to accreditation
  • prognosis for the future.

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