Quality Assurance in LIS Education An International and Comparative Study

This book reviews and examines the quality assurance systems of Library and Information Science (LIS) education in a variety countries and regions, including Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe.  Globalization of education has caused the number of LIS professionals working in every region...

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Other Authors: Miwa, Makiko (Editor), Miyahara, Shizuko (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book reviews and examines the quality assurance systems of Library and Information Science (LIS) education in a variety countries and regions, including Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe.  Globalization of education has caused the number of LIS professionals working in every region of the world to increase greatly.  In order to be qualified as an LIS professional worldwide as well as in a local area, it is imperative that there exists a global standard of quality assurance systems for LIS practitioners.  This book provides such a standard and ranks specific systems and educational programs worldwide.    With contributions from leading researchers and scholars in a variety of regions across the globe, this book will prove an invaluable resource for professionals and educators of LIS education
Physical Description:XIII, 264 p. 28 illus., 17 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9781461464952