Overview
Compares and examines LIS education systems in Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa
Written by leading researchers and scholars of LIS education in each country represented
Focuses on the quality assurance of LIS professional education at the university level
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Background of the Quality Assurance of the LIS Field
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Country Report: LIS Education and Quality Assurance System in Asia-Pacific
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Regional Quality Assurance System of LIS Education
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About this book
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.Â
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.  Â
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
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quality Assurance in LIS Education
Book Subtitle: An International and Comparative Study
Editors: Makiko Miwa, Shizuko Miyahara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6495-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6494-5Published: 11 October 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4779-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6495-2Published: 10 October 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 264
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Technology, Information Systems and Communication Service, International and Comparative Education