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Quality Assurance in LIS Education

An International and Comparative Study
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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

Author Biography:

Dr. Makiko Miwa is a Professor and Chair of the International Committee at the Open University of Japan. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. Shizuko Miyahara is a lecturer at Sagami Women's University, Kanagawa, Japan. She received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Science at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Release date Australia
August 23rd, 2016
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Makiko Miwa
  • Edited by Shizuko Miyahara
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Illustrations
50 Tables, black and white; 17 Illustrations, color; 11 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 264 p. 28 illus., 17 illus. in color.
Pages
264
Dimensions
155x235x15
ISBN-13
9781493947799
Product ID
25678674

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