New Library World: Volume 108 Issue 1/2
Table of contents - Special Issue: International library education
Guest Editors: Linda Ashcroft
Internationalization of LIS education in Europe and North America
Ismail Abdullahi, Leif Kajberg, Sirje VirkusThis paper aims to stress the importance of international and intercultural opportunities in serving as essential components in educating and training library and information…
Collaboration in LIS education in Southeast Asia
Abdus Sattar ChaudhryThe aim of this paper is to look into projects undertaken to promote collaboration between LIS education programs in Southeast Asia.
Education for library and information studies in Canada: a cross‐cultural comparison
Ken HaycockThis paper aims to highlight the unique characteristics and homogeneity of the Canadian accredited programs in library and information studies compared with those programs in the…
Library education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Adolfo Rodríguez GallardoThe aim of this paper is to analyze the number of schools and programs of library science that have existed in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1985 to date. It was written in…
Trends, challenges and opportunities for LIS education and training in Eastern and Southern Africa
Dennis Ocholla, Theo BothmaThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the status, trends and challenges of library and information education and training in Eastern and Southern Africa. It notes that library…
International credentialing, certification, and recognition in the United States
Michael DowlingThis paper aims to present an overview of the situation with international credentialing, certification, and recognition in the USA from the perspective of the American Library…
Interview with David Bishop: a primer on staying flexible and relevant
Sarah Ann LongAims to highlight the future of academic libraries. through discussion with David Bishop.