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Defining Fundamentals and Meeting Expectations: Trends in LIS Education in Australia

Library and information studies education in Australia is characterised by unresolved tensions, some of which have persisted for several decades. Among its characteristics and conflicts are a multi-tiered system of qualification, a high number of schools per capita with a wide range of discipline affiliations, a wide acceptance of distance learning, pressure for curriculum review, and the perceived need for a national approach to planning for the profession.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105825
Date January 2003
CreatorsHarvey, Ross, Higgins, Susan Ellen
PublisherIOS Press
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeJournal Article (Paginated)

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