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GlobaLIS: Efforts in Japanese LIS Education for Global Collaboration
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Miwa, Makiko; Kasai, Yumiko; Miyahara, Shizuko – Education for Information, 2011
The GlobaLIS Project intends to attain the globalization of Japanese library and information science (LIS) professional education by defining the requirements for internationally transparent and harmonized educational programs for LIS professionals. We asked three research questions in a stepwise manner: (1) What are the basic requirements for…
Descriptors: Library Education, Curriculum Development, Global Approach, Quality Control
Library and Information Science Education in Japan.
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Kim, Yong Won – World Libraries, 1998
Reviews the historical background and current trends of library- and information science-education in Japan. Analyzes the various types of curriculum and the teaching staff of these institutions, while identifying factors influencing library and information-science education. Mentions present issues of the education system and discusses future…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Libraries and Librarianship in Japan. Guides to Asian Librarianship.
Welch, Theodore F. – 1997
More than ever before, Japan is aware of its potential for shaping the global library and information scene and the Japanese are responding to the current flood of information with new media technologies and improved database services with a synergistic approach that involves library professionals, information specialists, governmental leaders,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Libraries
IFLA General Conference, 1986. Education and Research Division. Section: Library History and Library Theory and Research. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on library history and library theory and research presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The History of Western Literature Library Collections in Japan" (Yoshitomi Okazaki, Japan); (2) "Trends of Library History Research in Japan" (Hiroshi Kawai, Yukio…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education