The Development of Library and Information Education in Japan.

Matsumura, Tamiko

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Publication Date: 1982

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The Development of Library and Information Education in Japan.

Matsumura, Tamiko

Journal of Education for Librarianship, v23 n1 p43-54 Sum 1982

Outlines development of library education in Japan, highlighting its inception in 1903, the Japan Library School (1951; presently at Keio University), the University of Library and Information Science (1979), federal legislation including the Library Law (1950) and School Library Law (1953), and the "Standards for Education for Librarianship" (1954). (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational History, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Laws, Library Education, Library Schools, Required Courses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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