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Australian Professional Library and Information Education: Structural Changes in the 1990s

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Impacts of the substantial changes in Australian higher education during the 1990's on LIS professional education are discussed. The study draws on documentary and statistical data from the annual returns of LIS schools to the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) to review trends in graduation rates, staffing levels, institutional placement and course offerings.

Source: Australian Academic & Research Libraries

DOI: 10.1080/00048623.2001.10755168

Authors: Patricia Willard, Concepción S Wilson, Christine Pawley

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, University of Iowa

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Information Literacy

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Australian Library and Information Association, University of New South Wales