Defining fundamentals and meeting expectations: Trends in LIS education in Australia

Education for Information

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 149-157

  Harvey, Ross ^a   Higgins, Susan ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Curriculum review; Distance education; Education; Funding; Information studies; Librarianship

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INFORMATION SERVICES; LIBRARIES; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 0242666079     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2003-212-304     Document Type: Review

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