Auditing of information and communication technologies in library and information science education in Africa

Education for Information

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 187-221

  Minishi Majanja, Mabel K ^a   Ocholla, Dennis N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LIBRARIES; MARKETING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

AUDITING; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; GLOBALIZATION; MARKET-DRIVEN CURRICULUM;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 12944286366     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2004-223-403     Document Type: Article

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