Information and communication technologies in library and information science education in Kenya

Education for Information

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-262

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; LIBRARIES; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; ONLINE EDUCATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 1642438149     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2003-21103     Document Type: Article

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