Education of Library and Information Professionals in the Arab Gulf Region (Education of Library & Information Professionals: An International S.) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0720121922 ISBN 13: 9780720121926

Publisher: Mansell Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

This series provides detailed discussion of library and information science education. It provides information on developments, student texts and background reading, documentation for overseas aid programmes and information for assessing equivalence of qualifications held by professionals from other countries. This volume covers all aspects of education for library and information professionals in the countries of the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council region, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It includes the history of libraries and librarianship, the development of library education, the training of professionals and paraprofessionals, continuing education, the role of foreign library schools, future manpower requirements, and publications and research on library education in the area.

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About the Author

Abdus Sattar Chaudhry is in the Faculty of the Division of Information Studies at the School of Applied Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mansell Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0720121922
• ISBN 13: 9780720121926
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Ashoor Mohammad Saleh Jamil, Chaudry Abdus Sattar