LIS education and training in South Africa : a historical review

  • J. Raju Department of Library and Information Studies, Durban Institute of Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7553/71-1-656
Keywords: LIS education and training-South Africa, LIS education and training-South Africa-History

Abstract

The article aims to provide a more complete historical review of LIS education and training in South Africa, particularly the involvement of technikons as well as how changes in the post-1990 era in South African society generally and in the higher education sector specifically, have impacted on LIS education and training.
Published
2013-12-12
Issue
Vol. 71 No. 1 (2005)
Section
Research Articles

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