Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Abstract
Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) in the United States and Canada are accredited by the professional body, the American Library Association (ALA). LIS education is outcome-based and its main goal is to prepare graduates with high levels of specialization in the LIS field. Constant LIS curriculum revision and adaptation to the latest developments in the field ensures the updating of the educational process thus enabling graduates to choose from a variety of career paths in the information industry.
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Recommended Citation
Anghelescu, H.G.B. “Library & Information Science Education in the United States and Canada: Issues & Trends in the 21st Century” in: Réjean Savard, Chantal Stănescu, Hermina Anghelescu and Cristina Ion (eds.), Actes du Symposium International Le Livre, La Roumanie, L’Europe/Proceedings of the International Symposium: Books, Romania, Europe, 4th Edition, 20-23 September 2011. Bucharest: Editura Biblioteca Bucureştilor, 2012, vol. 2, pp. 57-61. Available at: http://www.bibmet.ro/Uploads/INTERNATIONAL_SYMPOSIUM_2011_v2(1).pdf