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Library and information career in Malaysia: Aspirations of educators and the reality of the industry

Jamaludin, Adnan and Hussin, Norhayati and Wan Mokhtar, Wan Nor Haliza (2006) Library and information career in Malaysia: Aspirations of educators and the reality of the industry. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006, pages pp. 423-426, Singapore.

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Abstract

This paper discusses the aspirations of library and information science (LIS) educators particularly in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM. The Faculty of Information Management is the main provider of manpower needs for the library and information science profession in the country. The focus of the discussions is on the development that has taken shape in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM particularly on the undergraduate library and information science programs. Within that premise, a comparison is made between the aspirations of LIS educators and the reality of the LIS industry particularly in the public sector in the country.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:Library and information profession, library and information career, Information industry, Malaysia
Subjects:Library and Information Science Education
ID Code:1413
Deposited On:26 May 2007
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