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Some Issues on LIS Education and Collaboration in Latin America

Chaparro-Univazo, Sergio (2005) Some Issues on LIS Education and Collaboration in Latin America.

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This PowerPoint file contains 21 slides and was presented in the 2005 ALISE Conference, Session 5.1 - Collaborative Projects between LIS Schools in Different Countries. This presentation calls for collaborative projects in LIS education between the U.S. and Latin American countries. By highlighting the necessity of cooperating with Latin American Library Schools, the presentation emphasizes the importance of enhancing the quality of the LIS classrooms. It describes steps toward establishing mutual collaborations and points to some issues in the conduct of the projects.

EPrint Type:Presentation
Keywords:Professional development Educational scholarships Interaction between academic worlds
Subjects:Library and Information Science Education
ID Code:701
Deposited On:26 January 2005
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