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Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives examines the global development of educational programs for cataloging and classification in the library and information field. Library school faculty and professional librarians from more than 20 countries discuss a wide range of topics, including formal school and continuing education of catalog librarians, education and training for paraprofessional staff in cataloging and technical services, changes in library school programs, and metadata and information organization instruction.
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Africa | |
| Education and Training for Cataloguing at the University of Botswana Library: An Overview | p. 5 |
| The Relevance of Cataloguing in a Library Science Curriculum in Cross River State of Nigeria in This Technological Age | p. 27 |
| The Education and Training of Cataloguing Students in South Africa Through Distance Education | p. 53 |
| Asia | |
| Education for Cataloging and Classification in China | p. 71 |
| The Status Quo and Future Development of Cataloging and Classification Education in China | p. 85 |
| Education for Knowledge Organization: The Indian Scene | p. 105 |
| Current Status of Cataloging and Classification Education in Japan | p. 121 |
| Study on the Job Training and Self-Training of the Cataloging and Classification Librarians Working in South Korean Academic Libraries | p. 135 |
| Australia | |
| Beyond Our Expectations: A Review of an Independent Learning Module in Descriptive Cataloguing at the Queensland University of Technology | p. 149 |
| MARCup to Markup: Education for Cataloguing and Classification in Australia | p. 173 |
| Europe | |
| Education for Cataloging and Classification in Austria and Germany | p. 193 |
| Education and Training on the Nature and Description of Documents: Polish University Studies and Professional Librarianship Schools | p. 227 |
| Cataloging Education on the Sunny Side of the Alps | p. 269 |
| Education for Cataloging in Spanish Universities: A Descriptive and Critical Study | p. 291 |
| Education and Training for Cataloguing and Classification in the British Isles | p. 309 |
| Latin America | |
| The Teaching of Information Processing in the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | p. 335 |
| Education for Cataloging and Classification in Mexico | p. 353 |
| Education for Cataloging and Related Areas in Peru | p. 389 |
| Middle East | |
| Cataloging and Classification Education in Egypt: Stressing the Fundamentals While Moving Toward Automated Applications | p. 407 |
| An Account of Cataloging and Classification Education in Iranian Universities | p. 431 |
| Cataloging Instruction in Israel | p. 443 |
| Continuing Education for Catalogers in Saudi Arabia | p. 461 |
| Index | p. 471 |
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ISBN: 9780789031136
ISBN-10: 0789031132
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 448
Published: June 2006
Dimensions (cm): 21.2 x 15.4
x 3.0
Weight (kg): 0.028
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