Gyankosh- The Journal of Library and Information Management
Year : 2010, Volume : 1, Issue : 1
First page : ( 82) Last page : ( 96)
Print ISSN : 2229-4023.

Curriculum Development in Library and Information Science Education in Nigerian Universities: Issues and Prospects

Edegbo Wilson. O.

Delta State University, Oleh Campus, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examine the curricula of library and information science education in Nigeria with a view of determining its present state of content of its courses offered and how it affects the present graduates produced in the universities with respect to the lsabour market for librarians in this age of computerization / digitization. The curricula of three universities as well as National Universities Commission (NUC) minimum standards for university library and information science schools provided the needed data. The result shows that there are ICT courses in the curricula but not covering some courses taught and the personnel are not readily available for the proper implementation of the good curricula developed.

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Keywords

Curriculum Development, Library and Information Science, Education.

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