common problems of library and information science education in asian developing countries: a review article

Library and information science curriculum for the developing countries

The contemporary scenario predominated by information and knowledge perspectives indicate the pressing need to educate and train the library and information manpower towards a sustainable professional competence. The manpower of today will meet in the near future the new challenges and the onslaught of the impact of Information Technology on LIS envisages to make substantial contribution to the...

Reference in Library and Information Science Education

TECHNOLOGY HAS AFFECTED THE REFERENCE and information culture in libraries. With the increasing scope of information transfer, users have higher service expectations of library and information science professionals. The emergence of a digital information environment has changed the century-old role of the reference professional. After the rise ofthe Internet, many skeptics foresaw the end of a ...

Review Article Malaria in developing countries

Malaria still poses a real threat to travellers, particularly in areas with high transmission rates such as sub-Saharan Africa, Papua New Guinea, and the South Pacific islands. Malaria causes an estimated 660,000 deaths each year from 219 million cases of illness. It is a preventable and curable disease. Malaria symptoms appear after a period of seven days or longer, and without treatment, the ...

Review Article Cryptosporidiosis in developing countries

Globally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be a significant health problem where it is recognized as an important cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people. In developing countries persistent diarrhoea is the leading cause of death in children younger than five years of age, where it accounts for 30 to 50 percent of those deaths. Encouragingly an increasing n...

education for library and information science in iran: current trends

the article presents an account of the library and information science (lis) education in iran. it briefly reviews the growth and development of the lis education in the periods: 1939-1978, as the pre- islamic revolution period, and 1979- 2007, as the post –islamic revolution period. the paper covers an up-to-date list of the 29 universities in iran offering various lis programs including post-...

A Review of Problems and Challenges of Library Professionals in Developing Countries including Pakistan