Distance Librarianship in Small States: What Are the Challenges?
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Distance education has presented several new challenges to information facilitators. Providing quality distance library services in small states has it own unique set of issues, which are as yet unreported in the literature. This paper examines the concept of small states and how this impacts on providing distance librarianship to persons resident in such states. Also examined are strategies that can be employed to provide distance library services in small states.
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