iSchools and Africa: Trends and Developments

Ruth Nalumaga
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EDITOR'S SUMMARY

The movement from traditional library schools to iSchools reflects a revised approach toward librarianship and information technologies. For some institutions, embracing a more modern identity and disciplinary approach may be a matter of survival. An examination of library and information schools across Africa indicates that only one has formally adopted the iSchool perspective. Closer scrutiny of 10 other schools shows some shifts in curricular focus and positioning within institutions. Programs tend to be placed under departments of education, social sciences or computer science. The terms library and librarianship are giving way to knowledge and information management, especially at the graduate level. The variety of terminology and placement reflects ongoing philosophical and pedagogical shifts, though the iSchool emphasis on interdisciplinarity remains scarce.

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学校与非洲:趋势与发展
从传统图书馆学校到电子学校的运动反映了对图书馆事业和信息技术的修订方法。对于一些机构来说,采用更现代的身份和纪律方法可能事关生存。对非洲各地图书馆和信息学校的一项调查表明,只有一所学校正式采用了信息技术学校的观点。对另外10所商学院的仔细审视显示,它们的课程重点和机构内部定位出现了一些变化。这些项目往往隶属于教育、社会科学或计算机科学部门。图书馆和图书馆事业这两个术语正在让位于知识和信息管理,尤其是在研究生阶段。术语和位置的多样性反映了正在进行的哲学和教学的转变,尽管iSchool对跨学科的强调仍然很少。
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