ATTRACTING STUDENTS INTO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
ATTRACTING STUDENTS INTO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
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2008-08-14
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MOHAMMED, Zakari
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Abstract
The developing countries are caught up in-between the paradigm of development and
coping with the dictates of developed societies which they have to catch up with in order
to fit into the contemporary World of the 21st century and perhaps beyond. The
information professionals and indeed the LIS schools in the developing societies suffer
the same rate. This is even more pertinent that they have to compete vigorously among
other fields of study in attracting quality candidates into their respective programmes at
all levels so as to produce graduates capable of coping with the challenges of lCT
applications, access and usage to meet the information needs of all the segments of the
society. These challenges have necessitated the need for continued review of LIS
curriculum at all levels and the introduction of new programmes in the LIS schools in the
developing countries such as Nigeria with the view to attracting quality students
irrespective of their backgrounds so as to produce professionals that could launch the
country into the contemporary information world while at the same time consolidating
their gains and taking care of their inadequacies. Within this context, the paper
examines LIS schools and programmes in the developing societies yesterday, today and
tomorrow using Nigerian experience as well as strategic management and marketing
options to attract quality students into the LIS programmes where there is cut throat
competition from other fields of study to attract qualitative candidates that could met the yearnings of the country on graduation and who could also cope with the challenges of
the time.
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Department of Library and Information Science
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
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ATTRACTING STUDENTS,, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGRAMMES,, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,, NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE