Library and Information Science Education in Uzbekistan |
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| Authors: | Marat Rahmatullaev Barno Ganieva |
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| Institution: | Department of Information-Library Systems, Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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| Abstract: | This article examines the historical development and current state of professional librarian training in Uzbekistan. It aims to determine the main challenges that face LIS education in that country. The article begins with a brief literature review and some historical background on library education in Uzbekistan prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It then describes the educational activities of the Department of Library-Information Systems at Tashkent University of Information Technologies, which is the only institution in Uzbekistan currently offering graduate degrees in librarianship. |
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| Keywords: | Education international cooperation library and information science professional development Uzbekistan |
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