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Title: | The long road to local library and information education in Singapore | Authors: | Luyt, Brendan | Keywords: | DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information sources | Issue Date: | 2013 | Source: | Luyt, B. (2013). The long road to local library and information education in Singapore. Libri, 63(4), 339-344. | Series/Report no.: | Libri | Abstract: | The problem of education for librarians in Singapore came into being in the late 1950s and early 1960s as the country prepared for independence from the British Empire. Initial plans for a library school could not garner the political support necessary for their realization so that library education was instead provided through the Library Association (U.K.) and its facility for taking exams by correspondence. When the Association decided to discontinue this facility, alternatives were sought. At first a part-time course of studies was developed by the Library Association of Singapore (LAS) and certified by the Public Service Commission, but criticism of this programme led to renewed calls for a library school in Singapore. The rapid proliferation of digital information technology gave the library community the leverage it needed to finally realize this dream in 1993. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107086 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25372 |
ISSN: | 0024-2667 | DOI: | 10.1515/libri-2013-0026 | Schools: | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information | Rights: | © 2013 De Gruyter. This paper was published in Libri and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of De Gruyter. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/libri-2013-0026]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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