Born Yesterday: the Need for Reconstructing Master’s Degree Programme in Library Science at the Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Abstract
Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), worldwide, are changing the face and direction of the LIS education and profession in general. As a result, educational offerings need to be revised to keep up with the current trends. This study examines the MLS programme offered by the LIS School, Bayero University, Kano, in terms of its curriculum and training facilities. The study also suggested a new masters’ degree curriculum for the LIS School that is based on the current requirements (i.e. local and international). Such a curriculum is considered appropriate and necessary in bringing about the desired changes in the MLS programme. Thus, it is anticipated that graduates who are trained based on the proposed curriculum would have an edge in the ever-changing labour market for the LIS practitioners.
Keywords:Library and information science education; Information science; MLS programme; Library science; Curriculum; Bayero University, Kano
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