Some trends in library and information science training in Latin America

Touching on the research paper: “Terminology of library and information science in Latin America: a comparative study”; this article presents an overview of some aspects of the state of library and information science training at universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Múnera Torres, María Teresa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigación Bibliotecológica: Archivonomía, Bibliotecología e Información
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/57912
Acceso en línea:http://rev-ib.unam.mx/ib/index.php/ib/article/view/57912
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Library And Information Science Training – Latin America
Library And Information Science Education – Latin America
Library and Information Science – Terminology
Formación Bibliotecológica – América Latina
Educación Bibliotecológica – América Latina
Bibliotecología – Terminología
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Sumario:Touching on the research paper: “Terminology of library and information science in Latin America: a comparative study”; this article presents an overview of some aspects of the state of library and information science training at universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The paper examines aspects of the development of library and information science training, the fields of knowledge governing librarianship education in Latin America, as well as the names given to this type of training in universities included in the research sample. For purposes of this research report, library science and librarianship are considered synonymous. As such, research employing either term is included in the research sample.