Library and Information Science Education in Uzbekistan
Marat RahmatullaevDepartment of Information-Library Systems, Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Tashkent, UzbekistanBarno GanievaDepartment of Information-Library Systems, Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Tashkent, UzbekistanAkram HabibullaNear Eastern, Islamic, and Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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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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