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LIS curriculum in French speaking West Africa in the age of ICTs : the case of Benin and Senegal

29 mars 2007 - Dernier ajout 5 juin 2007
par Eustache Mêgnigbêto

Mêgnigbêto, Eustache (2007). LIS curriculum in French speaking West Africa in the age of ICTs : the case of Benin and Senegal, The International Information & Library Review, 39(2) 158-165.


LIS training programs in Africa date from early independence period. In French speaking West African area, few countries have a Library and Information Science (LIS) School. The existing schools have been created in partnership with an international organisation or a northern country. The curriculum delivered is not always updated as in developed countries. The main objective of this article is to measure the gap between LIS curriculum as actually delivered in developed and developing countries in the age of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). A couple of schools were chosen, both English and French speaking from North America and Western Europe ; their curricula was compared to those in West Africa French speaking countries, at a broad general level. The conclusion that can be drawn from the study is that LIS curriculum in Africa has changed less since the schools were first created ; ICT are not, as present as in Western countries. This trend brings out the problem of the curriculum pertinence and the competitiveness of the graduate students in the international employment market.


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