Library and information science education in Greece: Institutional changes and current issues

Issue title: Greek LIS Education

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Moniarou-Papaconstantinou, Valentini^a | Tsatsaroni, Anna^b

Affiliations: [a] Department of Library Science and Information Systems, TEl of Athens. E-mail: valpap@teiath.gr | [b] Department of Social and Educational Policy, University of Pet oponnese

Abstract: This paper considers the historical development of Library and Information Science (LIS) Education in Greece, in order to understand its current position within the field of higher education, and to assess its future prospects. In particular, in tracing changes that LIS Education as an institution has undergone, it argues that institutional transformations, curricular changes, and social and political contexts should all be integrated in an analysis that aims to shed light into education institutions, and their purposes and functioning.

Keywords: LIS education, higher education fields, higher education reforms, curricular change

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2008-26205

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 85-100, 2008