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Author(s): Daisuke Okada (Soai University, Japan)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 24
Source title: Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Reysa Alenzuela (The University of the South Pacific Emalus Campus, Vanuatu), Heesop Kim (Kyungpook National University, South Korea)and Danilo M. Baylen (University of West Georgia, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2273-8.ch004

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design / Library Science

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This chapter discusses the status, challenges, and issues encountered in librarianship in Japan, especially school librarianship. Specifically, it focuses on the certifications for school library staff, the curriculum model, and the employability of certified librarians. Topics related to Library and Information Studies schools, training programs for certified librarians, summer and distance education, qualifications and accreditation of teacher librarians are discussed as well. Currently, librarianship and school librarianship are not close to implementing internationalization; however, this discussion cannot be avoided. Hence, this chapter argues that it is necessary to incorporate the specific trends in Japan along with global trends.

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