February 2016

Library and information science (LIS) education and training in Kenya: Emergence, evolution, challenges and opportunities

The purpose of this study is to examine the reasons for the development of Library and Information Science (LIS) education in Kenya, challenges that LIS education has been facing and suggestions for solutions to these challenges are given. The methodology used was literature survey, questionnaires to founding members of staff of the oldest schools of LIS education, authors’ experiences with and exposures of LIS...

Author(s): Monica, W. Rukwaro and Harrison Bii