Quality Assurance in LIS Education  An International and Comparative Study /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Makiko Miwa, Shizuko Miyahara. 
 - New York, NY :  Springer New York,  2015. 
 - 1 online resource (XIII, 264 p. 28 illus., 17 illus. in color.) 
<br/><br/>Part I:  Background of the Quality Assurance in the LIS Field -- GlobaLIS: Toward the Regional Cooperation in the Education of Library and Information Professionals in the Asia-Pacific Region.- Regional Quality Assurance System for Higher Education in Southeast Asia.- International Developments in School Library Studies: A Report on the School Library Initiatives for Asia & Pacific (SLAP) Forum.- Part II.  Country Report: LIS Education and Quality Assurance System in Asia-Pacific.- Is the GALÁPAGOS Phenomenon Over? : Second Consideration of Japanese LIS Education in the International Setting.- Qualitatively maintaining library and information science education in China -- LIS Education and Quality Assurance System in Asia-Pacific: Taiwan -- LIS Education and Quality Assurance System in Asia-Pacific: Malaysia -- LIS Education: Quality Assurance System in the Philippines -- LIS Education and Quality Assurance System in Asia-Pacific Region Thailand: Recent trends and issues -- LIS Education and Quality Assurance System in Asia Pacific: Indonesia -- Part III. Regional Quality Assurance System of LIS Education -- Current Trends of Quality Assurance Models in LIS Education -- Accreditation in North America, A unique Quality Assurance Program -- Accreditation Processes in Latin America: AN Exploration into the Cases of Library and Information Science (LIS) Programs in Mexico, Colombia, and COSTA RICA -- The Diversity of LIS Programs in Southeast Asia -- Regional Quality Assurance System:　Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Nations in Middle East. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781461464952 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education.<br/>Computers.<br/>International education.<br/>Comparative education.<br/>Educational technology.