The internationalisation of Baltic Library and Information Science education with emphasis on the cooperation with Nordic partners

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Virkus, Sirje^a | Harbo, Ole^b

Affiliations: [a] Department of Information Studies, Tallinn Pedagogical University, Estonia | [b] Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark

Abstract: This paper describes the development of library and information science education (LIS) in the Baltic and Nordic countries and gives a brief overview of the historical and present connections of these countries. The similarities and differences between the Baltic countries as well as the Nordic and Baltic higher education systems are described. The emphasis is on the internationalisation of Baltic LIS education in cooperation with Nordic partners.

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2002-203-404

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 20, no. 3-4, pp. 217-235, 2002