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Volume 102, Issue 1-2
1 February 2001
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Research Article| February 01 2001

Perception of continuing education for librarianship in Ghana Available to Purchase

A.A. Alemna
A.A. Alemna
A.A. Alemna is a Professor in the Department of Library and Archival Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6909
Print ISSN: 0307-4803
© MCB UP Limited
2001
New Library World (2001) 102 (1-2): 44–48.
https://doi.org/10.1108/03074800110365480

Attempts to look at continuing education from the viewpoint of the library practitioner in Ghana. This is compared with the views of the library educator. It is found that although there were a few variations in their priorities, both groups agree that continuing education is important in professional development. Suggestions are made towards the improvement of continuing education in Ghana.

Keywords:
Career development, Ghana, Libraries, Librarians
© MCB UP Limited
2001
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