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Volume 94, Issue 4
1 April 1993
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Research Article| April 01 1993

Sabbatical leave for library and information science educators in Africa: Benefits and problems Available to Purchase

Michael Afolabi
Michael Afolabi
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6909
Print ISSN: 0307-4803
© MCB UP Limited
1993
New Library World (1993) 94 (4)
https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002446

Defines sabbatical leave and describes its origin and rationale. Outlines its benefits to the professional librarian and library information science educator and the host institution. Discusses some major problems currently faced by them in Africa and offers suggestions. Briefly describes the writer′s experiences while on sabbatical leave in the Department of Library and Information Sciences, Moi University,Eldoret, Kenya.

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Africa, Leave, Librarianship, Libraries, Sabbaticals, Teachers
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