Education and training for librarianship, archives and records management in Papua New Guinea : an annotated bibliography

Abstract

Training of Librarianship, Archives and Records Management in Papua New Guinea (PNG) began in the sixties. Courses such as Library Assistant Certificate, Library Officers Certificate and Diploma in Library Science were offered. The courses were taught at the Institute of Public Administration (formerly Administrative College of Papua New Guinea). The Department moved to the University of Papua New Guinea in 1989 and new courses such as Library Technician Certificate, Diploma in Library and Information Studies, Certificate in Information Studies (Records Management), Diploma in Educational Studies (Teacher-Librarianship) and the Bachelor of Library and Information Studies were introduced.