The education of library and information science in China, beginning with 3-academic-year schools, started in 1913. It closed down during the Cultural Revolution. The educational system now includes three levels: 1) the advanced special training for Ph.D, MA and non-degree graduate students; 2) the ordinary training for dual BA, BA and 3-academic year school students; 3) secondary education.The library and information science now taught in China can be classified into 7 subjects: Iibrary science, information science, archives, scientific archives, social information studies, book publishing and distributing, archival preservation.
In order to help the students to be qualified for the new society, the future curriculum ought to integrate the traditional skills with modern technology covering the following aspects: history and future, users and the use of in-
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