Formation of the Organizational and Functional Structure of Library Education in the Republic of Cameroon

Abstract

The paper considers the works of Russian specialists and scientists from other countries devoted to the organizational and functional process of training of library personnel. The author proposes to use this experience to form the system of library education in the Republic of Cameroon. The organizational and functional structure of library staff training in the Republic of Cameroon should include the following multifunctional and successively interrelated levels: specialized secondary library education, higher library education, training of scientific personnel and additional training programs for the professional development and retraining of specialists. For realization of such a structure dedicated to the training of specialists, it would seem appropriate to decide at the government level on the establishment of a Library and Information Science College in the country, which would focus on training of mid-level specialists, primarily for small public libraries. At the University of Yaounde ІІ, it is important to create a Library and Information Science Faculty and start the Master’s Degree training of students in librarianship; and in the longer term, Postgraduate programs for scientific staff. Organisation of qualification improvement and professional retraining can be carried out by joint efforts of the University of Yaounde ІІ and the major libraries of Cameroon. Practical introduction of the organizational and functional structure as the basis for implementation of training system for library staff in the Republic of Cameroon shall be carried out on the basis of classical management functions: planning, organization, motivation, coordination and regulation, control, taking into account the external and internal factors influencing the training of library staff.