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.