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September 28, 2005
U.S. EMBASSY BRINGS LIBRARY SPECIALIST TO ARMENIA
>From September 5 through September 17, Dr. Leigh Estabrook, professor of
library and information science, professor of sociology, and director of the
Library Research Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
participated in the U.S. Embassy Library Speaker Series. Dr. Estabrook’s
2-week visit focused on creating of a curriculum for the first Library
Science Masters Degree Program in Armenia, as well as on revising and
updating the Library Sciences Bachelors Degree curriculum at Yerevan State
Pedagogical University. During her visit, Dr. Estabrook worked closely with
library specialists in Yerevan and other regions, and visited many libraries
throughout Armenia.