PhD programme in library and information sciences at the Faculty of Informatics of the University of Debrecen

In an earlier issue of Scientific and Technical Information, Gyorgy Sebestyen presented the PhD programme on library and information sciences at the Eotvos Lorand University. It is less widely known that the PhD degree in LIS can also be obtained at the University of Debrecen. However, library and information sciences do not constitute an independent PhD programme in Debrecen. Partly due to this fact, partly deriving from the history of the local department of library and information sciences, the results are more modest compared to the achievements in Budapest. Yet the endeavours are important, especially in the light of the local, in many respect special circumstances and in connection with the current situation and future development trends of library and information sciences.