<div>While Humphrey's conceptualisation of subject
librarianship sets a differentiation between extensive subject knowledge through
a degree and general subject which may not need a degree. Hardy and Corrall
(2007) give an example of British universities where subject librarians do not
have a degree in the subject which they are assigned. While given an example of
where subject librarians have a degree in LIS and a degree in the respective
subject. Meanwhile in the African context, Afavia (1983: 183) has added that
subject librarians not only be defined by the knowledge they possess in a
subject, but also the interest in the literature of a particular subject or
field. Hence, Afavia (1983: 186) delineates subject librarianship into three
categories where:<br></div>