1 The historical evolution of university and technikon education and training in South Africa and its implications for articulation between the two types of higher educational institutions with particular reference to LIS education and training Jaya Raju The paper provides discussions on articulation between university and technikon LIS education and training in the context of: the historical evolution and traditional purposes of university and technikon education and training; major similarities and differences between university and technikon LIS education and training; and current changes in higher education in South Africa to effect a new ethos of transformation, equity and efficiency. In doing this the paper highlights issues that are critical to deliberations on the matter of articulation between LIS programmes at universities and technikons. This, the paper claims, is important because increasingly higher education institutions are faced with the articulation dilemma as students seek greater mobility within a transforming higher education sector. Introduction The issue of articulation between different types of higher education institutions has become an important one particularly in the context of current educational transformations in South Africa to bring about a more equitable and integrated education system. The purpose of this paper is to trace the historical evolution of university and technikon education and training in South Africa and examine the implications of this historical evolution for articulation between the two types of higher educational institutions with particular reference to library and/or information science (LIS) education and training. After briefly explaining what higher education is as this is the context in which universities and technikons are located, the paper moves on to define the concept of a university and that of a technikon and also discuss the evolution of these institutions in the South African context. The paper also draws on an empirical study by Raju (2002) that investigated, among other things, what possibilities exist for articulation between university and technikon LIS education and training in South Africa. Higher education The term higher education is generally used to indicate the area of education following secondary education. Higher education covers a wide diversity of types of institutions, such as, universities, polytechnics, technikons (in the case of South Africa) and various types of colleges. Higher education at these institutions focuses