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Main Author: Griffiths, Jose-Marie
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1983
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED241037
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contents Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals. Griffiths, Jose-Marie Educational Needs Information Services Job Analysis Librarians Library Automation Library Education Models Professional Education Program Development Technological Advancement Work Environment Ways the education and training of information professionals can adapt to the rapidly changing information environment are addressed in this paper, which describes a project undertaken by King Research ("New Directions in Library and Information Science Education") to identify current and future competency requirements of librarians and other information professionals. It is hypothesized that a lack of communication between the employers of information professionals and the institutions that educate and train them is one reason that educational institutions are not meeting needs and demands of the changing environment and new technologies. Following a list of preliminary questions that need to be addressed in determining information professionals' training needs, the project approach and framework are described. Each aspect of this framework is then detailed, including trends which affect library and information science organizations, work settings, and the functions and activities performed. Also considered are the types of users served, the tools and techniques used/applied, and the types of materials handled. Finally, each step in the overall process of planning, design, implementation, and evaluation is examined. (LMM)
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spellingShingle Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals.
Griffiths, Jose-Marie
Educational Needs
Information Services
Job Analysis
Librarians
Library Automation
Library Education
Models
Professional Education
Program Development
Technological Advancement
Work Environment
Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals. Griffiths, Jose-Marie Educational Needs Information Services Job Analysis Librarians Library Automation Library Education Models Professional Education Program Development Technological Advancement Work Environment Ways the education and training of information professionals can adapt to the rapidly changing information environment are addressed in this paper, which describes a project undertaken by King Research ("New Directions in Library and Information Science Education") to identify current and future competency requirements of librarians and other information professionals. It is hypothesized that a lack of communication between the employers of information professionals and the institutions that educate and train them is one reason that educational institutions are not meeting needs and demands of the changing environment and new technologies. Following a list of preliminary questions that need to be addressed in determining information professionals' training needs, the project approach and framework are described. Each aspect of this framework is then detailed, including trends which affect library and information science organizations, work settings, and the functions and activities performed. Also considered are the types of users served, the tools and techniques used/applied, and the types of materials handled. Finally, each step in the overall process of planning, design, implementation, and evaluation is examined. (LMM)
title Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals.
topic Educational Needs
Information Services
Job Analysis
Librarians
Library Automation
Library Education
Models
Professional Education
Program Development
Technological Advancement
Work Environment
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED241037