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Main Authors: Newton, Robert, Dixon, David
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ610093
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Table of Contents:
  • "We Other Victorians": Library History, the Emergence of Electronic Networking and the Conditions of Professional Change. Newton, Robert Dixon, David Change Agents Core Curriculum Electronic Libraries Information Science Education Library History Library Schools Postmodernism Skill Development Discussion of the professional education of information workers argues the importance of core skills development but also reaffirms the value of library history. Examines the historical dynamics of the birth of the profession, alongside the modern library, in order to gain a critical perspective on contemporary postmodern libraries. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/LRW)