Exploring Education for Digital Librarians provides a refreshing perspective on the discipline and profession of Library and Information Science (LIS), with a focus on preparing students for careers as librarians who can deal with present and future digital information environments. A re-examination of the knowledge base of the field, combined with a proposed theoretical structure for LIS, provide the basis for this work, which also examines competencies for practice as well as some of the international changes in the nature of higher education. The authors finally suggest a model that could be used internationally to educate librarians for their new roles and social responsibilities in a digitised, networked world. The twelve chapters of this book cover key issues in education for digital librarians, including: the necessity of regenerating the profession; current contexts; previous research on education for digital librarians; understanding the dimensions of the discipline and profession of librarianship, and the distinctions between them; the social purpose of librarianship as a profession and the theoretical framework which supports the practice of the profession; a brief analysis of curriculum design, pedagogies and teaching methods, and a glimpse of the proactive and important future role of librarianship in society.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Woodhead Publishing Ltd
ISBN-13
9781843346593
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178160837
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Information Management
Author
Anna Maria Tammaro, Sue Myburgh
Publication Name
Exploring Education for Digital Librarians: Meaning, Modes and Models
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
334 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
580g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sue Myburgh, Anna Maria Tammaro
Series Title
Chandos Information Professional Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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