Exploring education for digital librarians : meaning, modes and models /

Exploring Education For Digital Librarians provides a fresh and new perspective on the discipline and profession of Library and Information Science (LIS). It focuses on preparing students for their careers as digital librarians who will deal with the present and future virtual information environmen...

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Main Authors: Myburgh, Susan
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Tammaro, Anna Maria.
Published: Woodhead Publishing Limited,
Publisher Address: Sawston :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Chandos Information Professional Ser.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843346593
Summary: Exploring Education For Digital Librarians provides a fresh and new perspective on the discipline and profession of Library and Information Science (LIS). It focuses on preparing students for their careers as digital librarians who will deal with the present and future virtual information environments. The authors explore the knowledge base and possible theoretical construction for the academic discipline, suggest a model that could be used internationally to prepare digital librarians for their future professional information careers, and offer an overview of the library and i-School situation which is informative and forward thinking.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (334 pages).
Audience: Scholarly & Professional
ISBN: 1843346591
9781843346593
Index Number: Z668
CLC: G251.6
Contents: 1. Regeneration of the second oldest profession -- 2. The influence of the current context -- 3. Previous research on education for DLs -- 4. First things fourth -- 5. Purposeful digital librarians -- 6. No theory, no discipline = no profession -- 7. Constructing a theoretical framework -- 8. Designing curricula -- 9. Aims and outcomes -- 10. Pedagogies and teaching methods -- 11. Content and structure -- 12. A bright future.