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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450741003321

Titolo

British library and information schools [[electronic resource] ] : towards 100 years of educating the information professional at UCL SLAIS / / guest editors: Andy Dawson and David Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-50690-3

9786610506903

1-84544-925-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 p.)

Collana

Aslib proceedings ; ; v. 58, no. 1/2

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownDavid

DawsonAndy

Disciplina

020/.6/2

Soggetti

Library education

Library science

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Learning, community give library and information associations a bright future; Technoschism: the real world and libraries, librarians and our associations; Library associations in South Africa, 1930-2005; IFLA: looking to the future; CILIP: a twenty-first century association for the information profession?; The role of the library associations and organisations in the changing library landscape; Te Wero: the challenge to reposition a library association; National library associations as reflected in their codes of ethics

A united voice: library associations' challenge for the future in Finland Continuing professional development and workplace learning - 14; Book reviews

Sommario/riassunto

Just as the library profession is being challenged by the 'Google-phenomenon' so too are library associations.  Where the library is being challenged by the breakdown of the 'physical library', so too is the library association.  When it is clearly the case that the public view of libraries is that they are no longer relevant in a digital age, so we find



the library associations searching for relevance.  This collection of articles, as well as additional pieces to come in the issues to come, explore the complex analyses and responses by professional colleagues across the globe.  The articles e