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Preparing the Information Professional An Agenda for the Future
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Sajjad ur Rehman
ISBN: 0-313-30673-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30673-0
192 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 7/30/2000
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Subjects:
Description: Redesigning information education in response to the market dynamic requires clear articulation of the expectations of employers, identification of competencies for professionals, and appreciation of environmental, institutional, and situational contexts.

The author responds to these needs in a systematic and scientific manner by describing methods of translating market demands into defined sets of capabilities to serve as parameters for formal education of information professionals. He also provides a research framework for differentiating between undergraduate and graduate levels for developing educational models. Serious disparities in coverage and treatment of information education in different parts of the world are noted and analyzed using a global view.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    The Information Scene and Professional Trends and Directions: Trends and Directions
    Preparation of Information Professionals: The Competency Approach
    Competency Definition and Validation: Design and Conduct
    Competencies of Library and Information Professionals: The Functional Approach
    Competencies for Academic Library Professionals: Institutional Perspective
    Competencies for Public Library Professionals: Institutional Perspective
    Competencies for Special Library Professionals: Institutional Perspective
    Graduate and Undergraduate Programs of Library and Information Education: Differentials for Competency-Based Curricula
    Preparation of Future Professionals: Strategies and Directions
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: SAJJAD UR REHMAN is Professor of Information Science, Kuwait University./e
LCC Class: 20
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