... requirements and clarified the specific subject knowledge needed. Participants favoured a varied combination of formal, and informal learning. Most participants also wanted specialised professional education for the sector. Research limitations/implications The nature of the sample and use of categorised...

.... A proposal for research funding to enable further exploration has been submitted. Originality/value Owing to its focus on Ireland (ROI) the paper expands recent coverage of UK professional education for librarianship prior to 2000. In the landscape which comprises library and information studies...

... that there is a need for exchange of perspectives and skills between information science and information management students which can be mutually beneficial and add value to their skill set. Practical implications In terms of curriculum design for information professional education, information systems students...

... Group Publishing Limited 2007 Information science Research Professional education United Kingdom The papers in this special issue reflect the research and scholarly interests of the staff of the Department of Information Science at City University London. The issue begins and ends...

... philosophy of taking a broad and inclusive approach to professional education is reviewed. Findings There is considerable benefit to professional education in an institution which incorporates all branches of information work, and retains a sense of the value of traditional skills in tandem...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Digital libraries Education and training Professional education International standards United Kingdom Slovenia Library and information science has always been concerned with the collection, organization, storage and retrieval of materials...