... the perspective of a developing country, adding to the CPD literature in academic libraries. Continuous professional development Continuing education Academic libraries Information science LIS professionals Lifelong learning As the custodians of knowledge, we must also seek knowledge. Continuous...

... on lifelong learning for this population. Design/methodology/approach This paper includes a literature review on library programming geared specifically to active, older adults and a survey of literature on lifelong learning for the “third agers”. Findings Demographics show that older adults...

... Lifelong learning Literacy All too often we think of libraries in terms of those glorious repositories of knowledge and reading that we see in our Western world. We perhaps take for granted the literature that is contained within them and the access that we have to it. Why not? some may ask; after...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Information literacy Information profession Lifelong learning Qualitative techniques Phenomenography Susie Andretta is a name that is bound to be familiar to any reader with an interest in information literacy. Until recently, she...

... programme for the poor. Originality/value It is the authors' opinion with original thoughts. Vivekanand Jain can be contacted at: Vivek_digora@rediffmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Information literacy Information services Lifelong learning RTI Act Indian Government...

... information literacy learning. Practical implications Sharing of results may be useful for public libraries wishing to develop open learning facilities/develop audiences for lifelong learning. Suggests that libraries are beginning to move from a passive access approach to supporting learning to a more...

... Information society Literacy Lifelong learning Academic libraries The global knowledge society in which we in the developed world participate is characterised by a super‐abundance of information, all of which is broadcast available and all of which is conveyed around the world by information...

... IT training. Illustrates the nature of changes by some new developments within Croydon libraries: CD‐ROM network, public access training resources, Croydon Online. A discussion of lifelong learning leads to examination of the function of the public library and its greatly strengthened future role...