..., and learning and learning environment) as well as the main topics for continuing professional education, preferred methods of instruction and suggestions arising from this study are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Education Librarians Finland Since the beginning of the Information Age...

...Blazej Feret; Marzena Marcinek Identifies the most important trends in changes that are occurring in academic libraries and their impact on the role of the academic library as a whole, with focus on the skills and characteristics of a new‐century librarian. To achieve this goal a Delphi study...

...Joan Welsby This paper seeks to pose some questions by looking at the problems (seemingly) experienced by librarians the world over ‐ that of recognition of status. Why is it that librarians are frequently referred to as “people who stamp books” rather than as well‐qualified professionals? What can...

... for records managers than there is for librarians. The professional and technical skills required are in many respects similar, but they need to be underpinned by the level of understanding necessary to organise an effective system for the retrieval of useful information. This understanding needs to encompass...

...Tibor Koltay; Ágnes Téglási Research carried out by the authors has shown a wide divergence between the training needs of Hungarian librarians and the resources available to provide the necessary courses to meet those needs. The Association of Hungarian Librarians (AHL) and the Association...

...M.A. Bello This paper presents the results of an investigation into the demographic and background information of trainee librarians in two Nigerian universities. The survey was conducted through questionnaire. Contrary to what is obtained in advanced countries data analysis revealed that male...

... is posed as to whether we can ever overcome the infrastructural problems posed by the Web. © MCB UP Limited 1998 The demand for information and information technology seems to be endless. Librarians across Europe are having to come to terms with new ways of teaching and learning, whether...

...), video (moving images), sound, text as hypertext (e.g. SGML ‐ Standard Generalized Markup Language or even ASCII ‐ text), software, datasets, etc. Economics Electronic publishing Higher education Internet Librarians This paper takes a librarian′s view of the move from access to holdings...

... development Employees Librarians On‐the‐job training This paper is presented to the journal as an example of the way in which one particular organization, the University of East Anglia at Norwich, UK, has, by means of joint staff and management action, responded to the concerns of secretarial...

...Bev Labbett Seeks to give librarians a picture of the continuing professional development opportunities being developed at the University of East Anglia for those interested in the lure of inquiry and the development of new skills to operate in a changing professional environment. But a librarian...

...Agnes Koreny Presents a personal view of a typical librarian’s career in contemporary Hungary. For a deeper understanding of the country’s peculiar circumstances, a more detailed overview is given about the position, general state and financial conditions of Hungarian libraries, their loss...

...Edet E. Nkereuwem Examines the causes of job immobility among librarians in Nigerian universities. The analysis of previous studies show that job immobility in the profession is a direct result of one or a combination of socio‐economic and political considerations and materialistic tendencies...

...Ann Hughes Provides background information on the JISC Information Strategies Project and outlines the progress made to date within the pilot institutions. Explores the skills and knowledge required in developing an information strategy and show why librarians have a crucial role to play...

... be a role for the information professional. It is argued that unless the profession proactively pursues added‐value activities based on new technologies it will become superfluous. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Career development Information technology Librarians Re‐training Service delivery systems...

...Norman G. Kester The librarian‐writer recounts through his personal narrative why writing for publication should be an important aspect of professional performance and leadership for librarians in all libraries, and how professional communication creates even greater opportunities and rewards...

...Udo Nwokocha Traces the development of library schools in Nigeria since the Ibadan School began the training of librarians locally in 1960, and observes that the trend is towards training at the undergraduate level for a Bachelor’s degree. Examines the local conditions which have made...

... exercise considerable influence include librarians, parents, friends and teachers[ 7 ]. Anwar and Reagan[ 7 , 8 ] stressed that contact with a librarian exerts considerably more influence than other factors. Dewey[ 9 ] similarly emphasized that closeness to a librarian or librarians ranked highest in his...

... of personal attributes which may be used to measure the person. Describes Holland’s typological theory and its applied implications for librarians and library environments. Presents a study of librarians’ perceptions of the personality of librarians and type of library environment. realistic...

... of posts referring to records work in their name, irrespective of the sector. The people with responsibility for managing the organizations’ records came from a variety of backgrounds, including secretaries, both administrative and company, a partner in a law firm and librarians, as the resident...

.... 3 Block C, with courses in English and German for special purposes, and areas related to librarianship, e.g. archives, musicology, book editing and publishing, book trade, etc. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Continuing education Higher education Hungary Information services Librarians...