Harmonisation Of Education And Training Programmes For Library Information And Archival Personnel

Education and training for the library profession have changed over the decades, and this publication looks both at the past and the future of these developments at schools of library and information science as well as the role of IFLA's Section on Education and Training. The chapters cover regional developments in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas; special topics, such as quality assurance and case studies; and future considerations in LIS education.

Covers use of new technologies for libraries and the European Commission plan for libraries. Contains papers covering new technologies and data collecting for preservation, networking between publishers, distributors and libraries, data and access, co-operative library systems and more.