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og framkvæmci safnanna í endur- og víðbótarmenntun og
þjálfun starfsmanna skipta þar miklu auk launakjara. Illu heilli
hafa nú þau tengsl sem lengst af voru á milli bókasafns- og
upplýsingafræðiskorarinnar og bókasafnanna um vettvangs-
námíð rofnað þar sem nemendur eru ekki lengur samfelldan
tíma í söfnunum. Á fjölsóttu málþingi Félags þókasafns-
fræðinga um menntun í nóvember 1999 mátti heyra að
flestum þykir þetta skaði. Á þinginu kom fram mikill metnaður
og áhugí stéttarínnar á því að taka ábyrgan þátt í mótun
námsins og nýja félagið Upplýsing, félag bókasafns- og upp-
lýsingafræða, mun ábyggílega ekkí láta sitt eftir liggja. Látum
umrót aldamótanna verða til þess að skapa frjó skoðanaskipti
um málefnið.
Heimildir
1. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Statement for
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Library and Information Studies Education. March 1999.
http://vwvw.ala.org/congress/acrl.html,
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28.12.1999.
3. Carey, James O. 1998. Library skills, information skills, and information
literacy. Implications for teaching and learning.
http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMQ/skills.html. Tekið af vef 5.1. 2000.
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the SLA Board of Directors by the Special Committee on Competencies
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Könnun á færniþáttum sem taldir eru mikilvægir i atvinnulifi framtíðarinnar.
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koma skal? Morgunblaöiö 26. janúar.
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febrúar.
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Summary
A unique opportunity for an energetic
and ambitious individual
This article discusses the changing environment of the
librarian in modern society and the changes in librarian and
information science education which are inevitable if libraries
are to be able to fulfill their roles competently in the present
and future. The author begins by giving an account of the
differing opinions of library educators and practicing librarians
as expressed by both parties at the ALA Congress on
Professional Education held in Washington D.C. in the spring
of 1999. She goes on to discuss the situation in lceland,
describing both the demands of the market as well as what
is considered to be the necessary education for professional
competency today. She emphasizes the need for a broad,
flexible educational system, including undergraduate and
graduate courses as well as underlining the need for con-
tinuing adult education programs. She concludes by stating
that while universities are the natural leaders in library education
policy, they should always take into account the needs of
society and seek the active cooperation of practitioners.
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