LIS professionals as teachers and trainers: User education and information literacy for life-long learning

Jain, Vinita (2006) LIS professionals as teachers and trainers: User education and information literacy for life-long learning. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006, pages pp. 645-648, Singapore.

Abstract

The concept of lifelong learning is much broader than formal education and goes beyond just keeping up; it encompasses all learning on all levels. In order to keep up with new resources, new technology, new publishing trends, new business and educational models, new modes of communication, and our library users, today's LIS professionals need to engage in some form of continuing education - and make lifelong learning an important aspect of their careers.