Continuing Education and the Reinvention of the Library School

Kevil, L. Hunter (1996) Continuing Education and the Reinvention of the Library School. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 37(2):pp. 184-190.

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Abstract

This article emphasizes (1) librarianship today is a technology-dependent discipline that is driven by technological changes, and (2) libraries will need to adopt a much more business-like model and develop management skills. The author thought the ideas about libraries could be applied to library schools. Accordingly, suggestions were made for library schools: (1) they must change redically, and (2) a commitment to reinvigorated continuing education may represent a good step for them to redefine what it does. Some examples were used to illustrated the ideas.

EPrint Type:	Journal Article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Technological progress Changes for libraries Changes for library schools
Subjects:	Library and Information Science Education
ID Code:	695
Deposited On:	26 January 2005
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