   
Section on Education and Training
Annual Report 1994-1995
Steffen Rückl (Institut für Bibliothekswissenschaft und wissenschaftliche Information,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dorotheenstrasse 26, D-10099 Berlin, Germany (fax: +(49-30) 20315335; e-mail:steffen=rueckl@rz.hu-berlin.de)) was re-elected Chair of the Section
on Education and Training. Ms Evelyn Daniel (School of Information and Library Science,
University of North Carolina, CB# 3360, 201 Manning Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360,
USA (fax: +(1-919) 9628071; e-mail: daniel@ils.unc.edu)) was re-elected Secretary.
Standing Committee and Section Membership
There are 19 members on the Standing Committee from 13 countries, plus four corresponding
members and three observers. Section registration stands at 180 IFLA members.
Projects
Multilingual Glossary
Steffan RÀG Àckl is compiling a Multilingual Glossary suitable for good
translation and interpretation at IFLA Conferences. Further refinement will continue to create
a terminological database in English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish. The data
structure will follow ISO 5127.
Cooperation with other Organizations
Collaborative work between Unesco PGI and the Section resulted in a meeting in Slovakia
during the report period. Another cooperative effort will be a meeting sponsored by EUCLID
in November 1995. EUCLID has also produced a directory that supplies information about
persons in each area of focus.
Publications
Nairobi Conference Papers
All of the papers from the 1984 Nairobi Conference are now
available from IFLA Headquarters on disk to accommodate distribution on demand. English
and French copies of the papers will be sent to library schools in Africa.
World Guide to Library, Archive and Information Science Education
The World Guide, compiled and edited by Josephine Riss Fang, Robert Stueart and Kulthida Tuamsuk was
published in a revised and enlarged edition by K.G. Saur in August 1995 as No. 72/73 in the
series, IFLA Publications.
The Education and Training of Librarians in the U.S.S.R., papers from a workshop arranged
by the Section at the Department of Library Studies, Moscow State University of Culture,
during the 57th IFLA Council and General Conference, August 1991, and edited by Ian
Johnson are available from Moscow State University.
Section brochure
The Section has produced its recruitment brochure in six languages,
including Turkish. Plans have been made to have the leaflet translated into Chinese for the
Beijing Conference.
Newsletter
The Section will issue a Newsletter beginning in January 1996. It will be
compiled and edited by Evelyn H. Daniel (USA).
Future Conferences
Beijing 1996
The Section's open session has as its theme, "Change and Innovation in Library
and Information Science Education". The Section will also hold a meeting with local
educators at Beijing University.
Istanbul Meetings
Open Session
The Section's open meeting was attended by more than 200 participants.
Workshops
The Section held a workshop on "Teaching Research Methods". This workshop
was followed by a second one on the Turkish library/information science curriculum, where
Aysel Yontar (Istanbul University), Mustafa Akbulut (Ankara University) and Irfan Cakin
(Hacettepe University in Ankara) described their programmes. The Section also cooperated
with the Section on Library Theory and Research and the Section on Public Libraries for the
workshop on "Planning for the Future: The Role of Research and Information" with the
presentation of a paper by Paulette Bernhard on "Perceptions and Use of Research Methods
by Information Professionals in Quebec".
Multifunctional Information: New Demand for Training
by IRENE WORMELL
Abstract:
The paper calls for an integrated approach to information science education where
disciplinary interaction is predicated on the forging of formal, informal and sustainable links
with researchers and practitioners in other fields. the modern information profession, in order
to promote its creativity and to strengthen its development, has to go beyond the traditional
roles and functions and should extend the professions' horizons. Thus the LIS education and
training programmes must aim to foster professionals who, one day, will create new jobs and
not just fill the old ones. In the spirit of the Tokyo Resolution, the FID/ET Committee aims
to carry out an analysis of education and training needs for multifunctional information work.
The focus of interest is here the modern LIS professionals who must think, act and work in
a new, integrated way, and operate more globally than in the past. The why, what and how
concept of the multifunctional education and training programme is outlined, suggesting a
strategic pragmatism as regards the development of the profession. The synergetic effect of
cooperating activities is emphasized as well as the importance of having an interdisciplinary
holistic appeal in order to find viable solutions for information problems.
Applications in Teaching Case Study Research Methods
by LEENA SIITONEN
Abstract:
A common method of teaching management in American library schools is the use
of the case study approach: narratives of real life situations are brought to students for
analysis, role playing, discussion and learning to prepare them for practical management
work. Case study as a research method in LIS is less common. The latter half of the paper
discusses some of the possibilities and problems in teaching case study as research method
in LIS and draws on experiences in other disciplines.
Applications in Teaching Bibliometrics
by SARA VON UNGERN-STERNBERG
Abstract:
Bibliometric methods are seldom used by librarians in practical work. Still these
methods grow more important when planning information provision in research libraries. New
subject fields develop and the number of interdisciplinary publications have during the last
decades grown exponentially. It is, though, difficult to organize information in new fields
when the classification systems used, for instance, by journal services, have a discipline-based
structure. The need to organize this information and help the user to identify relevant
documents grows more important and at the same time the huge amount of available
documents give great possibilities to apply bibliometrics easily and in the frame of practical
work. Bibliometrics provide a tool for getting the core for developing a local collection in
a new field. Teaching bibliometric methods could be developed by 1) seminars where the
students learn the methods and also learn to interpret their results by comparing them with
other studies and 2) by use of online systems which give good bases for different bibliometric
methods.
Librarian Education for Utilizing New Technologies Including Networked Information Sources
by DIANN RUSCH-FEJA
Abstract:
The rapid technological advances evolving in connection with systems of networked
information and their impact on organizational structures in libraries and information centres,
as well as in the research and academic community, make it necessary for librarians and
information professionals to meet the challenge of utilizing these new tools to their advantage
and making new services available to their users. More than in the transition from traditional
card catalogues to automated library systems, from card files to online retrieval, the current
transition involves virtually all areas of library work. To meet this challenge, various types
of continuing education means are available to practicing librarians and information workers.
In library schools, aspects of the Internet, of electronic publishing and electronic document
delivery are dealt with in varying degrees and in relation to various library tasks. This paper
will attempt to categorize instructional units (both course units and continuing education
events) for preparing students to use new technologies and networked information sources.
It further discusses the relevancy of such instructional units for their content, method of
instruction, practicality and appropriate level and integration within training programmes
and/or the post-graduate learning experience.
Comment traduire la convergence des méthodes, des modèles et des outils dans un cursus interdisciplinaire
by LAURENCE JACQMIN
Résume:
Une formation interdisciplinaire, comme l'est la science de l'information ne saurait
se cantonner une superposition de compartiments étanches comme autant de disciplines
abordées sinon survolées. Ainsi, autant par son objet que par ses méthodes, la science de
l'information s'éloigne-t-elle de la taxonomie de type zoologique. Former des spécialistes en
information, c'est avant tout les encourager cloisonner concepts, modèles et méthodes.
A ce titre, trois évolutions récentes nous paraissent devoir se traduire dans le cursus proposé
aux étudiants: premièrement, traintement de l'information et gestio électronique de documents
sont aujouurd'hui arrivé à un point de convergence tel que leurs outils et leurs techniques
de manipulation s'interchangent. Dans le mème ordre d'idées, gestion de bases de
connaissances, systèmes experts et logiciels documentaires font appel à des modes similaires
de modèlisation et de traitement des données. Efin, le langage naturel apporte sa pierre à
l'édifice, non seulement pour répondre à la demande d'une finesse accrue dans l'analyse du
contenu des sources s'information mais aussi comme langage de communication entre
l'homme et la machine.
Making Sense of Research in Business and Government Issues: The Education and Training of Information Analysts
by IAN M. JOHNSON
Abstract:
This paper considers some of the factors which led to the development of a Masters
degree programme in information analysis. The course aims to provide a new breed of
information professional with an understanding of the purpose to which their research effort
might be put, and a range of relevant skills. The central cohesion of the course is based upon
the students' focus on the quality and effectiveness of information retrieval. The author
outlines the evidence from the literature which pointed to the need for such a course,
evidence from the literature and from investigations of the job market. He also outlines
briefly what appeared to be the principal omissions from the curricula for information and
library studies and how they were overcome. The main thrust of the paper is to raise some
questions about conventional approaches to education for librarianship and information studies.
Integration of New Courses into LIS Curriculum: The Case of Berzsenyi College for East-West Cooperation
by MIHALY PALVOLGYI
Abstract:
Challenged by the economic, social and technological changes in Hungary, the
demand for information has grown considerably. In order to face this challenge, LIS
education should emphasize communication, technology, marketing and language skills. The
paper presents the case of Berzsenyi College, LIS Department (the largest Hungarian LIS
school) looking back on a past of 33 years. It shows how cooperation on the international
level has supported curriculum and course development, infrastructure development, and
intensive staff updating. The results and experiences of two major projects are detailed
(LISTEN TEMPUS JEP, and Catching Up with European Higher Education Fund/World
Bank project). Examples of integrating new courses into the curriculum of basic LIS
education, as well as into that of the information studies minor programme are given. Using
advanced technologies and innovative methodologies (distance education, open and flexible
learning) are emphasized.
Intellectual Freedom and the State of Library Science in Turkey
by ZAFER KIZILKAN
Abstract:
Not available.
|
