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Force, Donald C. – Education for Information, 2017
Records and information management (RIM) professionals ensure that information flows seamlessly through organizations, thereby increasing worker productivity and facilitating the growth of the business. Yet, these professionals are often overlooked or confused with IT, archivists, secretaries, or mailroom workers. This article contends that the…
Descriptors: Information Management, Professional Education, Professional Identity, Professionalism
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Murray, Janet; Carroll, Mary – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
The reasons why students who already hold a tertiary qualification and wish to pursue a career in librarianship/information management choose to undertake a VET LIS para-professional qualification in preference to a postgraduate qualification in LIS have received little formal attention. This paper reports the results of research undertaken to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Certification, Information Management
Franklin, Ann Y. – School Library Journal, 1984
Presents results of nationwide survey to determine certification requirements for school library media specialists (name of certificate, number of hours of education, audiovisual hours/terminology, accredited/approved programs) and the various competencies and skills required (administration, audiovisuals, cataloging, reference, literature,…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Dilevko, Juris – 2000
Long a controversial topic in the specialized world of reference librarianship, unobtrusive evaluation is a useful tool in gauging the degree to which reference librarians are effectively performing their jobs. Based on a nationwide survey of government documents reference service in Canada, This book examines the broad philosophical implications…
Descriptors: Certification, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Government Publications
Correll, Lou P. – 1983
Following the substitution of a Learning Resources Specialist's (LRS) certification for the traditional school librarian's certification in Texas and the subsequent merging of the Departments of Library and Information Science (LIS) and Educational Media and Technology (ETEC) at East Texas State University (ETSU), the immediate supervisors of 28…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Educational Media, Educational Technology
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Riggs, Michelle – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
Historical methodology and library techniques have been the basis for archival education, but arguments of placement of an archival program within the university and the desirable degree for professional archivists have led to inconsistencies in graduate school curricula. The author conducted a study to determine if graduate schools adequately…
Descriptors: Archives, Professional Occupations, Professional Education, Graduate Study