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Publication Date: 2003
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Professional Competencies for the Digital Age: What Library Schools Are Doing to Prepare Special Librarians
Varlejs, Jana
Education Libraries, v26 n1 p16-18 Sum 2003
What library/information science education offerings are relevant to preparing graduates for careers in the special library sector? The strengths and weaknesses of education for special librarianship; the match between SLA's competencies statement and what is being taught in LIS master's degree programs; and the role of SLA in continuing education are discussed.
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Continuing Education, Information Science, Information Science Education, Librarians, Library Schools, Library Education, Library Science
Special Libraries Association, Education Division. 331 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-647-4900; Fax: 703-647-4901; e-mail: sla@sla.org; Web site: http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html
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