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The Changing Nature of Scientific and Technical Librarianship: A Personal Perspective over 40 Years.

Lucker, Jay K. – Science & Technology Libraries, 1998
There have been significant changes in the nature of scientific and technical librarianship in the past four decades, reflected both in the structure and organization of literature and the education and professional training of librarians. These changes are reflected in library school curricula and in the skills and abilities needed by…
Descriptors: Change, Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

Penniman, W. David – Science & Technology Libraries, 1998
Five concentrations have been introduced as part of a major redesign of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville School of Information Sciences (SIS) program. One of the concentrations currently offered is "Scientific and Technical Information." Background, environment, and content of the concentration are described, as well as plans for…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives