The Education of Library and Information Professionals in the United Kingdom

Although the focus is on current developments in UK library education, the first chapter provides an historical overview. Contents: Preface / Judith Elkin and Tom Wilson Professional Education: Historical Review / Kate Wood Curriculum Change and Development / Joan Day Specialist Provision in Library and Information Studies Education / Judith Elkin Information Technology in the Library and Information Studies Curriculum / Paul McGrath and Paul Burton Information Management and the Library and Information Studies Curriculum / David Ellis, Helen Grindley and Stephanie Reeves Research and Research Strategies in Schools and Departments of Library and Information Studies / Tom Wilson Distance and Open Learning Courses in Library and Information Studies / David Stoker