The training of librarians and information specialists in Italy

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The training of librarians and information
specialists in Italy
Giovanni Solimine Università della Tuscia,
Viterbo (Italy)

• Le nouveau bibliothécaire, médiateur de savoir
  une réponse aux handicaps culturels ?
• SEMINAIRE TRANSNATIONAL
• 25-27 mars 2003 - Martinique

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Core mission of libraries

• NOT processing documents
• BUT connecting

Information Documents
Users Needs
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The training of librarians and information
specialists in Italy

• TOPICS
• Past
• Antiquarian collections
• Historical and theoretical approach
• Cataloguing
• Now
• Libraries in the context of information world

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The training of librarians and information
specialists in Italy

• Past (pre 1980) training on the job
• Past (pre 2001) University degree
• (4 years)
• Present University degree I and II
• (3 2 years)

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Information society and new information
professional

• not only technical skills
• (standards, cataloguing rules etc.)
• but, first of all, methodology awareness
  (strategic approach, problem solving etc.)

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Libraries and librariansin the knowledge society
information learning culture
FOR CITIZENS
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Università della Tuscia in ABSIDE

• Access to information, to support educational and
  training systems easily accessible by everybody
• in each library

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Università della Tuscia in ABSIDE
in cooperation with AIB

• Modular organization of courses
• Course accreditation
• Quality assessment and assurance

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Università della Tuscia in ABSIDE

• e-learning and self-learning for librarians
  about
• reference services
• community information services
• Web marketing of public libraries

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• www.unitus.it
• solimine_at_unitus.it