UNESCO and human resource development for the 'Information Society'.

IF 0.7 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI:10.3233/EFI-1998-16304

I. Johnson

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Abstract

The emergence of the ‘Information Society’ appears to present a unique opportunity for libraries and information services to assert a new and more significant position for themselves in society. However, to be well equipped to seize these opportunities, the information profession needs to re-examine the range of its knowledge, skills and attitudes. i This has been the topic of much debate in the industrialised countries, not least because the patter development in the different kinds of library and information services has quite evidently been uneven as a consequence of their financial circumstances and the perception of their distinct missions. In the developing countries these differences are exaggerated by the prevailing circumstances: not only less money for investment, but also in many cases a shortage of manpower with any professional education. Nonetheless UNESCO has continually attempted to ensure that colleagues in these countries do not remain unaware of the developments in professional practice which lay ahead of them, and to motivate them to prepare the necessary educational response. n of

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教科文组织与“信息社会”人力资源开发。

“信息社会”的出现似乎为图书馆和信息服务机构提供了一个独特的机会，为自己在社会中确立一个新的、更重要的地位。然而，为了充分准备好抓住这些机遇，信息行业需要重新审视其知识、技能和态度的范围。这在工业化国家一直是一个争论不休的话题，尤其是因为不同种类的图书馆和信息服务的发展模式显然是不平衡的，这是由于它们的财政状况和对其不同使命的看法造成的。在发展中国家，这些差异被目前的情况夸大了:不仅投资资金较少，而且在许多情况下缺乏受过任何专业教育的人力。尽管如此，教科文组织一直在努力确保这些国家的同事不会对摆在他们面前的专业实践的发展一无所知，并鼓励他们准备必要的教育对策。n的

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EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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1.70

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： Information is widely recognized as a vital resource in economic development. The skills of information handling traditionally associated with libraries, are now in great demand in all sectors, including government, business and commerce. The education and training of information professionals is, therefore, an issue of growing significance. Education for Information has been since 1983 a forum for debate and discussion on education and training issues in the sphere of information handling. It includes refereed full-length articles and short communications on matters of current concern to educators and practitioners alike. Its News section reports on significant activities and events in the international arena.