A view to the future of the library and information science profession: A Delphi study Export

@article{citeulike:3432791, abstract = {A Delphi study conducted in Israel during 1998-2000 examined the views of library and information science (LIS) experts on the future of the profession in light of the changes in information technology. The study focused on three areas: (a) the transition from the traditional to the virtual library; (b) the transition from the technical to user-centered approach, and( c) the skills and the roles of the LIS professionals. The study found that most experts believe that the traditional library will continue to operate along with the virtual library. Most of the experts agree that in the future, libraries will place larger emphasis on customer services. LIS professionals will be specialists in locating, filtering, and evaluating information, and will be primary instructors in the use of new information technologies. This study's conclusions closely match those of the Kaliper project (1998-2000), which examined the change in the curricula of LIS schools.}, address = {The Department of Information Science, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel; Technology Information Center, ECI Telecom}, author = {Baruchson-Arbib, Shifra and Bronstein, Jenny}, citeulike-article-id = {3432791}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.10051}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/90510971/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/asi.10051}, journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology}, keywords = {delphi, information, library, services}, number = {5}, pages = {397--408}, posted-at = {2008-10-21 10:08:02}, priority = {0}, title = {A view to the future of the library and information science profession: A Delphi study}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.10051}, volume = {53}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3432791 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3432791 N2 - A Delphi study conducted in Israel during 1998-2000 examined the views of library and information science (LIS) experts on the future of the profession in light of the changes in information technology. The study focused on three areas: (a) the transition from the traditional to the virtual library; (b) the transition from the technical to user-centered approach, and( c) the skills and the roles of the LIS professionals. The study found that most experts believe that the traditional library will continue to operate along with the virtual library. Most of the experts agree that in the future, libraries will place larger emphasis on customer services. LIS professionals will be specialists in locating, filtering, and evaluating information, and will be primary instructors in the use of new information technologies. This study's conclusions closely match those of the Kaliper project (1998-2000), which examined the change in the curricula of LIS schools. IS - 5 JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology AD - The Department of Information Science, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel; Technology Information Center, ECI Telecom EP - 408 TI - A view to the future of the library and information science profession: A Delphi study VL - 53 SP - 397 KW - delphi KW - information KW - library KW - services AU - Baruchson-Arbib, Shifra AU - Bronstein, Jenny PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.10051 ER -