Education and training for digital librarians: A Slovenia/UK comparison

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-98

  Bawden, David ^a   Vilar, Polona ^b   Zabukovec, Vlasta ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Digital libraries; Education and training; International standards; Professional education; Slovenia; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SEMANTICS; STANDARDS; SYNTACTICS;

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; SLOVENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 33749347654     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530510579084     Document Type: Review

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