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What is Cybrarian

Chapter 53
Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development, and Impact
A virtual librarian in Cyberspace. An Avatar represents a human being in a virtual environment. In this context, a Cybrarian substitutes a physical librarian in a Cyberlib (a library in Cyberspace).
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The European Approach Towards Digital Library Education: Dead End or Recipe for Success?
Wolfgang Ratzek (Stuttgart Media University, Germany)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-879-6.ch053
Abstract
Triggered by a rapid diffusion of ICT within the last two decades, libraries have undergone a (r)evolutionary change in both mission and services. Step by step, libraries diversified their mission from a media holding institution towards a multimedia content provider in a physical and digital environment. To run a library in this way, highly qualified staff with LIS background is brought into focus. The article deals with the situation in European LIS institutions and its programs, particularly with regard to digital library. The crucial question will be: what kind of paradigm, if at all, exists with regard to the digital library phenomenon? Furthermore, some trends in libraries services and conceptions are presented.
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