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What is Digital Library Education (DLE)

Chapter 55
Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development, and Impact
The study of issues relating to appropriate professional preparation staff in digital libraries.
Published in Chapter:
A Review of Progress in Digital Library Education
Yongqing Ma (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Warwick Clegg (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), and Ann O’Brien (Loughborough University, UK)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-879-6.ch055
Abstract
In this entry, we review the history, development and current status of digital library (DL) courses and programmes now being offered, mainly by universities/institutions with accredited programmes or courses by CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) and ALA (American Library Association), and review the latest thinking and potential curriculum developments on the topic of how best to educate and train digital librarians. Trends in digital library education (DLE) are presented including: Data from four major and earlier studies relating to DLE, Main survey date: institutions offering DL programmes /courses as at the end of October 2006, Recent developments of DL curriculum (potential standard models) as at the end of June 2007.
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