The doctorate: a possible continuing professional development route for library and information service practitioners
Mike Freeman
(Consultant librarian and Visting Fellow in the Centre for the Study of the Professions, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK)
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Abstract
Outlines the possibility and desirability of LIS practitioners undertaking research for a doctorate (PhD) as a career development route. Explores the likelihood of a Doctorate in Library Studies (DLS) being offered by British library schools, together with the opportunities offered in business schools. Outlines the nature of the doctorate and some problems library practitioners might encounter as doctoral candidates.
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Citation
Freeman, M. (1995), "The doctorate: a possible continuing professional development route for library and information service practitioners", Librarian Career Development, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 26-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819510076631
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1995, MCB UP Limited