Training and development for library and information workers for the future: A Manifesto

Abstract

Examines the competencies which will be required by the information worker of the twenty‐first century. Emphasis is placed on those new technology skills which are constitutive of the information industries of the future. The paper challenges the assumption that there will always be a role for the information professional. It is argued that unless the profession proactively pursues added‐value activities based on new technologies it will become superfluous.

Citation

Barden, P. (1997), "Training and development for library and information workers for the future: A Manifesto", Librarian Career Development, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 30-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819710159745