Developing a Digital Library Education Program

摘要

While many schools of library and information science (LIS) offer courses designed to prepare professionals for work in a digital library program, few, if any, do so in a systematic and comprehensive manner. To address this need, the Institute of Museum and Library Services funded several projects in 2004 as part of their "Librarians for the 21st Century Program." Indiana University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received one of these grants; this workshop is one of the project activities, designed to bring together the other recipients of these digital library education grants, and others, to present preliminary findings and program plans and to share ideas with other digital library professionals and LIS educators. Some of the questions this workshop will address are: How does professional education integrate theoretical background in these areas with practical skill? What is the relationship between classroom learning and part-time work experience? What do librarians need to know about technology to work effectively with IT professionals? How does education for creating digital libraries differ from education for managing library information technology? What are their areas of overlap? Attendees will represent IMLS digital library education grants and will also be drawn from diverse disciplines that emphasize digital library research, development and use. The full-day workshop will include individual and panel presentations. For more information, contact Dan Albertson (daalbert@indiana.edu).