Stresses that the multimedia nature of the next generation of digital libraries requires the digital librarians (DL) to be essentially a type of specialist librarian who has to manage and organize the digital library, handle the specialized tasks of massive digitization, storage, access, digital knowledge mining, digital reference services, electronic information services, search co-ordination,...

The library professional is an active actor in the information society and the professional identity is affected by societal and cultural phenomena as well as technological changes. The library users’ changing information behavior, different forms of information, and information overload challenge the professional perspective; what is the core expertise of the library profession and what new sk...

What are community networks? I am writing as a librarian and network user who has been involved in using telecommunications to communicate with other people and to provide information on a wide range of subjects. I have encouraged people in various towns and counties to use this technology to start and use networks that can strengthen the community. Many individuals, organizations, and institut...

THISSTUDY FOCUSES on defining the role of the one-person library director in public, academic, and special libraries. Some literature exists on the management of one-person libraries, but little research exists on the directors themselves. A profile survey of sixty-seven such directors reveals the career paths which led these individuals to oneperson librarianship. Additional results provide da...

Abstract Background and Objectives: Study of clinical competence in nursing helps determine the quality of health care delivered to patients. Given the priority of observance of principles over caretaking and necessity of spirituality existence at the core of health care provision, this study was conducted to investigate clinical competence and its relationship with professional ethics and s...

Professional education of a librarian is the most vital component evolution library and information industry, progressive movement that contributes to development formation modern specialist. The purpose this article substantiate an additional study concept “professional development” in context social modernization both society as whole industry. task was consider components vocational professi...