New trends in library and information fields and the implications for continuing education
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1999
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Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
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Lists and describes the major trends in the library and information profession, including: changing environment; agitation from employers, associations, students and users; new technology, transparency with which information is communicated; differentiation in the profession; special groups; internationalization; interdisciplinarianism; and harmonization. Considers the implications of these trends for the achievement of the objectives of continuing education both in general and in the Eastern and Southern Region of Africa.
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Kigongo-Bukenya, I. M. N. (1999). New trends in library and information fields and the implications for continuing education. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 31(2), 93-99.