Education for Digital LibrarianshipIzobraževanje za digitalno

knjižničarstvo

Terry WeechGraduate School of Library and Information Science,

University of Illinois – USA

Union of Associations of Slovene Librarians (ZBDS) Conference: Portoroz, Slovenia, October 26, 2005.

What are “Digital Libraries”? Kaj so “digitalne knjižnice”?

Little consensus in the literature on the definition of Digital Libraries (DL).

V literaturi ni soglasja glede definicije digitalne knjižnice (DK).

What are “Digital Libraries”?

One Definition: Organizations providing resources to select, structure, offer access, interpretation, distribution, and preservation of collections of digital works and making them economically available. (Based on the Digital Libraries Federation working definition)

Ena od definicij:DK so organizacije, ki zagotavljajo orodja za izbor, strukturiranje, dostop, interpretacijo, distribucijo in ohranjanje zbirk digitalnih gradiv ter zagotavljajo pogoje za njihovo ekonomično dostopnost.

What has been said about Education for Digital Librarianship?

Kaj že vemo o izobraževanju za digitalno knjižničarstvo?

LIS Education has not been a leader, but a follower, in digital libraries.

Izobraževanje na področju bibliotekarske in informacijske znanosti do sedaj na področju digitalnih knjižnic ni imelo vodilne vloge, ampak je le sledilo drugim.

What has been said about Education for Digital Librarianship?

Both the DL research and practice communities are in the same planetary system, but one is on Mars and the other on Venus. The research community is grounded mostly in computer science, the practice community in LIS.(A paraphrasing of statements from Saracevic & Dalbello, 2001)

Na področju DK tako raziskovalci kot praktiki sicer pripadajo istemu osončju, vendar so prvi na Marsu, drugi pa na Veneri. Dejavnost prvih temelji večinoma na računalništvu, drugih pa na bibliotekarski in informacijski znanosti.

Brief History of Education for Digital Librarianship

Kratka zgodovina izobraževanja za digitalno knjižničarstvo

1960s - The Term “Digital Library” began to develop from applications of technology60-ta leta – izraz “digitalna knjižnica” se razvije iz tehnoloških aplikacij

1980s - Computer Science takes initiative in Digital Libraries80-ta leta - računalništvo prevzame pobudo na področju digitalnih knjižnic

Brief History of Education for Digital Librarianship

1990s - Libraries and Library Education began involvement as funding for projects became available

90-ta leta - knjižnice in knjižničarsko izobraževanje se vključijo, ko se pojavi možnost projektnega financiranja

Elements of Digital Librarianship Education

Elementi izobraževanja za digitalno knjižničarstvo

Computer Science (CS) [Računalništvo]

Library and Information Science (LIS) [Bibliotekarska in informacijska znanost]

Communication [Komuniciranje]

Other (Sociology, Information Techology, Medical Informatics, etc. ) [Drugi (sociologija, informacijska tehnologija, medicinska informatika itn.]

Model Curriculum Content for Digital Librarianship

Model vsebine kurikuluma za digitalno knjižničarstvo

An effort to blend LIS and Computer Science curricula to achieve a more general digital

libraries program of study:

Poskus združitve študijskih programov s področja bibliotekarske in informacijske znanosti in področja računalništva, da bi pridobili splošnejši študijski program o

digitalni knjižnici:

Model Curriculum Content for Digital Librarianship

• Theoretical and Historical Foundations [Teoretične in zgodovinske osnove]

• Technical Infrastructure of the Digital Library [Tehnična infrastruktura digitalne knjižnice]

• Knowledge Organization in Digital Libraries [Organizacija znanja v digitalnih knjižnicah]

(From Spink and Cool, 1999)

Model Curriculum Content for Digital Librarianship (Continued)

• Collection Development and Maintenance [Izgradnja in vzdrževanje zbirk]

• Information Access and Utilization of Digital Libraries [Dostop do informacij in uporaba digitalnih knjižnic]

• Social, Economic and Policy Issues [Družbena, ekonomska in politična vprašanja]

• Professional Issues [Strokovna vprašanja](From

Spink and Cool, 1999)

One Response to the Model Curriculum Would the recommended digital libraries curriculum

increase LIS fragmentation?Ali bi predlagani učni načrt o digitalni knjižnici povečal razdrobljenost v bibliotekarski in informacijski znanosti?

Would an approach that integrated DL make a separate DL program unnecessary?Ali bi s poskusom integriranja problematike DK v obstoječe programe postal poseben program o DK nepotreben?

Would a separate program for DL merely split LIS graduates into traditional and IT-intensive roles?Ali bi poseben program o DK postopoma razdelil diplomante bibliotekarstva na tiste, ki bodo opravljali t.i. tradicionalna knjižnična opravila in tiste, ki bodo bolj tehnično usmerjeni?

(Based on Coleman, 2002)

One Response to the Model Curriculum

Should LIS or CS faculty teach in the DL program? Ali naj bi študijski program o DK izvajali učitelji s

področja bibliotekarstvo ali računalništva?

What is the appropriate level (UG, Graduate, Post Master’s ) to teach the DL program?Na kateri stopnji (diplomski, magistrski ali doktorski) naj bi se izvajali programi s področja DK?

What balance should there be between “Hands on” vs. Conceptual topics in DL programs? Kakšno naj bi bilo v programih o DK razmerje med praktičnimi in konceptualnimi vsebinami?

(Based on Coleman, 2002)

Digital Librarianship ProgramsIzobraževalni programi s področja

digitalnega knjižničarstvaThe trend to formal programs of study:Usmerjenost formalnih študijskih programov:

Of the 56 ALA Accredited Programs in U.S., only 4 have digital library programs of study. Od 56 ALA akreditiranih izobraževalnih programov v ZDA le 4 vključujejo študijske programe o digitalni knjižnici.

Indiana University Rutgers University Syracuse University University of Illinois

Review of Digital Librarianship EducationPregled izobraževanja za digitalno knjižničarstvo

Two are Master’s Degree programV dveh primerih gre za magistrska študijska programa

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One is a post-bachelor’s certificate and the other a post-master’s certificateEden je certificirani program, ki se izvaja po diplomskem študiju, drugi pa po magistrskem študiju

All have a mix of technical courses and non-technical courses. V okviru vseh najdemo tako tehnične kot ne-tehnične študijske predmete.

Questions about Future of Education for Digital Librarianship

Vprašanja o prihodnosti izobraževanja za digitalno knjižničarstvo

In 2004, Johns Hopkins University moved from a degree in Digital Libraries to a Digital Technologies concentration. Is there a message in the decision to drop a concentration on Digital Libraries?

Leta 2004 so na John Hopkins University ukinili študijsko usmeritev s področja digitalne knjižnice in se preusmerili na problematiko digitalnih tehnologij. Ali se v tej odločitvi skriva kakšno sporočilo?

Questions about Future of Education for Digital Librarianship

Are DL programs necessary or has the practice and the field gone beyond the need for specific programs in digital librarianship?

Ali so študijski programi o DK nujni, ali pa mogoče praksa in stroka ne potrebujeta več posebnih programov o digitalnem knjižničarstvu?

If separate DL programs or tracks are not needed, what changes are needed in our traditional programs ? Če posebni programi o DK niso potrebni, kaj je potem potrebno spremeniti v naših tradicionalnih programih?

Current Research In ProgressAktualne raziskave

ALISE Research Grant – 2005 “Digital Librarians: Who Are They, What Skills Do They Need, and How Can They Be Educated? “ALISE Research Grant – 2005 “Digitalni knjižničarji: kdo so, kakšno znanje potrebujejo in kako naj se izobražujejo?”

IMLS Funding “Building an Effective Digital Library Curriculum …” 2004-2006 (UIUC and IU)IMLS financira raziskavo “Oblikovanje učinkovitega študijskega programa o digitalni knjižnici …” 2004-2006 (UIUC in IU)]

IFLA-Education and Training Research Grant – 2005 “Study of curricular trends for digital librarianship”IFLA-Education and Training Research Grant – 2005 “Raziskava o usmeritvah študijskih programov za digitalno knjižničarstvo”

Future of Digital Librarianship EducationPrihodnost izobraževanja za digitalno knjižničarstvo

In Conclusion: Zaključki:

Are we too critical of LIS education’s lack of initiative in meeting the educational needs of digital librarians?

Smo do izobraževalnih pobud na področju knjižničarstva preveč kritični, ko je govora o njihovem zadovoljevanju izobraževalnih potreb digitalnih knjižničarjev?

Should there be special programs for digital librarians or should all librarians be educated to work in a digital library environment?

So potrebni posebni programi za digitalne knjižničarje ali naj se vsi knjižničarji izobražujejo za delo kar v okolju same digitalne knjižnice?

Are there other educational providers that are as appropriate; more approprate providers of DL education?

Obstajajo morda še drugi, prav tako ustrezni/ali celo ustreznejši izvajalci izobraževanja o DK?

Education for Digital Librarianship

QUESTIONS? - Vprašanja?

COMMENTS? - Komentarji?

21Portoroz, October 24-26, 2005

Thank You Terry Weech

e-mail: weech@uiuc.edu

NASVIDENJE!Good bye and Good Luck in your Digital Library Education Efforts!