S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Education for the future Sandra Parker University of Northumbria

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Education for the future Libraries in Europe are on the cusp between the legacy of Gutenberg and the digital world of the future

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 A sample of job titles in the future will be: Content manager Knowledge architect Director of scholarship and collections Director of Resources Market Data Consultant Subject specialist

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Information professionals will need to have: ICT skills Organisational skills Business skills Interpersonal skills Information specialist skills

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 The essential elements of any course of education should be: Information generation, Communication & Utilization Information Management and Organizational Context Information Systems & Information & Communication Technologies Information Environment & Policy Management and Transferable Skills

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 The Criteria for the Assessment of Courses the relevance of the course to the current library world and information world to come the professional involvement and commitment of the teaching team the relationship with the parent institution the expertise and experience of staff the span and quality of the courses the calibre of students as evidenced by assessments and subsequent employment

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Resources needed to support the course should include: C.Vs. of the teaching team including current professional body memberships/involvement, publication lists and research/consultancy activities staff teaching allocation current research activities learning support facilities, e.g., libraries, information and communications infrastructure access to resources for part-time and/or distance learning students

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Education will not end with a qualification Creating a culture of development Vision, Values, Skills Appraisal, Development Role models

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Education will not end with a qualification Creating a culture of development Vision, Values, Skills Appraisal, development Role models Mentoring Stretching, Venturing

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 Education will not end with a qualification Creating a culture of development Vision, Values, Skills Appraisal, development Role models Mentoring Stretching, Venturing Training, Networking Coaching

S. Parker Parma, 30 gennaio 2003 The International arena Information is global Education for the information world of the future must be global too We must have transparency Transferability Confidence Trust Co-operation