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Article: Let's Get Our Continuing Education Act Together
- Article from:
- Feliciter
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright Canada Library Association 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This year at Dalhousie, one of the incoming students took us at our word and found that exit door. Wise move. That is a hard decision to make, but so critical for our profession. Who wants to use a library where the staff has no interest in lifelong engagement with skills development? Continuing education thus begins, in our view, as soon as someone applies for any library and information studies (LIS) education program.
In general, LIS educators agree about the importance of continuing education for library workers. Library workers themselves express strong interest in keeping their knowledge and skills current. Library associations' mission statements and goals emphasize the value of ...