Needed Capabilities and Development Strategies for Future Information Professionals: A Malaysian Perspective |
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| Institution: | 1. LIS Program, College of Graduate Studies, 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait;2. Department of Library and Information Science, International Islamic University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Department of Library and Information Science, International Islamic University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;2. Japanese Red Cross Kanto-Koshinetsu Block Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan;3. Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;4. Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;5. Department of Drug Policy and Management, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;6. Department of Health Communication, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;7. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;8. Education Center for Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan;9. Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan;10. Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Sports and Health Sciences, Daito Bunka University, Saitama, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A survey of professional leadership of library and information organizations in Malaysia was conducted to gather their perceptions about the trends in the field during the next 10 years, the extent of preparedness of entry-level professionals and the strategies they proposed for an improvement in education and development programmes. A total of 148 top- and middle-managers from 30 organizations, equally divided among the three strata of academic, public and special libraries, were interviewed for filling in an open-ended questionnaire. A qualitative analysis of the responses revealed that the participants strongly felt that future libraries would be electronically inter-connected, would have a variety of media to access and would undergo organizational changes. They noted major discrepancies in the demands and preparedness of the entry-level professional in the areas of information technology, management capabilities and behavioural dimensions. A number of measures were proposed for improvement in formal education, continuing education activities and the role of the professional association. |
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