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Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]

The library and information profession has emerged as the axial profession. providing the knowledge and skills on which society may advance and compete using new critical resource. The Faculty of Information Management (FIM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), has played a pivotal role in providing r...

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Main Authors: Yaacob, Raja Abdullah, Jamaludin, Adnan, Hashim, Laili, Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah, Abdul Manaf, Zuraidah, Mat Isa, Azman
Other Authors: Abdul Kadir, Mohd Razilan
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Language:English
Published: Fakulti of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2012
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Curriculum
Library education. Training
Library administration
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spelling my.uitm.ir.506982021-09-21T09:04:52Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50698/ Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.] Yaacob, Raja Abdullah Jamaludin, Adnan Hashim, Laili Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah Abdul Manaf, Zuraidah Mat Isa, Azman Curriculum Library education. Training Library administration The library and information profession has emerged as the axial profession. providing the knowledge and skills on which society may advance and compete using new critical resource. The Faculty of Information Management (FIM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), has played a pivotal role in providing relevant competencies for the continuously emerging need of a new breed of information professionals (IPs). FIM has been the pioneer in the education and training of library and IPs in Malaysia, and his propels it to provide maximum avenue and capacity to facilitate it to remain as the leader in the training responsibility in the country. The increase in the number of programs and student population is in response to its vision and objective to achieve excellence in fulfilling the increasing demand for new breeds of library and IPs. This is in line with the advancement of knowledge in the digital era and the need for new competencies. Sinceits establishment in 1968, the faculty has evolved in its programs in line with societal, environmental and technological changes. The development of professional library and information curriculum takes into consideration both the theoretical and practical knowledge, analytical innovations and averts information overload. The curriculum is developed, with the view for the retaining and reskilling of librarians and IPs. At this critical juncture, new competencies are needed for the new breed of IPs, calling for active process of learning, relearning, and unlearning. The ongoing development of advanced technologies in libraries and information agencies has placed a high priority on ICT and knowledge competencies among library staff and IPs, and the faculty will continue to move according to the needs of the market. Fakulti of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Abdul Kadir, Mohd Razilan Wan Dollah, Wan Ab. Kadir Ahmad, Norzuraiza Rina Abdul Rahman, Safawi Shahibi, Mohd Sazili Mohd Amin, Zahari 2012-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50698/1/50698.PDF ID50698 Yaacob, Raja Abdullah and Jamaludin, Adnan and Hashim, Laili and Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah and Abdul Manaf, Zuraidah and Mat Isa, Azman (2012) Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN ISSN:2231-8836 ; E-ISSN:2289-5337 https://ijikm.uitm.edu.my/
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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language English
topic Curriculum
Library education. Training
Library administration
spellingShingle Curriculum
Library education. Training
Library administration
Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
Jamaludin, Adnan
Hashim, Laili
Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah
Abdul Manaf, Zuraidah
Mat Isa, Azman
Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]
description The library and information profession has emerged as the axial profession. providing the knowledge and skills on which society may advance and compete using new critical resource. The Faculty of Information Management (FIM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), has played a pivotal role in providing relevant competencies for the continuously emerging need of a new breed of information professionals (IPs). FIM has been the pioneer in the education and training of library and IPs in Malaysia, and his propels it to provide maximum avenue and capacity to facilitate it to remain as the leader in the training responsibility in the country. The increase in the number of programs and student population is in response to its vision and objective to achieve excellence in fulfilling the increasing demand for new breeds of library and IPs. This is in line with the advancement of knowledge in the digital era and the need for new competencies. Sinceits establishment in 1968, the faculty has evolved in its programs in line with societal, environmental and technological changes. The development of professional library and information curriculum takes into consideration both the theoretical and practical knowledge, analytical innovations and averts information overload. The curriculum is developed, with the view for the retaining and reskilling of librarians and IPs. At this critical juncture, new competencies are needed for the new breed of IPs, calling for active process of learning, relearning, and unlearning. The ongoing development of advanced technologies in libraries and information agencies has placed a high priority on ICT and knowledge competencies among library staff and IPs, and the faculty will continue to move according to the needs of the market.
author2 Abdul Kadir, Mohd Razilan
author_facet Abdul Kadir, Mohd Razilan
Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
Jamaludin, Adnan
Hashim, Laili
Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah
Abdul Manaf, Zuraidah
Mat Isa, Azman
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author Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
Jamaludin, Adnan
Hashim, Laili
Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah
Abdul Manaf, Zuraidah
Mat Isa, Azman
author_sort Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
title Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]
title_short Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]
title_full Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Training of librarians and information professionals in the Faculty of Information Management, UiTM: past, present and future / Raja Abdullah Yaacob ... [et al.]
title_sort training of librarians and information professionals in the faculty of information management, uitm: past, present and future / raja abdullah yaacob ... [et al.]
publisher Fakulti of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2012
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