The information professional in Europe: perceptions and realities

Abstract

The paper describes the experience of Carpenter Davies Associates in initiating and managing European library and information projects and draws conclusions about the role of the future information professional based on these. Suggested responses by the information professional to developments in information and communications technology and some long standing professional problems are offered. The independent existence of an information profession in future is then discussed and the nature of the training required and the mode of its delivery questioned.

Citation

Davies, R. (1996), "The information professional in Europe: perceptions and realities", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 48 No. 9, pp. 215-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051429