Education and training for the library profession have changed over the decades, and this publication looks both at the past and the future of these developments at schools of library and information science as well as the role of IFLA's Section on Education and Training. The chapters cover regional developments in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas; special topics, such as quality assurance and case studies; and future considerations in LIS education.

This book reviews and examines the quality assurance systems of Library and Information Science (LIS) education in a variety countries and regions, including Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe. Globalization of education has caused the number of LIS professionals working in every region of the world to increase greatly. In order to be qualified as an LIS professional worldwide as well as in a local area, it is imperative that there exists a global standard of quality assurance systems for LIS practitioners. This book provides such a standard and ranks specific systems and educational programs worldwide. With contributions from leading researchers and scholars in a variety of regions across the globe, this book will prove an invaluable resource for professionals and educators of LIS education

Las bibliotecas son transparentes en cuanto a sus servicios y su apertura a las comunidades con las que interactúan de manera presencial o virtual. La biblioteca, se ha dicho, es un lugar de encuentro, pero fundamentalmente es una institución de intervención y cambio en las comunidades y cuyos efectos tienen repercusión social y cultural. Por lo anterior, el propósito de esta obra colectiva es traer a discusión elementos que demuestren la intervención de los bibliotecólogos. En esta obra surge casi como un diálogo la secuencia de trabajos que presentan los especialistas de las escuelas de Bibliotecología de Colombia y México. Aquí se han distinguido contornos del desarrollo sostenible como una preocupación endémica de América Latina, cuya historia está llena tanto de reclamos sociales como de avances en materia de garantías civiles.