TY - BOOK AU - Rehman Sajjad Ur. TI - Preparing the information professional : An agenda for the future SN - 9780313306730(hbk) U1 - 020.92 PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Greenwood press KW - Information KW - Agenda KW - Professional KW - Future N1 - 1. Preface 2. The Information Scene and Professional: Trends and Directions 3. Preparation of Information Professionals: The Competency Approach 4. Competency Definition and Validation: Design and Conduct 5. Competencies of Library and Information Professionals: The Functional Approach 6. Competencies for Academic Library Professionals: Institutional Perspective 7. Competencies for Public Library Professionals: Institutional Perspective 8. Competencies for Special Library Professionals: Institutional Perspective 9. Graduate and Undergraduate Programs of Library and Information Education: Differentials for Competency‑Based Curricula 10. Preparation of Future Professionals: Strategies and Directions 11. Bibliography 12. Index ER -