Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia

Describes the needs for continuing education of professional librarians in Latvia, following independence and the consequent structural changes. Following research into further education needs, the Continuing Education Centre for Librarians of Latvia (CECLL) was established to provide training cours...

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Main Author: Iveta Gudakovska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Borås 2001-01-01
Series:Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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Online Access:http://informationr.net/ir/7-1/paper119.html
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description Describes the needs for continuing education of professional librarians in Latvia, following independence and the consequent structural changes. Following research into further education needs, the Continuing Education Centre for Librarians of Latvia (CECLL) was established to provide training courses. CECLL is a collaborative venture, involving the Department of Library Science and Information, University of Latvia, the Library Department of the National Library of Latvia and the initiative group of IT ALISE Ltd. The Centre is supported by funds from the Soros Foundation-Latvia and the Open Society Institute. The paper describes the courses offered, the further collaborative work of the Centre and the impact of its programmes.
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spelling doaj.art-98c74d4894694a018c2710207f6468102022-12-22T02:50:03ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132001-01-0171119Focus on further education of librarians in LatviaIveta GudakovskaDescribes the needs for continuing education of professional librarians in Latvia, following independence and the consequent structural changes. Following research into further education needs, the Continuing Education Centre for Librarians of Latvia (CECLL) was established to provide training courses. CECLL is a collaborative venture, involving the Department of Library Science and Information, University of Latvia, the Library Department of the National Library of Latvia and the initiative group of IT ALISE Ltd. The Centre is supported by funds from the Soros Foundation-Latvia and the Open Society Institute. The paper describes the courses offered, the further collaborative work of the Centre and the impact of its programmes.http://informationr.net/ir/7-1/paper119.htmlcontinuing educationlibrariansLatviaContinuing Education Centre for Librarians of LatviaCECLLtrainingcollaborationDepartment of Library Science and InformationUniversity of LatviaNational Library of LatviaIT ALISE Ltd
spellingShingle Iveta Gudakovska
Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia
Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
continuing education
librarians
Latvia
Continuing Education Centre for Librarians of Latvia
CECLL
training
collaboration
Department of Library Science and Information
University of Latvia
National Library of Latvia
IT ALISE Ltd
title Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia
title_full Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia
title_fullStr Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia
title_full_unstemmed Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia
title_short Focus on further education of librarians in Latvia
title_sort focus on further education of librarians in latvia
topic continuing education
librarians
Latvia
Continuing Education Centre for Librarians of Latvia
CECLL
training
collaboration
Department of Library Science and Information
University of Latvia
National Library of Latvia
IT ALISE Ltd
url http://informationr.net/ir/7-1/paper119.html
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