The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia

The thesis examines those students in the department of Information Studies at Curtin University of Technology who have articulated into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) through holding an Associate Diploma which qualifies them as paraprofessional library technicians...

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Main Author: Richardson, Christine
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 1999
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2581
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description The thesis examines those students in the department of Information Studies at Curtin University of Technology who have articulated into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) through holding an Associate Diploma which qualifies them as paraprofessional library technicians.An analysis of students in the department over a period of ten years examines the number and characteristics of library technicians upgrading their qualifications and compares the academic performance of articulating students with those who have no previous qualifications in librarianship. This examination reveals little difference in the academic performance of the two groups. Interviews with academic staff and students reveal attitudes towards articulation, articulating students, education and the relationship between the professional and paraprofessional levels in librarianship which will need to be taken into account in future curricula and course development.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-25812017-02-20T06:37:16Z The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia Richardson, Christine articulation and librarianship Australian library staff library technicians and professional librarians The thesis examines those students in the department of Information Studies at Curtin University of Technology who have articulated into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) through holding an Associate Diploma which qualifies them as paraprofessional library technicians.An analysis of students in the department over a period of ten years examines the number and characteristics of library technicians upgrading their qualifications and compares the academic performance of articulating students with those who have no previous qualifications in librarianship. This examination reveals little difference in the academic performance of the two groups. Interviews with academic staff and students reveal attitudes towards articulation, articulating students, education and the relationship between the professional and paraprofessional levels in librarianship which will need to be taken into account in future curricula and course development. 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2581 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle articulation and librarianship
Australian library staff
library technicians and professional librarians
Richardson, Christine
The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia
title The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia
title_full The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia
title_fullStr The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia
title_full_unstemmed The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia
title_short The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia
title_sort effects of tafe/university articulation on the education of librarians in australia
topic articulation and librarianship
Australian library staff
library technicians and professional librarians
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2581