On profession, trends, change and continuity

  • Pedro Falcato Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial. Buenos Aires
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i13.895
Keywords: Librarianship, Profession

Abstract

Firstly, the author defines the term profession from two perspectives: the qualified and paid performance, and the ethical and social commitment in the long term. He identifies some problems in Librarianship area affecting the latter type of personal involvement: fashion trends in terminology changes that carry unthinking approach and uncritical adoption of knowledge from other disciplines, added to the unjustified use of certain informatics resources. It proposes a series of actions to correct this usual diversions: promoting suitable environments to develop the theoretical foundations of the discipline, without neglecting applied research to practical problem solving; defining concepts and expand vocabulary by setting its meaning; seeking a balance between permanence and innovation, and overview and fragmentation.

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Published
2005-12-01
How to Cite
Falcato, P. (2005). On profession, trends, change and continuity. Información, Cultura Y Sociedad, (13), 5-9. https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i13.895
Issue
No 13 (2005)
Section
Editorial

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