Teaching Authority Control [English version presented at the International Conference] = L’insegnamento dell’authority control [Versione italiana presentata alla Conferenza internazionale]

Taylor, Arlene G. Teaching Authority Control [English version presented at the International Conference] = L’insegnamento dell’authority control [Versione italiana presentata alla Conferenza internazionale]., 2003 . In International Conference Authority Control: Definition and International Experiences, Florence, February 10-12 2003. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]

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English abstract

I believe we can say that the teaching of authority control in schools of library and information science is alive and well, even though it is not perceived this way by some former students. Many professors are fervently attempting to imbue the next generation of librarians with an understanding of the necessity for authority control. Unfortunately, they have to fight the nonunderstanding of colleagues, the lack of course time to be as thorough as desired, and the perception that information technology is uppermost in importance among courses to be taught. However, because the chaotic environment of the Web has brought attention to the need for authority control (e.g., the "semantic web"), we have a new opportunity to teach these concepts to a new generation of information professionals.

Italian abstract

Credo si possa dire che l’insegnamento dell’authority control nelle scuole di biblioteconomia e scienza dell’informazione sia vivo e vegeto, sebbene non venga percepito come tale da alcuni ex-studenti. Molti insegnanti stanno cercando con fervore di instillare nella nuova generazione di bibliotecari la consapevolezza della necessità dell’authority control. Sfortunatamente devono combattere contro l’incomprensione dei colleghi, la mancanza di tempo e l'idea che la tecnologia dell’informazione sia la materia più importante da insegnare. Tuttavia, poiché l’ambiente caotico del Web ha rivolto la propria attenzione alla necessità dell’authority control (p.e., il "Web semantico"), abbiamo una nuova opportunità di insegnare questi concetti a una nuova generazione di professionisti dell’informazione.

Item type:	Conference paper
Keywords:	Teaching Authority Control, library schools, library school courses, LIS courses Insegnamento dell’authority control, controllo d’autorità, corsi di biblioteconomia, scuole di biblioteconomia, corsi LIS
Subjects:	I. Information treatment for information services G. Industry, profession and education.
Depositing user:	Maria Cristina Bassi
Date deposited:	24 Sep 2003
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 11:57
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/4192

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