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Does culture create new jobs in the information society? Strategic issues and new professional profiles

Does culture create new jobs in the information society? Strategic issues and new professional... The demand for professionals qualified for handling multimedia services and products has increased significantly in recent years and today there is a lack of staff with competencies corresponding to the demands of the information society in most businesses. However, new competencies are needed if new and interesting products are to be developed in order to make business prosperous. This is also an important issue for the cultural sector which needs to re‐qualify staff in order to compete with other businesses on the provision of information. This implies that information professionals and knowledge workers must be educated and further trained, requiring a qualification campaign on a broad basis. New qualifications are needed within the traditional cultural industries and institutions ‐ people with technical skills as well as readiness for lifelong learning ‐ if the new possibilities and challenges are to be met. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Librarian Career Development Emerald Publishing

Does culture create new jobs in the information society? Strategic issues and new professional profiles

Ingo‐Eric M. Schmidt‐Braul
Librarian Career Development , Volume 7 (12): 16 – Dec 1, 1999
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 1999 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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0968-0810
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10.1108/EUM0000000005237
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Abstract

The demand for professionals qualified for handling multimedia services and products has increased significantly in recent years and today there is a lack of staff with competencies corresponding to the demands of the information society in most businesses. However, new competencies are needed if new and interesting products are to be developed in order to make business prosperous. This is also an important issue for the cultural sector which needs to re‐qualify staff in order to compete with other businesses on the provision of information. This implies that information professionals and knowledge workers must be educated and further trained, requiring a qualification campaign on a broad basis. New qualifications are needed within the traditional cultural industries and institutions ‐ people with technical skills as well as readiness for lifelong learning ‐ if the new possibilities and challenges are to be met.

Journal

Librarian Career Development – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 1999

Keywords: Publishing; Multimedia; New technology; Professionals; Continuing professional development

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    Bangemann, M.
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    Council of Europe
  • Green Paper on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Media and Information Technological Sectors
    European Commission
  • Strategic Development for the European Publishing Industry towards the Year 2000
    European Commission
  • Content and Commerce Drive Strategies in Global Networks, Executive Summary
    European Commission
  • Which multimedia jobs?
    Hummel, R.
  • Qualification requirements within professional multimedia
    Michel, L.P.
  • The information society
    Moore, N.