Open AccessA framework of the transferable skills of information professionals
Author(s) -
Jane Farmer,
Fiona Campbell,
Kay Wilson,
Dorothy Williams
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
library and information research/library and information research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2752-7336
pISSN - 1756-1086
DOI - 10.29173/lirg397
Subject(s) - transferable skills analysis , medical education , knowledge management , public relations , computer science , political science , medicine , higher education , law
The experience of the career development and planning seminars suggested that a project that aimed to identify a framework of the transferable skills of information professionals, was topical and recognized by a wide range of practitioners as being needed. The British Library have
acknowledged this need by funding a project for 15 months from January 1996. The following article outlines some of the background and the methodology to be used in the project.