Open Access<b><i>Ambassadors of the Book: Competences and Training for Heritage Librarians</i></b>. Edited by Raphaële Mouren. Berlin: De Gruyter Saur, 2012. 195 p. $140.00 (ISBN 9783110301502).
Author(s) -
Jennifer K. Sheehan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
rbm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2150-668X
pISSN - 1529-6407
DOI - 10.5860/rbm.14.2.407
Subject(s) - viewpoints , library science , cultural heritage , sociology , political science , pedagogy , medical education , art , medicine , computer science , visual arts , law
In February of 2012, more than 80 participants from thirteen countries converged at the University of Antwerp for a two-day conference to discuss essential competences for cultural heritage professionals and how these competences can be transmitted through education and training. Ambassadors of the Book is the published compilation of proceedings that emerged from the conference. Providing the perspectives of practitioners as well as educators, the book offers a theoretical approach to the topic that reflects the viewpoints of both groups of stakeholders.The conference was organized in two distinct parts, dedicating the first day to exploring competences and then progressing . . .