1. 1 The training of librarians and information specialists in Italy Le nouveau bibliothécaire, médiateur de savoir : une réponse aux handicaps culturels ? SEMINAIRE TRANSNATIONAL 25-27 mars 2003 - Martinique Giovanni Solimine Università della Tuscia, Viterbo (Italy)

2. 2 Core mission of libraries NOT processing documents BUT connecting Information Documents Users Needs

3. 3 TOPICS Past Antiquarian collections Historical and theoretical approach Cataloguing Now Libraries in the context of information world The training of librarians and information specialists in Italy

4. 4 Past (pre 1980): training on the job Past (pre 2001): University degree (4 years) Present: University degree I and II (3 + 2 years)

5. 5 Information society and new information professional not only technical skills (standards, cataloguing rules etc.) but, first of all, methodology awareness (strategic approach, problem solving etc.)

6. 6 Libraries and librarians in the knowledge society information learning culture FORCITIZENS

7. 7 Università della Tuscia in ABSIDE Access to information, to support educational and training systems easily accessible by everybody in each library

8. 8 Modular organization of courses Course accreditation Quality assessment and assurance Università della Tuscia in ABSIDE in cooperation with AIB

9. 9 Università della Tuscia in ABSIDE e-learning and self-learning for librarians about reference services community information services Web marketing of public libraries

10. 10 www.unitus.it solimine@unitus.it