LIS EDUCATION AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARY IN EDUCATION IN SWEDEN The Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS) at Göteborg University and Högskolan i Borås

Today’s presentation Context for libraries in Sweden Context for libraries in Sweden Economic and society Economic and society Legal Legal Some numbers Some numbers LIS and LIS education in Sweden LIS and LIS education in Sweden Departments Departments EX: BHS/Swedish School of LIS, SSLIS EX: BHS/Swedish School of LIS, SSLIS Legal settings for higher education Legal settings for higher education Role of libraries and librarians Role of libraries and librarians

Setting the context Downsizing in the public sector Downsizing in the public sector Life-long learning Life-long learning Development of telecommunication and e- material Development of telecommunication and e- material Organizational changes: Organizational changes: Public libraries: centralization and concentration Public libraries: centralization and concentration University libraries: decentralization and centralization University libraries: decentralization and centralization

Primary and secondary school introducing new educational methods Primary and secondary school introducing new educational methods Mainly problem based learning (PBL) Mainly problem based learning (PBL) More active student participation More active student participation Legal framework which encourages co- operation and aims to stimulate interest in reading and providing material in education Legal framework which encourages co- operation and aims to stimulate interest in reading and providing material in education

The Libraries Act From 1997 From 1997 Task of being the backbone for national infrastructure for information, knowledge and making the Swedish heritage available. Task of being the backbone for national infrastructure for information, knowledge and making the Swedish heritage available. All libraries must make collections, even e- collections, available free of charge to any and all category of users All libraries must make collections, even e- collections, available free of charge to any and all category of users All types of libraries and loan centers must cooperate with public and school libraries to give patrons high quality library service All types of libraries and loan centers must cooperate with public and school libraries to give patrons high quality library service

Some numbers 33 academic libraries open to the public 33 academic libraries open to the public 1321 public libraries 2005, 10% decrease since public libraries 2005, 10% decrease since 1999 Numbers from public library: Numbers from public library: Books: 84,3% Books: 84,3% AV-material: 15,7% AV-material: 15,7% Loans (books): 25,9% fiction, 28,8% non- fiction, 45,3% children’s books Loans (books): 25,9% fiction, 28,8% non- fiction, 45,3% children’s books

Library and Information Science in Sweden Strategies educating students to a LIS profession: Strategies educating students to a LIS profession: Generalist vs specialist and form vs content Generalist vs specialist and form vs content Different sectors have different needs: public libraries vs special libraries vs organizations Different sectors have different needs: public libraries vs special libraries vs organizations Sets the framework for the education: generalist/specialist, form/content Sets the framework for the education: generalist/specialist, form/content

leads to: leads to: 4 subject areas has to be present 4 subject areas has to be present A: Knowledge organization and information seeking A: Knowledge organization and information seeking B: Content to be organized and sought B: Content to be organized and sought C: Tools to combine A and B C: Tools to combine A and B D: Context where to understand information D: Context where to understand information

Interaction between form, content, knowledge theory and context D C A B From Swedish National Agency for Higher Education report serie 2004:27R, p 43

HB/BHS 6 departments: Borås, Lund, Umeå, Uppsala, Växjö, Linköping 6 departments: Borås, Lund, Umeå, Uppsala, Växjö, Linköping Borås is the biggest with 720 students, 6 professors, 13 lecturers, 29 teachers, 17 PhD students Borås is the biggest with 720 students, 6 professors, 13 lecturers, 29 teachers, 17 PhD students Campus/distance Campus/distance 4 subject areas 4 subject areas

4 subject areas Library, culture and information in society Library, culture and information in society Knowledge organization Knowledge organization Individual’s and group’s interaction with information systems Individual’s and group’s interaction with information systems Organizations and use and development of their information resources Organizations and use and development of their information resources

All teaching personnel need to study 15 ECTS of pedagogic which includes: All teaching personnel need to study 15 ECTS of pedagogic which includes: Working with syllabi Working with syllabi Pedagogical methods Pedagogical methods Presentation methods Presentation methods Pedagogical CV Pedagogical CV

The Higher Education Act From 1992 From 1992 Education shall provide: Education shall provide: knowledge and skills knowledge and skills Capability of independent and critical judgment Capability of independent and critical judgment Ability to independently solve problems Ability to independently solve problems Ability to independently follow the development of knowledge in the field of the education Ability to independently follow the development of knowledge in the field of the education Ability to exchange information at a scientific level Ability to exchange information at a scientific level

Role of libraries in education 21% of primary schools have access to library which is staffed more than 1 hour a day, increase 5% from % of primary schools have access to library which is staffed more than 1 hour a day, increase 5% from 1999 Pedagogical role becoming more important Pedagogical role becoming more important Guiding role Guiding role Information literacy Information literacy

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