Needs and Reality in Continuous Formation

The article was born from reflections on librarianship: formation, profession and professional identity. The state of the librarian profession in Romanian libraries asks for the setting up of continuous formation. Librarians, mediators between information and individuals, must undergo essential formation in order to surpass the technicalities of the profession. Showing the specific situation in Romania where solid initial formation has not been a criterion for becoming a librarian, we think that it is even more important that continuous formation should be conceived in a professional and performant and also unitary  way, adapted nevertheless to local needs and specificities. The study presents the causes which hinder this process and suggest possible solutions.

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