La educación británica en el campo de la bibliotecología y ciencias de la información

THE OBJECT OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO DESCRIBE THE LIBRARY EDUCATIONAL SYS TEM AND THE INFORMATION SCIENCES (BCI) OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. AT THE MOMENT OF WRITING THIS, IT HAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE NECESSITIES OF THOSE PER SONS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN STUDYING THIS COUNTRY AND SECONDARILY IN THOSE INVOLVED IN THE FORMATION OF PROFESSIONALS IN THIS FIELD. THE ARTICLE OFFERS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EDUCATIONAL EVOLUTION OF BCI, DE FINES THE DIFFERENTS GRADES OFFERED, PROCEEDS WITH THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS, AD MISSION AND FINANCING AND THE CONTROLS OF ACADEMIC QUALITY. SOME OF THE COMMENTARIES ABOUT ADAPTATION THAT ARE EFFECTING THE SCHOOLS IN CONFRONTING THE CHANGES OF THE IN FORMATION MARKET. IT CONCLUDES INGIVING SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES OF BRITISH INSTRUCTION. AT THE END IS ANNEXED A DIRECTORY OF THE SCHOOLS OF BCI INCLUDING DATE OF FOUNDATION, GRADES OFFERED, NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS BY SPECIALITY.