Internet in virtual education from the viewpoint of library science teaching and research

DIVERSE PHENOMENA RELATED WITH VIRTUAL EDUCATION ARE EMPHASIZED IN THIS PAPER: THE INSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION WHICH THIS MODALITY OF STUDY REQUIRES; THE INFLUENCE THAT INTERNET HAS EXERTED ON DIVERSE PROCESSES OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION; THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WEB IN TERACTIVITY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION; AND THE AUTONOMY OF STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS. SINCE THESE MAT TERS HAVE RAISED DISSENT AMONG EDUCATORS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE, RESEARCH MUST CONCERN IT SELF WITH THEM. THE AFORE MENTIONED DE FINES THE FRAME WORK FOR CON FRONT ING THE ELE MENTS WE HAVE TOTAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IN VIRTUAL TEACHING FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE, AND HELPS US TO REFLECT ON THE VIRTUAL CLASS ROOM AND THE DIGITAL LIBRARY AS SUPPORTS FOR TEACHING OUR DISCIPLINE USING THIS MODEL. SOME OF THE REFLECTIONS IN THIS PA PER COULD ALSO BE VALID FOR TEACHING IN OTHER DISCIPLINARY AREAS.