Bibliothekare und Data Librarians – neue Profile für das bibliothekarische Fachpersonal der Zukunft

Abstract

Bachelor’s degree programmes are newly accredited every seven years and adapted to the latest developments in their respective careers in terms of structure and content. What is the future profile of a library science student and can a single job profile still meet the requirements of the future? These questions were addressed in the context of a study reform at the Institute for Information Science of the TH Köln. At the centre of a so-called “curriculum workshop” were the future graduate profiles of the students, which were not only developed from the perspective of the teachers, but were also significantly shaped by library management, trainers and students in a multi-stage process. The central result of all conversations and workshops was that numerous new topics are necessary for graduates and therefore a single course of study can no longer be sufficient.