Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments

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Implications for the library and information field

Abstract

In this final chapter, implications for the library and information field are considered from the perspective of service provision. Implications for the profession are also discussed.

Keywords

Library and information studies; library profession

Most library and information professionals knew something about transliteracy before reading this book, even if they had never heard the term before. In some way, transliteracy is bound to be part of library and information practice. Understanding that it is an essential part of how our clients work with information, learn, and create knowledge is the next step and so is a commitment to transliterate ways of working. In the last chapter of this book, ...