Library and Information Sciences ( LIS ) Placeless Spaces in the Digital Era:- Anezi, Leonard E

ABSTRACT

Before the internet, libraries were the best sourve of information available. The library was not only a repository of knowledge: ii was also a p/aa to hang 0111 and .mun·. However, the internet and the ever-expa,ndinK digital gcllt'11'tJ)' ha,·e rrsulted in the rise and prevalence of infnrmation nn our phones. tablets. or our laptops. Some people have argued the place of LIS in the digiwl era and have concluded thlll there is no need of heading down to the library anymore for information. It is important to clear up such misconceptions. People do still use libraries to find out information. The researchers organized the chapter in the following way introduction and background, history and development of LIS, overview of library and information science ( l.lSJ. Jibmna11ship past a,uJ prest'nt, trends and issues in /ibrury and information science curriculum, significance of US in the digital era. challenges of US profession in the digital era, recommendations, conclusion, and references.