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Information World Review

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Byline: Tracey Cladwell

Latest lessons in e-learning

Diverse approaches to e-learning and the role of the information professional are discussed in this latest guide. Tracey Caldwell gives us the low down on it

This collection of essays from UK library professionals represents a diversity of approach to developing and supporting e-learning. Editor Maxine Melling defines e-learning widely, as learning "facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technologies".

Melling acknowledges that e-learning is still very much under development and that libraries are at very different stages in their implementations and support for e-learning. In her introduction, she points out that cultural and collaboration issues are as important as technical issues, and the essays reflect the importance of human issues.

Supporting E-learning does not attempt to be a guide to e-learning, rather it informs library and information managers of the issues to be considered and how others have addressed the issues. At the same time it is a very practical handbook to ...

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