Training in business information within the university levél training in library and information science

Abstract

In the age of global information economy, with the de-velopment of markét economy in Hungary and in the context of the EU mernbership, the training in business information has become a necessary and essential part of the graduate LIS training programme. The study fo-cuses on the curricula of schools of library and information studies. both in Hungary and in the international practice. The author presents his own teaching experi-ences at the Faculty of Library and Information Science of the Eötvös Loránd University. The study provides a short historical overview, describes the current situation and presents a few practical initiatives. However, one question still remains open: how the current training curriculum will change as a result of the reforms in com-pliance with the Bologna process and with joining the European Higher Education Area.