The system of further education for librarians

Abstract

The paper introduces the current system of further education for librarians in Hungary, particularly the results of courses organised during the last 12 years since the enactment of the 1/2000.NKÖM decree; the activities of the Accreditation Committee for LIS Courses; the changing legal background, with particular attention to the 56/2011.(IX.22.)NEFMI decree. The author outlines the formal and content requirements of the 120-hour further education. The article demonstrates and analyses, based on till now unknown data from unpublished documents, the composition and division of programmes, their dispersion in time, the length courses and topics of lectures. When discussing international trends it points to possible future directions in further education for librarians.