Silvia Cobo Serrano

Comunidades de práctica e innovación: aprender a emprender en el área de Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Documentación

This study aims to provide guidelines for designing, creating and developing a Community of Practice (CoP) in the area Library and Documentation Science. Such a CoP offers the potential of bringing together persons with shared interests and objectives who can reap real benefits through the generation of shared knowledge. The paper presents a case study involving an educational project with master degree candidates in the Documentation, Libraries and Archives Management of the Faculty of the Documentary Science of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). This case provides a view of the effective use of CoP, which constitutes a scenario or network for exchange of shared knowledge, while underpinning educational learning and promoting the culture of innovation and enterprise among the members of the community.

Training Requirements for Archivists, Librarians and Documentation Professionals in Spain and a Case Study at Complutense University:

Libraries and Archives have long played an important role in social development. This paper presents an historical review of academic requirements for Library and Information Studies in Spain, from the granting of university status to the development of Spanish university training in Library and Information Science. The case of Complutense University is analysed with respect to both its historical evolution and its curricula, which have been adapted to European Union guidelines, specifically to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Other issues considered include the creation of the Faculty of Documentation Science at Complutense University, the new Degree in Information and Documentation and the Masters in Information Management, Libraries and Archives.