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Concomitant with the heavy use of the Internet, the Web and social Networks, scientific, technological and social changes speed up nowadays, resulting in the production of massive data and information. Information that is mostly discovered, organized, retrieved and used through the networks needs to be managed effectively. The curricula of the departments of Information Management educating information professionals should mirror such scientific, technological and social developments. In this paper, we review the process of the revision of the undergraduate curriculum of the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University. First, we introduce the Department briefly, then we review the studies carried out between 2009 and 2011 to update the curriculum along with the conceptual model of education for information management developed during this process. Finally, we provide brief information on double major and minor programs that have been developed mutually with the Departments of Economics and Computer Engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, impressions on the Disability Awareness Training are presented which was organised by Middle East Technical University (METU) Library and Documentation Center within the 48th Library Week celebration program. This training takes two hours and consists of two parts: "Attitudes and Behaviours" and "Models of Disability". The aim of the training is to help to examine the attitudes and behaviours about people with disabilities and to guide the attendees in how to communicate and work more effectively with them. After the positive feedbacks, it is decided to write a brief information on training. In this context, the creation and scope of Disability Awareness Training are explained and feedbacks of the participants are given with their own words. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The papers in this special issue of Türk Kütüphaneciliği (the journal of Turkish Librarianship) review some of the scientific, technological and societal developments and their impact on the profession of librarianship and education for library and information science (LIS), in general, and on the curricula of the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University, in particular, over the last 40 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]