Libraries have traditionally been regarded as "storehouses for information" . In the modern environment, the convergence of information and communication technologies has affected and changed the way information is created/ produced; organized; preserved/stored and communicated / disseminated.
These changes have affected the way modern libraries operate while acquiring, organizing and making information available to clients.
In responding to the changes, challenges have arisen.
New issues surface that have to be addressed ,new demands from " tech-savvy" users have to be met and new procedures and ways of doing things have emerged .
This course explores these 'Trends and Issues" and their implications for Librarians with particular reference to the Caribbean.