Abstract

The main trends observed in the library and information science labour market and university education in 2012 have a general tone of survival with resignation. The economic crisis has caused many layoffs and left libraries without funds. New documents on professional ethics are mentioned. In the labour market, there is employment loss in the public sector. The decline in university enrolments that started in 2002 seems to have stopped and there has been a slight recovery with the new graduate title

Abstract

University studies of Library and Information Sciences (LIS) in Spain are experiencing a setback in the number of students enrolled. This also happens in other disciplines, but the relative newness of LIS studies may make them more vulnerable. Nonetheless, there are reasons for optimism if we evaluate the unprecedented success of Spanish research in this field. This challenge is in the hands of the teaching faculty and the entire profession in general to ensure that LIS studies are more attractive to incoming students.