Alles dual oder was? Kooperatives, praxisintegrierendes oder praxisbegleitendes Studium in der Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft

Strategic staff recruitment has to focus on all phases of the professional biography. It begins with the entry into a professional field through professional training or studies. Work-study programs – or “dual study programs” – are considered particularly flexible in this respect and promise an early bond between the library and prospective graduates. Due to various regulations, there is currently no officially “dual” study program in library and information science in Germany, but there are flexible and unbureaucratic alternatives. This article explains which “dual-like” options for a combination of (paid) professional practice and studies the library and information science institutes offer.