Abstract
Contrary to the opinions of some educators, a fundamental knowledge of computer programming is very important for LIS students. An understanding of the syntactic and semantic structures of a language allows students to use the computer as a glass box rather than a black box. In addition, programming teaches students certain cognitive skills, which may be transferable to other domains such as cataloguing and classification. BASIC is viewed as the most suitable programming language for novices and an example of its application in a required LIS course has been provided.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.