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(Design) Thinking out Loud: Adolescents' Design Talk in a Library Makerspace Tabletop Game Design Camp
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Kessner, Taylor M.; Parekh, Priyanka; Aguliera, Earl; Pérez Cortés, Luis E.; Tran, Kelly M.; Siyahhan, Sinem; Gee, Elisabeth R. – Information and Learning Sciences, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to explore how making tabletop board games elicited adolescents' design thinking during their participation in a summer game design camp at their local library. Design/methodology/approach: This study leverages qualitative approaches to coding transcripts of participants' talk. This study uses the design thinking framework…
Descriptors: Design, Games, Summer Programs, Library Services
Competency-Based Education Programs: A Library Perspective
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Sanders, Colleen – Public Services Quarterly, 2015
Competency-based education (CBE) is an emerging model for higher education designed to reduce certain barriers to educational attainment. This essay describes CBE and the challenges and opportunities for academic librarians desiring to serve students and faculty in Library and Information Management Master of Library Science (MLS) programs. Every…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Models, Academic Libraries
Information Behavior and Japanese Students: How Can an Understanding of the Research Process Lead to Better Information Literacy?
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Ishimura, Yusuke – Public Services Quarterly, 2013
Academic librarians are striving to better serve international students as this emerging population grows on university campuses. Past studies of international students generally focus on linguistic and cultural differences in relation to information literacy skills development. However, it is necessary to go beyond these factors to better serve…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Research Skills, Asians, Foreign Students
Distance Learning Librarians: Their Shared Vision
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Casey, Anne Marie – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2009
Shared vision is a component of leadership that fosters innovation through buy-in at all levels of the organization. At times, people see a need for innovation but do not have the power to make changes on their own. Many librarians in academic institutions that were early adopters of distance learning envisioned a need for new services that were…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Prior Learning, Innovation, Content Analysis
Bridging the Gaps: Measuring Cultural Competence among Future School Library and Youth Services Library Professionals
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Hill, Renee Franklin; Kumasi, Kafi – School Library Media Research, 2011
School library and youth services professionals must develop and display a strong sense of cultural competence to effectively serve their patrons. Cultural competence is defined here as one's ability to understand the needs of populations different from their own. This paper reports on the perceptions of school library and youth services students…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Prior Learning, Likert Scales, School Libraries
Dynamic Pathfinders: Leveraging Your OPAC to Create Resource Guides
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Hunter, Ben – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2008
Library pathfinders are a time-tested method of leading library users to important resources. However, paper-based pathfinders suffer from space limitations, and both paper-based and Web-based pathfinders require frequent updates to keep up with new library acquisitions. This article details a step-by-step method to create an online dynamic…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Internet, Libraries, Researchers