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Pucciarelli, Alexandra; May, Emma – Education for Information, 2023
The increased accessibility of technology is often employed as rationale for data extraction and surveillance. This paper examines critical perspectives on surveillance and educational technologies from Library and Information Science (LIS) literature, as well as those from disability studies that concern technology development more broadly. This…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Social Justice, Access to Computers, Social Bias
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Ju, Boryung; Jin, Tao – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2013
Introduction: The Delphi technique is widely used in library and information science research. However, many researchers in the field fail to employ standard statistical tests when using this technique. This makes the technique vulnerable to criticisms of its reliability and validity. The general goal of this article is to explore how…
Descriptors: Nonparametric Statistics, Delphi Technique, Library Science, Information Science
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Wu, Yejun – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
This paper addresses the curriculum overlap and gap between LIS education and intelligence education by analyzing the content of the websites of the intelligence education programs and courses in 27 representative intelligence education universities in the United States, and the intelligence-related programs and courses in the 56 LIS programs in…
Descriptors: Library Science, Library Education, Web Sites, Computer Literacy
Battleson, Brenda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The term "librarianship" is a generic one, suggesting one overarching discipline despite the numerous specializations and areas of research within the profession. While many disciplines use bibliometric analysis of their literature to define subfields of study within, such methods are not appropriate to librarianship due to the nature of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Network Analysis, Professional Associations, Social Networks
Lawson, Cheryl L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Managers of public libraries have been presented with a new set of challenges in the day-to-day operations of public libraries. These include their ability to serve as change agents as they manage the use of continuing online distance learning (CODL) for staff. This online tool may provide staff opportunities for on-the-job learning, yet for…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Change Agents, Factor Structure, Public Libraries
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Steinerová, Jela; Šušol, Jaroslav – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: The paper is based on the study of library users in Slovakia as part of a larger research project on the use of information. Method: A large-scale questionnaire survey was conducted in 2002 in sixteen academic and research libraries with 793 subjects, especially students and educators. Analysis: The data were analysed with the use of…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Questionnaires, Surveys, Research Libraries