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Samuel Kent Willis – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2025
Library systems and digital services are in rapid development and of increasing importance to meeting the needs of users, and systems librarianship is at the forefront of this development, with ever-changing expectations of expertise and areas of responsibility. The aim of this study was to determine how well library and information science (LIS)…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Library Science, Library Education, User Needs (Information)
Mirah J. Dow; Ting Wang; Bobbie S. Long; Corey Ptacek – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2025
Students' social experience in fully online learning is critical to academic success. However, little is known about students' experience in online asynchronous education, particularly regarding social presence, knowledge building, and collaborative learning. In a constructivist grounded theory study, 22 graduate students enrolled in library and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Cognitive Processes, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication
Brian Dobreski; Xiaohua Zhu; Laura Ridenour; Tao Yang – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2022
Within LIS education, information organization (IO) and information retrieval (IR) are two well-established, foundational, and conceptually interlinked areas of study. They have long maintained a strong presence in the core curriculum, through either dedicated or combined courses. Recent trends in LIS education have seen a greater reliance on a…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Library Education, Course Descriptions, Content Analysis
Laura Saunders; Stephen Bajjaly – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2022
Soft skills, or intra- and interpersonal skills such as writing, customer service, and flexibility, are highly sought by library and information science employers. A perceived gap in soft skills has led to suggestions that LIS programs are not adequately addressing these skills in their curricula, and to calls for them to do more. However, no…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, Library Education, Teaching Methods, College Faculty
Clarke, Rachel Ivy; Bell, Steven J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
This study aims to understand educators'--specifically those in positions of authority in graduate-level library education programs--perceptions of and attitudes toward design thinking and methods in graduate-level library curricula by investigating the following research questions: What is the current landscape for the integration of design into…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Library Education, Competence, Administrator Attitudes
Ball, Tanya; Lar-Son, Kayla – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released the "94 Calls to Action," which asked educational and memory institutions to address their relationship with the Indigenous Peoples in what is now known as Canada. One of many steps toward repairing past injustice and moving toward reconciliation was the creation of a…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Library Education, Graduate Study
Hostetler, Kirsten – Project Information Literacy, 2021
What is the value of a graduate degree? It is a calculation: time plus tuition minus the chance of getting the right job after graduation. When the costs far outweigh the return, a new question might occur to graduates: Can I have my money back? Most prospective graduate students run the math before applying to a program, but it is next to…
Descriptors: Library Education, Librarians, Academic Libraries, Graduate Study
Yoon, Ayoung; Murillo, Angela P.; Anders McNally, Paula – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
Following a revolution in digital information and technological development, both the need for and opportunities in digital preservation education have been growing over the last 30 years. This study aimed to examine digital preservation course content through an analysis of course syllabi to understand what is taught in library schools through…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Course Descriptions, Preservation, Electronic Libraries
Amy VanScoy; Heidi Julien; Alison Harding – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2022
The practice of reference and information service (RIS) should be based on an understanding of how users seek information to fill information needs and of what they do with that information once they have found it. RIS professional education, therefore, should provide students with a strong grounding in information behavior. This study explores if…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Library Services, Library Education, Graduate Study
Melanie Lewis Croft; Anne C. Barnhart – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Croft and Barnhart share their experience when learning shifted to online at the University of West Georgia and the LibraryDen, a library mini course, was developed and used in the Multiple Literacies for School Library Media Course. Particularly impressive was the transferability of skills between the academic and school library setting.
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Academic Libraries, School Libraries, Electronic Learning
Brady Lund; Ting Wang; Michael Widdersheim; Brendan Fay – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
This study compares the perspectives of academic library administrators, library school educators, and academic librarians with respect to academic instructional librarianship. A nine-item questionnaire was administered to 14 educators, 10 library administrators, and 13 instructional librarians. The survey included items related to important…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Academic Libraries, Library Schools
Tomislav Jakopeca; Tatjana Aparac-JeluĊĦic – Education for Information, 2024
This paper discusses the organization of students' internship in new circumstances caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of the research is on the IT companies in eastern part of Croatia and their perspective on how they managed students' internship during and after the lockdown. Some of these IT companies successfully cooperate with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Internship Programs
Layden, Selena J.; Anderson, Amelia; Hayden, Kera E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Libraries provide invaluable services and supports to members of their communities, including school communities. Those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can receive particular benefits from their libraries, including supports in the areas of academics, social skills, communication, technology, literacy, leisure skills, and even employment…
Descriptors: Autism, Librarians, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Library Education