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Direct linkBlunk, Josefine; Benson Marshall, Melanie; Cox, Andrew M. – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2021
This study investigated whether the academic library sector in the United Kingdom (UK) could be in danger of experiencing a decline in workforce diversity following the Brexit vote. A web survey was distributed to academic libraries and library information science (LIS) departments across the UK. Follow-up e-mail interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Academic Libraries, Diversity (Institutional)
Marcella, Rita; Oppenheim, Charles – Education for Information, 2020
The last decade has seen decline in the fortunes of the Library and Information Science (LIS) sector in the United Kingdom (UK), both in professional practice and in higher education. This paper sets out to assess the health and wellbeing of LIS teaching and research and to identify key strategies for its future survival. Over the past decade many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Science, Information Science, Library Education
Download full textHider, Philip; Kennan, Mary Anne – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2020
This article explores two considerations in the push toward joint "LAM" (Library, Archive, and Museum) programs of education and research: the organizational proximity of departments and schools of library and information studies (LIS) and museum studies (MS); and the degree to which individual scholars of LIS and MS share publishing…
Descriptors: Libraries, Museums, Library Education, College Programs
Sula, Chris Alen; Berger, Claudia – College & Research Libraries, 2023
The digital humanities (DH) remain a growing area of interest among researchers and a locus of new positions within libraries, especially academic libraries, as well as archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations. In response to this demand, many programs that train information professionals have developed specific curricula around DH.…
Descriptors: Humanities, Information Technology, Library Education, Global Approach
Saunders, Laura; Kurbanoglu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Dogan, Guleda; Becker, Peter; Blumer, Eliane; Chowdhury, Sudatta; Dobreva, Milena; Gendina, Natalia; Grgic, Ivana Hebrang; Haddow, Gaby; Koltay, Tibor; Kortelainen, Terttu; Krakowska, Monika; Majid, Shaheen; Mezhova, Marina; Repanovici, Angela; Rudžioniene, Jurgita; Schneider, Rene; Terra, Ana Lucia; Todorova, Tania Y. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
Librarians are expected to be expert searchers, and developing information literacy skills to navigate the vast world of information is a focus of most library and information science (LIS) programs. It is important to understand the information literacy and behaviors of LIS students to see if they are employing the skills they will need to assist…
Descriptors: Library Education, Information Literacy, Student Behavior, Student Surveys
Simmons, Martin; Corrall, Sheila – Education for Information, 2011
The fitness for purpose of professional education for library work has been constantly debated. Librarianship education and library practice have changed significantly as a result of technological, social and other factors affecting information provision and use. The key role of subject librarian in academic libraries has been particularly…
Descriptors: Library Education, Educational Needs, Opinions, Course Content
Somerville, Mary M.; Howard, Zaana – Australian Library Journal, 2008
As the importance of information literacy has gained increased recognition, so too have academic library professionals intensified their efforts to champion, activate, and advance these capabilities in others. To date, however, little attention has focused on advancing these essential competencies amongst practitioner advocates. This paper helps…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Role, Workplace Literacy
Peer reviewedGupta, Sushma – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Describes the development of the library profession in Ethiopia in the context of similar development in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Africa. Undergraduate courses, training for school librarians, the establishment of the Department of Library Science, the first master's level program and the Ethiopian Library Association are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library services to hospital personnel, hospital patients, and housebound or handicapped persons, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Education and Training for Health Care Librarianship," in which Antonia J. Bunch (United Kingdom) discusses the…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Foreign Countries, Hospital Libraries, International Organizations
Library Association Record, 1978
This report and recommendations by the Implementation Board of the Library Association Council outlines the training and experience required for certification of library assistants, licensing of librarians, and registration of Library Association Associates and Chartered Libraries. (JAB)
Descriptors: Certification, Job Training, Librarians, Library Associations
Conway, Vida – 1996
This paper discusses the problems and difficulties faced by school libraries in the United Kingdom (UK), specifically England and Wales. These problems are lack of funding, lack of a central role in the curriculum, lack of a central role in the management structure, and inadequate staffing. Lack of library funding stems from overall under-funding…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMcNicol, Sarah – New Library World, 2002
Discusses meeting the needs of learners in United Kingdom libraries. Topics include the role of the public library; barriers to learning; implications for libraries; motivation to learn; motivating learners in libraries; meeting users' learning needs; and training for librarians. (LRW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Library Education, Library Role
Peer reviewedAguilar, William; And Others, Eds. – Library Trends, 1991
This issue includes nine articles that address the problems of library services for off-campus higher education programs. Highlights include guidelines versus standards for library services; accreditation expectations; five program models; distance learning for library education; the public library role; and programs in Canada, the United Kingdom,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHall, John – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1985
This article provides a brief account of the evolution of library education in the United Kingdom, describes the means by which it is provided at present, identifies the most significant problems with the current pattern, and indicates some of the responses that have been made to these problems by library educators and the professional…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Librarians, Library Associations
Davinson, Donald E. – J Educ Libr, 1969
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum, Library Education, Library Schools
