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Professional Competencies and Jurisdictional Claims in Evaluative Bibliometrics: The Educational Mandate of Academic Librarians
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Petersohn, Sabrina – Education for Information, 2016
Quantitative metrics in research assessment are proliferating all over the world. The demand has led to an increase in bibliometric practitioners and service providers. Their professional roles and competencies have not yet been subject to systematic study. This paper focuses on one important service provider in evaluative bibliometrics--academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bibliometrics, School Libraries, Librarians
Acronyms and Abbreviations in Library and Information Work: A Reference Handbook of British Usage.
Montgomery, A. C., Comp. – 1975
This handbook provides a reference listing of the acronyms and abbreviations encountered in the British literature of librarianship and documentation, and selectively in the fields of commercial book trade, management, education, and computing. The coverage includes projects, organizations, associations, information services, and technical terms.…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Dictionaries, Documentation, Guides
Research in Library and Information Science and the Contribution of Ranganathan.
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Mangla, P. B. – Education for Information: The International Review of Education and Training in Library and Information Science, 1984
Traces historical developments and recent trends in library and information science research in United States, Great Britain, and India; discusses factors contributing to developments in United States and United Kingdom; and reviews Ranganathan's contributions in detail. Some factors hindering research in India and areas which require research are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Proceedings of the British-German Symposium on Education and Training in the Information Fields (Cologne, West Germany, November 3-5, 1986). Editorial.
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McGarry, Kevin; Kaegbein, Paul – Education for Information, 1987
Presents overview of special issue on teaching and learning in librarianship and information work, which focuses on future needs of professional education; theoretical bases for curriculum development and research; trends in British and German library schools; and past achievements and future plans of the International Federation of Library…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Developed Nations
Library and Information Science Literature: Research Results.
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Ali, S. Nazim – International Library Review, 1985
Provides overall picture of growth of librarianship and information science literature (academic research and practitioner's literature) and various outlets available for reporting research findings, with special emphasis on United States and Great Britain. Discussion covers ways in which research may be undertaken and dissemination of research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Science, Information Sources
Reisebericht London: Interner Workshop: "Knowledge Based Systems in Information Science" (London Travel Report: Internal Workshop: "Knowledge Based Systems in Information Science").
Simon, Hans-Reiner – 1984
Written in German, this report summarizes a workshop on teaching and research activities in information science that was held at the City University, London, and attended by faculty and students from the university's Department of Information Science and H.-R. Simon of the GID (Gesellschaft fur Information und Dokumentation), Frankfort am Main,…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliometrics, Developed Nations, Employment Opportunities