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A Study of XML in the Library Science Curriculum in Taiwan and South East Asia
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Chang, Naicheng; Huang, Yuhui; Hopkinson, Alan – Education for Information, 2011
This paper aims to investigate the current XML-related courses available in 96 LIS schools in South East Asia and Taiwan's 9 LIS schools. Also, this study investigates the linkage of library school graduates in Taiwan who took different levels of XML-related education (that is XML arranged as an individual course or XML arranged as a section unit…
Descriptors: Library Schools, Qualifications, Continuing Education, Library Science
CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software and End-User Efficacy
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Dickson, Maggie – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2008
Digital libraries and collections are a growing facet of today's traditional library. Digital library technologies have become increasingly more sophisticated in the effort to provide more and better access to the collections they contain. The evaluation of the usability of these technologies has not kept pace with technological developments,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Management Systems, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
The Role of Student Feedback in Evaluating and Revising a Blended Learning Course
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Brew, Linda S. – Internet and Higher Education, 2008
A graduate level course in library and information science was revised from face-to-face instruction to a blended learning model utilizing on site, interactive television, and online classes. This study investigates three related questions: (1) Will students provide detailed feedback if given the opportunity to complete an anonymous survey? (2)…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Information Science Education, Web Based Instruction, Computer Software
A Comparison of Three Measures of Journal Status: Influence Weight, Importance Index, and Measure of Standing.
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Kim, Mary T. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Reviews three citation-based measures for the study of journal status--influence weight, importance index, and measure of standing--to provide more convenient access to their computation. A subset of nine library and information science journals is used to illustrate simple computational procedures using the SAS statistical software package. (18…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Library Science
Auditing of Information and Communication Technologies in Library and Information Science Education in Africa
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Minishi-Majanja, Mabel K.; Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2004
This study mapped and audited the types, nature and diffusion of ICTs in LIS education in sub-Saharan Africa. Questionnaires were sent to 51 LIS schools in 19 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, of which 29 (57%) were returned. Most LIS schools have a significant ICT content in their programs, and most ICT modules are highly rated as core/required…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Research Tools, Audits (Verification)
Users' Information Behaviour--A Gender Perspective
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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