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Thomas, Camillle V. L.; Urban, Richard J. – College & Research Libraries, 2018
There are existing studies on data curation programs in library science education and studies on data services in libraries. However, there is not much insight into how educational programs have prepared data professionals for practice. This study asked 105 practicing professionals how well they thought their education prepared them for…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Science, Masters Degrees, Library Education
Francis, Mary – College & Research Libraries, 2013
Scholarly journals provide a record of the research, issues, and concerns of a field. Authors have their names associated with their individual articles, while editors are connected with a publication. However, there is another group of individuals who are often left out of the record, although their contributions are just as critical in the…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Periodicals, Evaluators, Library Science
Antell, Karen; Foote, Jody Bales; Turner, Jaymie; Shults, Brian – College & Research Libraries, 2014
As long as empirical research has existed, researchers have been doing "data management" in one form or another. However, funding agency mandates for doing formal data management are relatively recent, and academic libraries' involvement has been concentrated mainly in the last few years. The National Science Foundation implemented a new…
Descriptors: Librarians, Data, Information Management, Research Libraries
Richey, Jennifer; Cahill, Maria – School Library Research, 2014
Evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP) provides school librarians a systematic means of building, assessing, and revising a library program, thus demonstrating a school library program's worth to the larger school community. Through survey research collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, 111 public school librarians in…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Evidence, Library Services
Robbins, Sarah; Engel, Debra; Kulp, Christina – College & Research Libraries, 2011
Studies of information-seeking behaviors are common in the professional literature for library and information studies. This study examines the generalizability of findings of single-institution studies to other institutions by performing an institution-to-institution comparison of the results obtained from an information-seeking behavior survey…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Faculty, Information Seeking, Generalization
Abouserie, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Refaat – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the ways faculty at The School of Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh, obtain information to support their academic tasks. Library and Information Sciences faculty at the University of Pittsburgh were chosen as the population for this study. The study matched e-journals,…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Faculty, Electronic Journals, Information Science
Bureau of Canadian Archivists, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1985
Building upon recent efforts of Canadian archivists to improve the development and application of technology in order to achieve more effective control of and access to their holdings, this report contains the deliberations and recommendations of the Canadian Working Group on Archival Descriptive Standards, which held seven meetings between April…
Descriptors: Archives, Cataloging, Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries

Carmichael, James V., Jr. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1991
Discussion of the value of knowledge about the history of library science in the formation of professional identity focuses on a survey that was designed to provide data about the patterns of research that characterize a group of library historians concerned with biography. Barriers to biographical research are examined. (32 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Biographies, Costs, Higher Education

Fisher, William – Education for Information, 1987
This survey of 124 special librarians suggests that library schools should emphasize a well-rounded curriculum to prepare students to function effectively in any professional position, rather than to train them for specific positions. The questionnaire used focuses on educational experience, and is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Experience, Job Training, Librarians
Garland, Kathleen; Rike, Galen E. – 1986
To determine the relationship between scholarly publication of faculty teaching in American Library Association accredited programs of library and information science and selected individual-level and institutional-level variables, a stratified proportional random sample was taken of 182 faculty members listed in the 1984 "Association for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Degrees (Academic), Faculty Publishing
Davies, Denise M. – 1985
This study is designed to identify the computer competencies that should be required of library/information studies (LIS) graduates of the Graduate School of Library Studies (GSLS) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The long term objective of the study is to provide information for the policy and planning of GSLS. The study examines how certain…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Graduate Students
Correll, Lou P. – 1983
Following the substitution of a Learning Resources Specialist's (LRS) certification for the traditional school librarian's certification in Texas and the subsequent merging of the Departments of Library and Information Science (LIS) and Educational Media and Technology (ETEC) at East Texas State University (ETSU), the immediate supervisors of 28…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Educational Media, Educational Technology

Desai, Christina M. – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 2002
Discuses results of a survey of the continuing education needs of science and technology librarians that was conducted by the Science and Technology Section (STS) of the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries). Highlights include instructional techniques; technology; teaching information literacy; and electronic resources. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Information Literacy