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Philangani Sibiya; Patrick Ngulube – Education for Information, 2024
Education curricula need constant updates in response to job market requirements, which may be influenced by the changing technological environment. In the library and information science (LIS) job market there are dynamics brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). These dynamics call for LIS schools to reconsider their curricula in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Science, Information Science, Curriculum Development
Faizan Irfana; Muhammad Rafiq; Khalid Mahmood – Education for Information, 2024
The primary goal of this study was to identify gaps in curriculum coverage and required skills for research support services (RSS) in university libraries in the Punjab province of Pakistan. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to meet its objective. To collect data for the quantitative strand, across-sectional survey with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development
Ruchon, Christian; Grad, Roland – Education for Information, 2018
Evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP) was adapted from evidence-based medicine (EBM). In doing so, problems of EBM might affect EBLIP. One issue already known in medicine which may eventually reach the field of library and information sciences (LIS) is the phenomenon of "evidence reversal". An evidence reversal (ER)…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Library Services, Library Science, Information Utilization
Colón-Aguirre, Mónica – Education for Information, 2017
This work explores the ways in which academic librarians specializing in areas related to user services consider the courses they took as part of obtaining their library and information science (LIS) degree prepared them to deal with issues of customer service in their current work. Effective customer service is a central aspect of accomplishing…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Users (Information)
Bilodeaua, Edward; Carson, Pamela – Education for Information, 2015
This study was undertaken to better understand the range of learning practices that academic librarians use throughout their careers, and to explore the ways library schools give students the opportunities to engage in learning methods that they are likely to use in their careers as librarians. The study uses semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Education, Academic Libraries, Librarians
Mathew, K. Susan; Baby, M. D.; Pillai, S. Sreerekha – Education for Information, 2011
The paper aims to bring out the problems and prospects of the professional development opportunities of academic library professionals in the Universities in Kerala. The study is a part of research undertaken to survey the professional development activities and educational needs of library professionals in the major Universities of Kerala in the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Continuing Education, Academic Libraries, Library Science
Garoufallou, Emmanouel; Siatri, Rania; Hartley, R. J. – Education for Information, 2008
This paper sets the context for this special issue on LIS education in Greece by explaining the Greek higher education system both in organisational terms and in the approaches to teaching and learning. In addition it briefly outlines the current state of development in libraries in Greece. Taken together they provide the background to the…
Descriptors: Library Services, Foreign Countries, Library Education, Higher Education

Siddiqui, Moid Ahmad – Education for Information, 1996
Describes the different levels of education and the management of various types of libraries (academic, special, public and school) in Saudi Arabia. Presents the current state of library and information science education in Saudi Arabia. Indicates constraints of librarianship as a career and suggests how to overcome them. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration