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Brady Lund; Ting Wang; Michael Widdersheim; Brendan Fay – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
This study compares the perspectives of academic library administrators, library school educators, and academic librarians with respect to academic instructional librarianship. A nine-item questionnaire was administered to 14 educators, 10 library administrators, and 13 instructional librarians. The survey included items related to important…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Academic Libraries, Library Schools
Ayoung Yoon; Angela P. Murillo; Thomas Jettpace – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
With growing emphasis on data curation practice in both science and industry, there has been a call for information professionals to take on a substantial role in data curation. Library and information science (LIS) education has been responding to this call by offering various training opportunities from Master's education to professional…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Library Education, Library Science, Masters Programs
Marijel Melo; Laura March – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
Can LIS curricula dedicated to makerspaces provide an authentic learning experience for future librarians interested in makerspace-adjacent careers? This article presents a case study in which an authentic learning framework is applied to a newly developed LIS graduate-level course on makerspaces. We detail how one class project--entitled…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learning Experience, Shared Resources and Services, Library Education
Margaret Sullivan Zimmerman; Brianna Rodgers – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2022
Refugees and immigrants have adverse health outcomes after arriving in the United States. These negative outcomes tend to be disproportionate to those of the general population, regardless of the person's health status upon entry to the country. Research has shown that strong health literacy skills can improve health outcomes in this group. This…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Health Materials, Females, Refugees
Gina de Alwis Jayasuriya; Aminath Riyaz; Shaheen Majid; Nirmal Prabu – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2022
Due to many factors, particularly developments in technology, LIS professionals need to continuously refresh and upgrade their knowledge and skills through participation in continuing professional development (CPD) activities. The objective of this pilot study was to understand LIS employees' perceptions, motivation, assessment, and preference for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarian Attitudes, Capacity Building, Professional Continuing Education
Turner, Deborah; Gorichanaz, Tim – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
Technological advances and other societal change have resulted in public libraries' increased reliance on online resources when providing access to information. However, a portion of those served by public libraries includes members of urban poor populations who may prefer to interact with information by talking. How can library educators ensure…
Descriptors: Library Education, Public Libraries, Library Skills, Educational Change
Blundell, Shelley; Lambert, Frank – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2014
In early spring 2013, a pilot study was conducted at a major public university in Ohio to explore elements of information anxiety (defined herein as a combination of library anxiety and information technology anxiety) among second-semester freshmen enrolled in all iterations of both a traditional and a remedial first-year English course. The…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Public Colleges