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Data Curation Education: Cross-Disciplinary Analysis of Master's Programs
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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
Elfreda Chatman, Theorist and Teacher: Reflections on Her Lessons on Theory Development in Information Science
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Miksa, Shawne D. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
Dr. Elfreda Chatman was a professor of library and information science at the University of North Carolina and Florida State University in the 1990s and early 2000s until her passing in 2002. Her research incorporated the disciplines of education, sociology, and LIS, covering topics at the nexus of these fields, from which she worked to develop a…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science, Information Science Education, College Faculty
Learning, Unlearning and Relearning--Knowledge Life Cycles in Library and Information Science Education
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Bedford, Denise A. D. – Education for Information, 2015
The knowledge life cycle is applied to two core capabilities of library and information science (LIS) education--teaching, and research and development. The knowledge claim validation, invalidation and integration steps of the knowledge life cycle are translated to learning, unlearning and relearning processes. Mixed methods are used to determine…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Semantics, Journal Articles, National Surveys
Transforming a Large-Lecture Course into an Active, Engaging, and Collaborative Learning Environment
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Stoerger, Sharon; Krieger, Denise – Education for Information, 2016
Traditionally, a large lecture hall course follows a teacher-centered approach to instruction. This was the case for the "gateway" course in the undergraduate Information Technology and Informatics (ITI) major in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. This paper describes the journey…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Lecture Method, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
Web Accessibility and Accessibility Instruction
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Green, Ravonne A.; Huprich, Julia – Journal of Access Services, 2009
Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that programs and services be accessible to people with disabilities. While schools of library and information science (SLIS*) and university libraries should model accessible Web sites, this may not be the case. This article examines previous studies about the Web accessibility of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Library Services, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
The Changing Face of Librarianship in Papua New Guinea: Libraries for Life in the Papua New Guinea Information Society?
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Obi, Margaret J. – 2002
"Libraries for life" in Papua New Guinea today is not an impossible goal to strive for to achieve with today's new and old information and communication technologies. However, in order for this to happen, a number of questions will need to be asked. There are three that need immediate attention: (1) What is an "information…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Literacy