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Direct linkMohammadreza Hashemian; Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; Alireza Rahimi; Nikoo Yamani; Peyman Adibi – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
This study aims to identify the most important barriers in medical library and information sciences (medical LIS) education in Iran and to present suitable solutions to remove these barriers. In this qualitative study, data were gathered from semi-structured interviews with 18 medical LIS PhD students and then analyzed using a qualitative content…
Descriptors: Medical Libraries, Information Science Education, Barriers, Access to Education
Cossham, Amanda; Irvine, Jan – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
This article presents an illustrative and instrumental case study of participatory design and co-production as used in curriculum renewal for a bachelor's degree in library and information studies (LIS). It outlines the process of constant review and reflection to improve the next round of development. The authors use the lenses of participatory…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Study, Library Education, Information Science Education
Mónica Colón-Aguirre; Kawanna Michelle Bright – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
LIS education has historically come under fire for what some perceive as a disconnect between what is taught in the classroom and what the job really entails. This study is part of a larger research study that used a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to investigate liaison librarians' perceptions of their academic preparation to take on…
Descriptors: Library Science, Library Schools, Information Science Education, Foreign Countries
Raju, Jaya – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
Technological innovations have led to an increase in demand for information technology (IT) skills in contemporary library and information agencies. This in turn has created an increased need for pedagogical skills on the part of library and information science (LIS) professionals for them to empower users with knowledge and skills to navigate a…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Technological Literacy, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Katušcáková, Marcela; Jasecková, Galina – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2019
This paper aims to identify the current state of knowledge management (KM) diffusion in LIS schools. In terms of content, we have identified two principal approaches to the perception of KM in the LIS community: an active approach, seeing KM as an opportunity for the LIS community to change; and a passive approach, seeing KM merely as a topic of…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Information Science Education, Library Schools, Curriculum Development
Xue, Chunxiang; Wu, Xiuzhi; Zhu, Lei; Chu, Heting – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2019
For decades, library and information science (LIS) education has been producing LIS professionals to serve people in all walks of life. But there are challenges to LIS education as society advances. This study performed quantitative and qualitative content analyses of data collected about LIS education in China and the United States. Four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science Education, Library Schools, Institutional Mission
Helkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
Welch, Cindy C. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
Youth services faculty in LIS programs have seen significant changes in the last ten years in the content they teach and the variety of methods by which they deliver instruction. However, youth services education continues to be understudied and this study takes a first look at several gaps in the LIS education literature: youth services faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Youth Programs, Library Services
Peer reviewedTitarenko, Evgeny; And Others – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1996
This installment of the "International Library Education" column presents a brief overview, by three Russian librarians, on the curriculum and philosophy of librarianship in Russia two years into the democratization process. Discussion focuses on changes in librarianship and the end of the Soviet system. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedOchogwu, Michael G. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1990
Argues that, given the current employment situation in Nigeria, library education should be directed at educating and training professionals who can exploit their potential in several information-related organizations, rather than being tied to the library. The implications for curricula requirements of existing library and information science…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Employment Potential
Peer reviewedHiggins, Susan E.; Chaudhry, Abdus Sattar – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2003
Focuses on traditional areas of the study of public, school, and academic libraries that have generally declined in schools of library science. Considers the impact of information technology on academic programs of information studies and describes a study of curriculum building at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDavis, Charles H. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1990
Describes survey of American and Canadian library schools that was conducted to determine changes in instruction in computer programing following the growth of microcomputer use. Optional versus required courses are examined, types of programing languages taught are reported, and reasons for changes in the languages offered are suggested. (Seven…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAman, Mohammed M., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1993
Two articles discuss international library education: "The University of the South Pacific Looks ahead to the Year 2000" (Melvin D. Rainey) describes a library assistants' certification program; and "American and South Asian Library Educators Discuss Library and Information Science Education" (R.N. Sharma) reviews the first…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Certification, Conference Papers, Conferences
Peer reviewedBertrand-Gastaldy, Suzanne; And Others – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1993
Describes the revision of the master's degree program undertaken by the Universite de Montreal School of Library and Information Studies. The theoretical framework and guiding principles used in the revision; studies of the revision process, including reconstruction, administration, and ongoing evaluation; and an outline of the revised program are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Peer reviewedNwali, L. O. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
Reviews the Senior Library Assistants course at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library (Nigeria). The following six subject areas included in the curriculum are discussed: (1) libraries, information, and society; (2) collection development; (3) organization of library materials; (4) reader's services; (5) preservation; and (6) library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
