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Amy VanScoy; Heidi Julien; Alison Harding – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
This article reports on the third phase of a project studying the integration of information behavior theories and concepts into professional education for reference and information service (RIS). It also provides a synthesis of the results of all studies in the project, including a syllabus study, an interview study, and the survey. Results of…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Information Services, Library Science, Library Education
Xie, Jingzhen; Sun, Lili – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2018
A content analysis of "JLSC"'s publications in 2007-2016 was conducted to investigate its publication patterns and research topics. Elements such as article titles, keywords, authors' affiliations, titles, disciplines, author collaboration and grant-funded projects were coded and examined. Findings indicate that libraries, information…
Descriptors: Library Science, Research, Journal Articles, Authors
Cobo Serrano, Silvia; Arquero Avilés, Rosario – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
This study examines how academic librarians at the Complutense University (Spain) perceive project management techniques that are becoming increasingly popular in library and information centers due to the need to comply with their strategic planning and services. To reach this goal, a quantitative and qualitative methodology was applied and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Program Administration
Phillips, Abigail Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Cyberbullying is a problem many young adults ages 12 to 18 have experienced on a daily basis. Adult support is critical in both the prevention and intervention of cyberbullying. Although parents, teachers, and school administrators have been highlighted as sources of support for cyberbullied young adults, librarians have not been studied as a…
Descriptors: Empathy, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Librarians
Tiffen, Belinda; England, Ashley – Australian Library Journal, 2011
Libraries have found themselves overtaken by commercial entities providing open, unmediated information services, causing debate about the future of libraries. It has been argued that in order to stay relevant, libraries must undertake a fundamental shift towards a new focus on engaging with clients. At University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)…
Descriptors: Evidence, Libraries, Information Services, Foreign Countries
Perez, Lisa – Teacher Librarian, 2009
In this article, the author discusses using Second Life (SL) in school librarianship. SL is a multi-user virtual environment in which persons create avatars to allow them to move and interact with other avatars. They can build and manipulate objects. To move, they can walk, run, fly, or teleport. There are many areas within SL to allow people to…
Descriptors: Library Networks, Library Services, School Libraries, Library Science
Smith, Eldred – Coll Res Libr, 1970
Librarians can now perform functions justifying full academic status by providing crucially needed bibliographic and information services. Obstacles of bureaucratic orientation and lack of quality library education must be overcome. (JS)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Libraries, Information Services, Librarians
Horton, Forest Woody, Jr. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Considers the role of "information counselors" in the rapidly changing information environment, contrasting the functions performed by information counselors with those normally performed by information managers and librarians. The factors which are leading toward the development of a new profession are thoroughly reviewed. (JL)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Scientists, Information Services, Job Development
Park, Bruce – American Libraries, 1992
Discusses the future of the library profession and suggests that librarianship could become marginalized (i.e., its significance could be diminished) as a result of automation if librarians do not broaden their vision and keep pace with technology. The roles of libraries, librarians, and library automation in an infrastructure for information…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Services, Information Technology, Librarians

Hall, Marlene – Australian Library Journal, 1984
Argues that changes in profession of librarianship reflect general changes in knowledge and work that are due to differentiation and structuralization of the subject disciplines. Introduction of automation, provision of information services that define user in terms of abstract categories, and orientation in school librarianship are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Information Services, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Science
Schurk, William L. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1980
Examines commercial, educational, and existing library sources to establish a practical perspective for librarians seeking to establish collections of popular culture materials, with emphasis on sound recordings, nonstandard materials, and concerns of bibliographic control and professional education. Seven references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Services, Librarians, Library Collections

Apostle, Richard; Raymond, Boris – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Explores and critiques an information paradigm that is currently being proposed in the library literature, and looks at its potential impact on research and policy issues of major concern to librarians and library educators. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Services, Librarians, Library Role
White, Herbert S. – Wilson Libr Bull, 1970
Librarianship has been preoccupied with its role in education and scholarship, to the neglect of its responsibilities and concerns with information utility. The two are no longer separable but should form one profession with opportunities for diversity and specialization. (Author/JS)
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Services, Institutional Role, Librarians

National Szechenyi Library, Budapest (Hungary). – 1972
The Hungarian Centre for Library Science and Methodology was established in 1959 with the purpose of increasing library efficiency and supplying professional assistance to librarians. It acts as a professional center for library science, methodological work, library training, and continuing education for librarians in all types of libraries. Tasks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Services, Librarians

Acton, Patricia – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
The role of librarians is defined by their ability to identify user needs and then use techniques from both library and information science to meet those needs. Positions that utilize these abilities outside of the traditional library should not be considered as alternative careers. (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competence, Information Centers, Information Science
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