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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
Ilett, Darren – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
This review offers a critical analysis of the library and information science (LIS) literature on first-generation students (FGS) from the last 40 years. This literature demonstrates an interest in understanding the needs of FGS to serve them better, but it is often grounded in a deficit model of education that focuses on what first-generation…
Descriptors: Library Science, First Generation College Students, Information Science Education, Users (Information)
Garwood, Deborah A.; Poole, Alex H. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
Health literacy supports individuals', families', and communities' health-care decisions. As mediators between health information seekers and medical literature, librarians are essential purveyors of health literacy. Users' trust in libraries as sources of reliable and current health information presupposes the appropriate training of librarians;…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science Education, Health, Literacy
McNiff, Lindsay; Hays, Lauren – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
In this paper, we share background and key considerations of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and propose introducing library and information science (LIS) students to SoTL as a way to acquaint them with the higher education teaching profession. Throughout the article, we employ reflection as the primary consideration and support…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Information Science Education
Wales, Tim – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
This article draws on the author's previous experiences of developing library strategies at three case study libraries between 2011 and 2016 across a range of different academic institution types: research-intensive, teaching-intensive, and scientific research. Adopting a reflection on practice methodology based on Gibbs' reflective cycle, the…
Descriptors: Reflection, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)
Ndumu, Ana – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
This demographic study contributes to scholarship on the recruitment of Blacks into the US LIS workforce by situating Black librarianship within broader population trends. The research combines historical LIS reports, Africana studies scholarship, and federal data to describe how long-term transitions in the overall US Black population influence…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Student Recruitment, Information Science Education
Sheila Corrall – Journal of Information Literacy, 2017
Do we think enough about what we are doing as information literacy (IL) practitioners? The relationship between reflection and IL development is well documented in academic and professional literature, particularly in the context of teaching librarians using reflective activities to enable learners to think critically about their IL abilities.…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Reflective Teaching, Librarians, Teacher Role
Click, Amanda B.; Wiley, Claire Walker; Houlihan, Meggan – College & Research Libraries, 2017
This study is a systematic review of the library and information science (LIS) literature related to international students and academic libraries. A systematic review involves the methodical collection and analysis of a body of literature and is growing in popularity in the LIS field. Three well-known LIS databases were systematically searched…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Students, Information Science Education, Library Science
Sharon Markless; David Streatfield – Journal of Information Literacy, 2017
This paper surveys the (patchy and uneven) advances in LIS impact evaluation over the past ten years and notes the surge forward in public library impact evaluation, before looking more broadly at the international and educational impact evaluation scene and noting the advance of programme-theory driven approaches. The authors then identify…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Instructional Effectiveness, Trend Analysis, Library Science
Farrell, Bridget; Alabi, Jaena; Whaley, Pambanisha; Jenda, Claudine – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
The majority of articles on mentoring in the library and information science field address career development by emphasizing the orientation process for new librarians and building the requisite skills for a specific job. Few articles deal with the psychological and social challenges that many early-career and minority librarians face, which can…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Mentors, Librarians, Library Science
Condic, Kristine – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
Reference librarians are exposed to the literature of different disciplines in a number of ways including advanced degrees, on the job training, and intellectual inquisitiveness. As students, many reference librarians were also exposed to library science programs offering coursework specializing in information sources and research within other…
Descriptors: Library Associations, Library Schools, Library Science, Library Education
Potnis, Devendra; Allard, Suzie – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
Mobile devices are a ubiquitous accessory in daily life for millions of people. These devices can be used to effectively meet a user's information needs. Librarians can assist users with the skills to select, purchase, design, develop, deploy, and maintain mobile applications and related technologies (MAT). Project MISSILE (Mobile Information…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Critical Thinking, Library Science
Simons, Rachel N.; Ocepek, Melissa G.; Barker, Lecia J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
A combination of public relations, marketing, advertising, and information and communication technologies, social media work is an increasingly important part of information professionals' jobs. This paper reports on a survey-based study of 49 information professionals who routinely use social media in their work. Respondents provided information…
Descriptors: Surveys, Professional Personnel, Social Media, Technology Integration
Sobel, Karen; Avery, Susan; Ferrer-Vinent, Ignacio J. – Public Services Quarterly, 2016
Academic libraries are one of the most important sources of "on the job" training for future library instructors. Librarians who supervise and assess these future library instructors (often in graduate assistant positions) often choose to provide observations and feedback each semester to these instructors in training. Scholarly…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Academic Libraries, Teacher Effectiveness
Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo; Subramaniam, Mega – Library Quarterly, 2013
The field of library and information science (LIS) continues to struggle with the issue of diversity and inclusion. As we are perpetually working to increase racial and gender diversity in the profession, the definition of diversity continues to broaden to include socioeconomic status, education, language, literacy, age, sexual orientation,…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Science, Cultural Relevance, Ethnic Diversity