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Iulian Vamanu – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
This article argues that the MLIS curriculum should offer information ethics courses that enable future information professionals to develop their imaginative powers through close study and discussion of fiction. LIS students reading ethical theory and fiction bring the two into conversation and as a result reach a better understanding of both.…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science, Masters Degrees, Curriculum
Lindsay Kistler Mattock – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2022
The information professions demand digitally literate practitioners who can navigate the increasingly complex technological environments of libraries and archives. While basic literacy is presumed among graduate students, many students express fear and anxiety when approaching new technologies. These psychological barriers have not been addressed…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Library Education
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Vega García, Susan A.; Stacy-Bates, Kristine K.; Alger, Jeff; Marupova, Rano – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
This paper reports on the development and implementation of a process of peer evaluation of teaching to assess librarian instruction in a high-enrollment online information literacy course for undergraduates. This paper also traces a shift within libraries from peer coaching to peer evaluation models. One common model for peer evaluation, using…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Librarians, Information Literacy, Online Courses
Appleton, Karen; DeGroot, Dorothy; Lampe, Karen; Carruthers, Cheryl – School Library Monthly, 2009
So, what if one lives in a remote, rural area, but still has important knowledge and insights that others might benefit from learning? What if one is the only school librarian for multiple districts, and one just cannot justify the time to travel to a regular, traditional class meeting These are questions that school librarians in Iowa, as well as…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Rural Areas, Librarians, Distance Education