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Pymm, Bob; Hider, Philip – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2008
Two factors identified as contributing to the lack of communication between researchers and practitioners, terminology and relevance, are the focus of this paper. A questionnaire distributed to senior staff in academic libraries asked participants to assess abstracts from articles in top ranked LIS journals. Results indicated a relatively high…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Research, Librarians, Library Science
Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1973
The main information, research, and documentation activities which Unesco proposes to carry out in 1973-74 are briefly discussed. (SJ)
Descriptors: Documentation, Information Science, International Organizations, International Programs
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Enser, P. G. B. – Education for Information, 1987
This discussion of experimental information retrieval focuses on the mathematical and statistical skills needed by students in librarianship and information studies. Theoretical approaches to document representation, query representation, database searching, and evaluation are reviewed, and changes in library schools' curriculum are suggested.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Database Management Systems, Databases, Developed Nations
Cohen, Nathan M.; Denison, Barbara; Boehlert, Jessie C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
During the last decade, research has become increasingly important to the profession of librarianship. Seven library schools now have doctoral programs, foundation grants have stimulated and supported scores of major projects, and the research method has been recognized as an accepted technique for solving library problems. The increasing volume…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations