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Singh, Rajesh; Widén, Gunilla – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
This article addresses a framework for conceptualizing the preparation of leaders for the library and information science (LIS) profession. The framework has three components: curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment (CPA). Moreover, this framework is mirrored in examples from two LIS programs (one in Finland and one in the United States) and…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Information Science, Library Science, Curriculum
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Tveit, Åse Kristine – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2017
A study of PhD dissertations in library and information science (LIS) was carried out to investigate which research topics have been of interest in Nordic LIS institutions. Seventy-nine doctoral dissertations from 2005 to 2014, published by 13 different research institutions, were retrieved from the institutions' archives and from library…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Information Science, Library Science, Hypothesis Testing
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Singh, Rajesh – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009
This paper attempts to find if there is any connection between the marketing attitudes and behaviour of librarians in thirty-three different libraries of Finland. Based on market-oriented behaviour, three kinds of libraries were found: "strong," "medium" and "weak." The findings indicate a positive relation between…
Descriptors: Marketing, Librarian Attitudes, Behavior, Libraries
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Ingwersen, Peter – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Discusses recent European library and information science (LIS) events. Describes the development and use of regional and intra-European Union networks for science. Highlights three European conferences held in 1996: ACM-SIGIR on information retrieval held in Switzerland, Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) held in Finland, and Conceptions of…
Descriptors: Conferences, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Finnish Government, Helsinki. – 1972
The research libraries in Finland are in the majority of case libraries of universities and other institutions for higher education. Libraries in research institutes and some other special libraries account for some 20-30% of the total operational capacity. It is hoped the necessity of efficient libraries as a support to teaching and research will…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science, Information Systems, Librarians
Seidelin, Susanne, Ed.; Hamilton, Stuart, Ed. – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2005
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series is unique. It is the only source based on a systematic data collection process that provides an overview of how libraries around the world are tackling barriers to freedom of access to information and freedom of expression. This year's edition includes 84 country reports which detail the extent of Internet access…
Descriptors: Freedom, Access to Information, Laws, Federal Legislation