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Direct linkAmelia Anderson – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
Students enrolled in American Library Association (ALA)-accredited graduate programs typically are on a specific track to work toward their individual career goals. While most degree programs require of all students a shared core curriculum, students also typically must take elective credits, which help narrow their focus toward their individual…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science Education, Graduate Students, Academic Libraries
Tricia Kuon; Jodi Philbrick; Diane Gill – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
In fall 2019, an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) was implemented as the capstone project requirement for the Master's degree program with majors in library science and information science at the University of North Texas. This reflection provides a synopsis of the process of implementing an electronic portfolio as a capstone project, including…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science Education, Capstone Experiences, Portfolio Assessment
Download full textEllen Engseth – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
This article discusses the role of the global competency framework within library and information studies professional education, explores the relevant literature, and places the framework in context of equity, diversity, and inclusion as well as other relevant areas of the field. The author posits that the knowledges, skills, and attitudes of the…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Competence, Information Science Education, Equal Education
Philangani Sibiya; Patrick Ngulube – Education for Information, 2024
Education curricula need constant updates in response to job market requirements, which may be influenced by the changing technological environment. In the library and information science (LIS) job market there are dynamics brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). These dynamics call for LIS schools to reconsider their curricula in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Science, Information Science, Curriculum Development
Faizan Irfana; Muhammad Rafiq; Khalid Mahmood – Education for Information, 2024
The primary goal of this study was to identify gaps in curriculum coverage and required skills for research support services (RSS) in university libraries in the Punjab province of Pakistan. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to meet its objective. To collect data for the quantitative strand, across-sectional survey with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development
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
Lenese M. Colson; Nicole D. Alemanne; Changwoo Yang – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
This article describes the evolution of a required Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) research methods course moving to a focus on evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP). It describes how a research methods course was revised, beginning with results from a "typical" course review and morphing into work that…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Library Science, Information Science, Masters Degrees
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
Saunders, Laura; Bajjaly, Stephen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2022
Employers value soft skills and often report a "skills gap," resulting in calls on higher education to teach these skills more widely. However, few studies have examined faculty perspectives on soft skills. The researchers conducted a nationwide survey of faculty in the fields of business, education, engineering, library science,…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Soft Skills
Raju, Jaya – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
Technological innovations have led to an increase in demand for information technology (IT) skills in contemporary library and information agencies. This in turn has created an increased need for pedagogical skills on the part of library and information science (LIS) professionals for them to empower users with knowledge and skills to navigate a…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Technological Literacy, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Hider, Philip – Education for Information, 2018
The intellectual origins of information organization (IO) as a field of study are examined by tracing the use of the terms, "information organization", "knowledge organization", "bibliographic control", and their variants, and by surveying the educational texts dealing with the various component activities of IO,…
Descriptors: Information Management, Library Science, Information Science, Library Education
Helkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
Nelson, Dorothea; Parchoma, Gale – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
This article reports preliminary findings of a research project that used participatory action research (PAR) methodology. The PAR methodology gives voice and ownership to prospective students and other stakeholders in the design of a culturally sensitive library science program and its related online courses in the English-speaking Eastern…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Curriculum Development, Online Courses
Hwang, Sung Won; Kwon, Young Ae – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2019
To realize competence-based education in the university, the goals of the curriculum should be described according to competence, while measurement and performance should be managed using appropriate core competence diagnostic tools. The purpose of this study is therefore to identify and explore the improvement directions of curriculum through…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Competency Based Education
Mills, J. Elizabeth; Campana, Kathleen; Goldsmith, Annette Y. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2017
In the face of a changing landscape of youth services, LIS education can push the field of librarianship forward by adopting research-based frameworks that are directly applicable to the profession. We combined the Connected Learning framework with Radical Change theory and Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation (OBPE) to establish the structure…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Information Science Education, Library Science
