Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 5 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 56 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 121 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 232 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Saracevic, Tefko | 6 |
| Cronin, Blaise | 5 |
| Nitecki, Joseph Z. | 5 |
| Penland, Patrick R. | 5 |
| Singh, Rajesh | 5 |
| Bates, Marcia J. | 4 |
| Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. | 4 |
| Cuadra, Carlos A. | 4 |
| Houser, Lloyd | 4 |
| Orey, Michael, Ed. | 4 |
| Aharony, Noa | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
| Higher Education | 173 |
| Postsecondary Education | 115 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| High Schools | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 24 |
| United States | 23 |
| United Kingdom | 22 |
| Australia | 19 |
| North America | 14 |
| Asia | 8 |
| India | 8 |
| South Africa | 7 |
| Africa | 6 |
| China | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Higher Education Act Title II | 2 |
| Americans with Disabilities… | 1 |
| Equal Access | 1 |
| USA PATRIOT Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textHelkenberg, 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
Direct linkBecnel, Kim; Moeller, Robin A. – Open Learning, 2017
This paper considers the applicability and adaptability of service-learning pedagogy to online and distance education teaching environments. More specifically, it looks at the community-embedded learning model (CEL), which asks distance students to conduct service projects in their local communities, as manifested in a project undertaken by online…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Service Learning, Online Courses, Instruction
Muñoz-Cañavate, Antonio; Larios-Suárez, Verónica – Education for Information, 2017
This paper reviews the history and current situation of postgraduate studies in Librarianship and Information Science (LIS) at the university level in Spain before and after the development of the Bologna Process's European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It contextualizes the historical development of these studies, describing how official…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Library Science, Library Education
Nixon, Judith M. – College & Research Libraries, 2014
In the library science field, there is no professionally accepted tiered list of journals in the United States to guide librarians, as there is in other academic disciplines. This situation creates a challenge for both new and experienced librarians who wish to make a serious contribution to librarianship by publishing articles. This article…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Library Science, Information Science, Methods
Bennett-Kapusniak, Renee; McCleer, Adriana; Glover, Jeannette; Thiele, Jennifer; Wolfram, Dietmar – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
This report discusses the Overcoming Barriers to Information Access (B2A) program. This is a doctoral cohort program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The program has focused on educating the next generation of doctoral graduates in library and information science with an emphasis on…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Services, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
Gray, LaVerne; Mehra, Bharat – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
This article presents a critique of systemic library and information science (LIS) education and its hegemonic "White-IST" (White + elitist) discourse prevalent across the conceptualization and implementation of doctoral programs in the United States. The text illuminates the structural aspects of the doctoral experience embedded in (yet…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Whites, Minority Group Students, Library Science
Gibson, Amelia N. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2019
Previous studies have established particular patterns of inequity, micro, and macro-aggressions that affect faculty of color at U.S. universities. This article provides an autoethnographic perspective on the experiences of women of color in LIS. It focuses specifically on the ways that prioritizing comfort and civility over equity and justice can…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, College Faculty, Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers
Boyd, Angela; Blue, Yolanda; Im, Suzanne – College & Research Libraries, 2017
The purpose of this research was to evaluate academic library residency programs that successfully recruit and retain academic librarians of color. This study examines library residencies in the United States and discusses findings of two nationwide surveys. One survey posed questions to residents about the structure of their residencies, aspects…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Faculty Recruitment, Labor Turnover
Kim, Jeonghyun – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
As data has become critical to our everyday lives, a growing concern with the skills gap required to exploit the data surfeit has arisen; library and information science practitioners and educators have recognized this concern. This paper is intended to identify current trends in library and information science education in response to the rising…
Descriptors: Information Science, Library Science, Academic Libraries, Research Skills
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
Abels, Eileen G.; Howarth, Lynne C.; Smith, Linda C. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
An Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded National Forum Planning Grant "Envisioning Our Information Future and How to Educate for It" brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to lay the framework for re-visioning LIS education. This article describes three take-aways from the 2015 forum: encourage wide…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Stakeholders, Models, Library Science
Kaur, Trishanjit – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
This paper presents some of the challenges and concerns for library and information science (LIS) education in India. In order to provide context for these challenges, the paper begins with a brief overview of higher education in India in general and then discusses the beginning of LIS education. It briefly summarizes LIS education in South Asia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Science, Information Science, Higher Education
Force, Donald C. – Education for Information, 2017
Records and information management (RIM) professionals ensure that information flows seamlessly through organizations, thereby increasing worker productivity and facilitating the growth of the business. Yet, these professionals are often overlooked or confused with IT, archivists, secretaries, or mailroom workers. This article contends that the…
Descriptors: Information Management, Professional Education, Professional Identity, Professionalism
Serrano, Silvia Cobo; Avilés, Rosario Arquero – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
Because information and documentation units in libraries have responsibility for an ever-increasing number of projects, this paper aims at analyzing the discipline of project management in library and information science (LIS) from a professional perspective. To that end, the researchers employed quantitative and qualitative methodology based on a…
Descriptors: Librarians, Academic Libraries, Program Administration, International Studies
Alakpodia, Onome Norah – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine social networking use among Library and Information Science students of the Delta State University, Abraka. In this study, students completed a questionnaire which assessed their familiarity with social networking sites, the purpose for which they use social networking site and their most preferred sites to…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science, Undergraduate Students, Social Networks
