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Information Literacy in Employability Training: The Experience of Inverclyde Libraries
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Crawford, John; Irving, Christine – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2012
The study is an evaluation of an employability training programme provided by Inverclyde Libraries in West Central Scotland and the role of information literacy within the training programme. Inverclyde is an area with high unemployment and pockets of multiple deprivation. Modern, applicable skills are also lacking. The findings are based on…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Course Content, Libraries, Foreign Countries
Between Professional Field Norms and Environmental Change Impetuses: A Comparative Study of Change Processes in Public Libraries.
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Audunson, Ragnar – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Examines whether the established and traditional norms and standards of public librarianship structure the way challenges such as market orientation and privatization are met and coped with, or whether these standards are losing their structuring power. Compares three metropolitan library systems representing three different levels of…
Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Information Industry, Library Development
Mentoring Histories of Ohio Public Library Directors.
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Grear, Robert Michael – 1990
Mentoring in the fields of academia, business, and government has been studied since the early 1970s. The field of library science has recently begun to study this activity among the members of its profession. More research is needed to determine the extent of influence this area of career development has had on the careers of librarians. This…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Librarians, Library Administration
Education for Public and Academic Librarians: A View from the Top.
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Smith, Nathan M.; And Others – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1984
Analyzes opinions of public library directors regarding library competencies that are most important for entry-level librarians now and in future; competencies that are most important to specializations within library; number of current library school graduates adequately possessing competencies; and where competencies should be acquired.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Educational Needs, Higher Education
Toward a New Model of Professionalism?
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Savard, Rejean – RQ, 1986
Public librarians in Quebec were surveyed to compare their orientation toward a field-specific model of professionalism with their orientation toward a traditional model based on traits derived from other professions. Results indicate that they had a stronger orientation toward the field-specific model to measure the level of professionalism in…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Faculty Perceptions of the Professional Journal Literature: Quo Vadis?
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Tjoumas, Renee; Blake, Virgil L. P. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
The opinions of library school faculty in public and school librarianship regarding journal prestige show wide divergence in their rankings. Public library faculty rank research journals more highly, in agreement with deans' assessments; and school library faculty rank general interest journals more highly. Implications for tenure and promotion…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Comparative Analysis, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education