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Marie Masferrer – Knowledge Quest, 2023
What can school librarians do about library and book censorship? First, ask questions. Find out what your principal and your district have put into policy and what your principal's expectations are for your school library. Then, communicate with your classroom teachers. For ourselves, school librarians should work with colleagues, especially other…
Descriptors: Censorship, School Libraries, Books, Reading Material Selection
Jennifer Cooper – Knowledge Quest, 2023
As many school librarians start their career they often feel comfortable taking on the job of instructional partner. Becoming an instructional leader in your school requires having a seat at the table. Building relationships with the various community stakeholders sets the tone for the author's school library and their leadership as an…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, School Libraries, Library Services, Library Role
Mehdi Shaghaghi; Mohammad H. Hosseini – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
In the present article, the educational needs of Iranian rural librarians are investigated. The rural libraries are the only cultural centers of rural communities, and the librarians of these libraries have limited contact with other librarians as well as professional communities. On the other hand, the rural library is one of the few institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Librarians, Educational Needs
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Walker, Stephen – Journal of Access Services, 2022
The article addresses how a traditional Public commuter college library in the Bronx began making strides to automate student ID barcodes so online library access was granted without in person registrations. How does a barcode number get generated for an individual student and what offices need to be included in automating a library account? The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Commuter Colleges, Public Colleges, Library Services
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Lazarus, Flora Charles; Suryasen, Rajneesh – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
The benefits of MOOCs have attracted many Higher Education institutions globally to use them as a means of increasing efficiency of education delivery and process. Without institutional support, the MOOCs have a high dropout rate of 90-95 percent, leading to low academic impact. The role of academic library in the integration of MOOCs in the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Higher Education, Academic Libraries, Library Role
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Cook, Dani Brecher – College & Research Libraries, 2022
The one-shot instruction session is a dominant mode of teaching in academic libraries. While many conference presentations and articles about methods have been shared, there is little consensus about whether a single library session promotes student learning about information literacy topics. This meta-analysis gathers studies that employ…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Instructional Effectiveness
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Iqal, Sohail; Idrees, Haroon – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore the current practices of information literacy instruction in the libraries of universities in Pakistan. The research method consisted of a quantitative approach using a structured questionnaire for empirical data collection, which was sent to the universities and degree awarding institutions recognised by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Instruction
Epps, Suellen Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine K-12 School librarians' perceptions of specific patron resources as those perceptions relate to student patrons for whom English is not the first language spoken, those exposed to trauma, and those with different sexual orientations in Alabama's public schools. A quantitative phase using a 5-point Likert…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarian Attitudes, Library Materials, Library Services
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Juan Rivera – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Using the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) "National School Library Standards," and the essential questions developed out of the author's work on the Emerging Leaders project "Defending Intellectual Freedom LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries" resource guide, readers are taken through applying essential…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Intellectual Freedom, LGBTQ People, Library Materials
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Carolyn Foote – Knowledge Quest, 2022
The American Association of School Librarians reached out to four organizations on the front lines of civic engagement--the Anti-Defamation League, the Human Rights Campaign, EveryLibrary, and the American Library Association--with questions to assist school librarians as they plan their civic engagement path: (1) What is the importance of civic…
Descriptors: Civics, School Libraries, Library Role, Librarians
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Morales, Jessica M.; Beis, Christina A. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2021
The objective of this study was to identify common communication issues that arise during the electronic resource lifecycle and identify communication strategies academic libraries are using effectively to manage electronic resources. A survey of academic librarians and staff received 240 responses and included 5-point Likert scale ratings on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Communication Problems, Communication Strategies
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Hoelscher, Colleen – College & Research Libraries, 2022
Instruction in special collections and archives spaces has evolved from the once ubiquitous show-and-tell sessions, but it remains reliant on the one-shot model where classes visit the reading room to work with primary source material in a standalone session. As Nicole Pagowsky points out, "One-shots are transactional; content is requested…
Descriptors: Archives, Library Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Libraries
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Sannwald, Suzanne – Knowledge Quest, 2021
The idea of "reading the room" borrowed from the business world applies to how school library professionals can identify and responsively meet the needs of users. By stepping up to do work even when it is not requested, and yet in alignment with our mission, we can help sustain our library programs.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Education
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Malecki, Allison Leaming; Edens, Wes; Bonanni, Mimmo; Doan, Tomalee – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
Arizona State University (ASU) is known for both enormous size and scale, as well as excellence in research and innovation. These attributes are embodied in the ideal of the "New American University." ASU Library, as a partner in the New American University, has reorganized itself, completed a large-scale renovation of its main library…
Descriptors: State Universities, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Organizational Change
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Koops, Lisa Huisman; Hodgson, Lauren E.; Wise, Madison E. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Literacy is a common goal of early childhood programs in libraries. Through the "Every Child Ready to Read" initiative of the American Library Association, librarians emphasize educating caregivers and parents to work with their children on early literacy skills (Every Child Ready to Read, n.d.).This program identifies singing as one of…
Descriptors: Library Services, Public Libraries, Librarians, Children
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