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Download full textMarken, James A.; Dickinson, Gail K. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
Implementing Communities of Practice (CoP) in online learning is well documented (Gray, 2004; Wenger & Snyder, 2000), and is of particular interest to the LIS profession (Yukawa, 2010). Most of the students in school library programs are practicing teachers seeking to add the library science endorsement to their existing license. They are…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Library Education, School Libraries, Student Attitudes
Direct linkPlatt, Jessica; Platt, Tyson L. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which organized training on accessing library resources affects library anxiety. The researchers revised and used the Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale created by D. J. Van Kampen-Breit, which was designed to assess an individual's perception of an academic library and the information…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Undergraduate Students, Research Methodology, Psychology
Craddock, IdaMae – Knowledge Quest, 2013
Community assessment is the concept of using wider professional communities to provide authentic assessment to students. It means using the knowledge available in one's immediate surroundings and through Web 2.0 tools to enrich instructional processes. It means using retirees, experts, and volunteers from professional organizations and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Student Projects, Partnerships in Education, Community Involvement
Brannon, Sian – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify feelings and behaviors of fieldwork supervisors in public libraries using Lev Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development theory as a background for design, analysis, and discussion of results. This research sought to find out how fieldwork supervisors perform initial assessments of their fieldwork students,…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Education, Supervisors, Field Instruction
Chawner, Brenda; Oliver, Gillian – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2013
A survey of New Zealand academic subject/reference librarians was conducted in mid-2011 to identify the most highly valued knowledge, skills and competencies of reference librarians working in libraries in the tertiary sector. The project was part of an international collaborative project involving 13 countries. The results from New Zealand show…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Reference Services, Librarians
Eichenlaub, Naomi; Gabel, Laine; Jakubek, Dan; McCarthy, Graham; Wang, Weina – Computers in Libraries, 2011
The year 2010 saw a major revolution in tablet technology with the introduction of the Apple iPad. Curious about the potential of this new technology for libraries, a group of librarians at Ryerson University in Toronto seized an opportunity to investigate the emerging role of the tablet in the daily academic lives of students. The group found…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Integration, Academic Libraries, Technology Uses in Education
McShane, Ian – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2011
In recent years public libraries have experimented with user-generated or community-contributed content through the interactive tools of Web 2.0. For some commentators this not just establishes a new relationship between libraries and their publics, but signals the end of information hegemony and an "expert paradigm". Such claims need to…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Technological Literacy, Access to Information, Library Development
Hanlon, Ann; Ramirez, Marisa – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2011
An online survey of institutional repository (IR) managers identified copyright clearance trends in staffing and workflows. The majority of respondents followed a mediated deposit model, and reported that library personnel, instead of authors, engaged in copyright clearance activities for IRs. The most common "information gaps" pertained to the…
Descriptors: Surveys, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Library Personnel
Rodriguez, Kim – Library Media Connection, 2011
Librarians might remember that day, whether it was a month ago or over ten years ago. They may have asked themselves what they needed to know, how they should do it, how they could improve it, and, if change was needed, whether they could effect change with ease or would be met with opposition? Did they go in like lambs and become lions, or learn…
Descriptors: Library Services, Librarians, Change Strategies, Organizational Change
Kirkwood, Patricia – Computers in Libraries, 2011
Researchers were the first adopters of digital resources available through the library. Online journals and databases make finding research articles much easier than when this author started as a librarian more than 20 years ago. Speedier interlibrary loan due to digital delivery means research materials are never far away. Making it easier for…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Internet, Faculty, Librarians
Kelley, Michael – Library Journal, 2011
In this article, the author presents the results of "Library Journal's" 2010 budget survey. The overall trend in FY10 indicated that 72 percent of survey respondents said their budget had been cut, and 43 percent had staff cuts. Among libraries serving populations above one million, these figures were even more acute, with 86 percent reporting…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Educational Technology, Budgets, Surveys
Hunter, Ben; Perret, Robert – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
2007 data from LibQUAL+[TM] and the ACRL Library Trends and Statistics database were analyzed to determine if there is a statistically significant correlation between library expenditures and usage statistics and library patron satisfaction across 73 universities. The results show that users of larger, better funded libraries have higher…
Descriptors: User Satisfaction (Information), Use Studies, Statistical Analysis, Predictor Variables
Johns, Sara Kelly – Library Media Connection, 2011
School libraries are crucial to learning, but need resources to close the digital and print divide that widens as school budgets shrink. In this article, the author shares her perspective on stretching the library dollar. As budgets tighten and the use of library resources increases, school librarian's ingenuity, skill, and planning can ensure…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Budgeting
Betty A. Rosa, Contributor; Jeffrey Matteson, Contributor; Jason Harmon, Contributor; William Murphy, Contributor; Angelique Johnson-Dingle, Contributor; Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Contributor; Michael Mastroianni, Contributor; David Hamilton, Contributor; Daniel Morton-Bentley, Contributor; Christina Coughlin, Contributor; Jennifer Trowbridge, Contributor; Lauren Moore, Contributor; J. P. O’Hare, Contributor; Laura Glass, Contributor; Anne Fiscarelli, Contributor; David Frank, Contributor; Michael St. John, Contributor – New York State Education Department, 2025
The New York State Education Department's Annual Report contains contributions from various program offices discussing initiatives for the 2024-2025 school year: (1) Advancing Equity and Excellence: A Transformative Year for the Office of Education Policy; (2) Elevating Equity and Excellence: A Year of Progress and Promise in Instructional…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Departments, State Programs, Educational Policy
Weiss, Luise; Serlis-McPhillips, Sophia; Malafi, Elizabeth – ALA Editions, 2011
Aligning with current difficult economic times, this book helps libraries assist users entering or already involved in the small business community. Authors Weiss, Serlis-McPhillips, and Malafi are public librarians who have incorporated small business services within their library. In their book they point the way to addressing the needs of job…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Public Libraries, Library Services, Marketing
