Library Professional Associations When an individual makes the decision to pursue a higher degree of education in a desired field of study, he or she may have decided to follow a professional path in the world of libraries and information science. My career goal has been to become the director of the library system that I am currently working. As director, I oversee all library programs, budget, staff, and library operations. I would like to continue as director for the next 3 to 5 years. After
Managing Library Education Managing for change is just as controversial in library schools as it is in corporations.The advances in technology over the past decades have forced library schools to educate technologically astute librarians.At the same time, many educators fear that the emphasis on technology may be eroding the concepts of service that have always been a part of the profession.The issue of incorporating technologies into a core curriculum without eviscerating the historical and
the black crayon to color my skin when it is clearly brown? Age appropriate answers never quelled my need to know and my ruse of playing quietly in an effort to listen in on family gossip was often uncovered. So, at every opportunity, I turned to libraries and books. There, I had access to resources for my questions, and also discovered that knowledge informed and shaped the context of my and every others’ existence. The power of access to knowledge and the impact of information however did not truly
Introduction As a new graduate students in the Library Information Science field I am interested in looking at the important developments in microblogging aka Twitting and Facebook to name a few. As technology expands libraries and LIS professionals must consider how to incorporated this technology into their classes. Do students need every new technological device to assist them in learning? One of the main issues is the ramifications for academic research? One of the areas of development is
Introduction We live in an information society where the development of information and communication technologies accompanied by a corresponding increase in knowledge with a rapidly growing flow of information. In this new information environment, library professionals require new skills in seeking, processing and disseminating information. The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'skill' as ‘the ability do something well’. Skills can take many different forms. There are some skills that are task-oriented
1.1 INTRODUCTION Academic libraries are trying to adapt and adopt with the new applications of technologies including the services in order to support the usage of library as a centre of information. As a result, there are more academic libraries that have been in more privileged position in order to serve the users with better services (Lee and Teh, 2000). Reichardt and Harder (2005) also mentioned, reference desks staffed by librarians who meet face-to-face or by phone with students in a defined
In order to implement lifelong learning among students, library media teachers also known as teacher librarians should perform information literacy instruction in their school with the collaboration with school teachers in lessons planning. The American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Leaner (2007) mentions that school libraries are essential to the development of learning skills. However, are library media teachers capable and competence to perform their roles towards
The L Word Versus the I Word Of the 49 ALA-accredited library science programs in the United States, only one - the School of Library Science at Clarion University - omits the word "information" from its name. The "L" word doesn't fare so well. Twenty-eight percent of accredited library science programs have dropped the word "library" from their name. Other "I" word schools don't bother to seek accreditation because they no longer see their mission as training librarians. The "L" word camp
I began my journey in graduate studies at Wayne State University four years ago. I decided that I wanted to dedicate myself to the study of library information science and become an information professional. My original goal in applying for admissions was to embark on a career change. I wanted, for the remainder of my working years, to be in a profession that I felt passionately about, and one in which I could make a positive contribution to my community. At the time, I had a vague idea of what
The focus of this report is to compare the structure of Trinity College Library and The Hive. The Hive Library, in Worcester, is a four-story building that is made of golden-colour copper aluminium alloy (exterior) and water proof concrete (interior). Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios designed the building, which costs around ‘£38m’(Ijeh, The modern reader, p2). The library was designed for the use of public as well as the use Worcester University student. On the other hand, Christopher Wren designed
Information Explosion Nowadays, we are always facing with the information explosions. Actually, information explosion is the large amount of available information that is produced everyday and it is published in our society by varieties of medium and in all fields of our life. From days to days, information explosion has led up to the information overload. Information overload can cause people whose suffers from it become stress, worried, tired, disappointed, less ability to concentrate, feels overwhelmed
Abstract A library is a place where documents are organized systematically by the staff for users. Dissemination of information is not only the main function of Library but also preserves the different types of documents for posterity. Preservation and conservation of library documents enable the long time access to documents. Every library depends on their requirements and conditions following different types of preservation and conservation techniques to preserve the world heritage which includes
information technology, variety of information needs, shrinking budget have sift the paradigm from traditional library to modern digital library which has digital information collection with special features and variety of information services. The libraries have been migrating and refreshing their collection and services in form of the digital collections and services. Digital libraries are offering to preserve, archive and provide access of the digital content for present and future use. This paper
Librarians are defined as “a person, typically with a degree in library science, who administers or assists in a library.” In truth, they are much more than that. In a recent interview with Traci Glass, the Teen Librarian at the Eugene Public library, we explored her personal story with becoming a librarian, including how it has benefitted and affected her life. Traci Glass grew up the youngest of three in Jenks, Oklahoma. She lived in trailer, where she slept on the floor. As her siblings grew
Collection Development Policy for Kirkendall Public Library Mission Statement “The mission of the Kirkendall Public Library is to provide equal access to information, materials and services within an environment that welcomes interaction and personal enrichment for all the people of our community.” (Kirkendall Public Library: Mission Statement, 2013) Purpose of the Collection Development Policy This written collection development policy is intended to provide staff and patrons with a clear understanding
many students are living their lives through the web. In order to reach those students, the librarian must be knowledgeable about the trends and applications and be able to use and apply them in a library setting. By using them, the librarian makes the library relevant to students, and brings the library to students where the students are. The first trend is social communication through various tools on the web; the second trend is using collaborative tools and sharing information with the masses
Research in Library Science is conducted in many areas covering multiple questions, but one thing shared is data collection. Qualitative and quantitative information to support the question at hand are necessary to validate the needs or phenomenon or trends (Wildemuth, 2009). Transaction logs and focus groups are two valuable data collection techniques. Transaction Logs Whenever a person logs onto and begins to use a computer in the library, different kinds of information are automatically collected
known librarian stereotype is the "spinsterly and authoritarian naysayer over-concerned with regulations and maintaining a hushed library environment" (4). But where do these stereotypes come from, and are they really true? Perhaps librarians' professional invisibility is to blame for some of the stereotypes. Most people think that everyone who works in libraries is a librarian, and that librarian duties consist mainly of shelving and checking out books (5, 6). Think again! Librarians are
though an Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage survey in the late 1980s put the figure at 50 lakh. A good number of them have been catalogued, and lie preserved in libraries, museums and institutes, but experts are convinced that a still greater number remain undiscovered and undocumented, in various minor libraries, private collections, and religious institutions.” A vast number of India’s manuscripts have still to be unearthed,” said Sudha Gopalakrishnan, director, National Mission for
Abstract. Library 2.0 consists of many applications which are based from the Web 2.0 application and tools. There are many Library 2.0 tools that can be applied in academic libraries and the use of Library 2.0 tools are varying according to its function which can benefit the academic libraries. The objective of this study is to investigate whether librarians in academic libraries are practising Library 2.0, their awareness level, use of Library 2.0 in their organisation, their acceptance toward Library