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Stephens, Michael O'Connor Brian C. "Modeling the role of blogging in librarianship." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-3915.
Full textAtkins, Andrea N. "Discretion in Russian Librarianship: Pre-Soviet, Soviet, Post-Soviet." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1343769040.
Full textMorgan, Richard. "Component library retrieval using property models." Thesis, Durham University, 1991. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/6095/.
Full textBurgess, John Timothy Freedom. "Virtue ethics and the narrative identity of American librarianship 1876 to present." Thesis, The University of Alabama, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3596086.
Full textThe purpose of this study is to propose a means of reconciling the competing ideas of library and information science's identity, thereby strengthening professional autonomy. I make the case that developing a system of virtue ethics for librarianship would be an effective way to promote that reconciliation. The first step in developing virtue ethics is uncovering librarianship's function. Standard approaches to virtue ethics rely on classical Greek ideas about the nature of being to determine function. Since classical ideas of being may no longer be persuasive, I introduce another approach to uncover librarianship's function that still meets all of the criteria needed to establish a foundation for a system of virtue ethics. This approach is hermeneutical phenomenology, the philosophical discipline of interpreting the meaning given to historical events. Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic circle technique and Paul Ricoeur's theory of narrative intelligence are used to engage in a dialogue with three crises in the history of American librarianship. These pivotal events are the fiction question, librarian nationalism during World War I, and the dispute between supporters of the "Library Bill of Rights" and social responsibility. From these crises, three recurring themes become apparent: the tendency to reconcile idealism and pragmatism, the intent to do good for individuals and society, and the role of professional insecurity in precipitating the conflicts. Through emplotment of these themes, an identity narrative for librarianship emerges. My finding is that librarianship's function is the promotion of stability-happiness. This is the dual-process of supporting dominant socio-cultural institutions as a means of protecting librarianship's ability to offer the knowledge, cultural records, and avenues for information literacy that can improve lives and facilitate individuals' pursuit of happiness. In the conclusion, the ethical implications of having stability-happiness as the profession's function are considered. It includes a discussion of how librarianship's narrative identity could be applied to develop an ethical character for the profession and how such a character, combined with knowledge of function, might address persistent problems of race and gender disparity in library and information science.
Walczyk, Christine. "Building an Understanding of International Service Learning in Librarianship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc955057/.
Full textCrawford, John C. "Historical models of library provision : the example of Scotland." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.385906.
Full textStephens, Michael. "Modeling the role of blogging in librarianship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3915/.
Full textWilliamson, Matthew J. "The public library and social inclusion : information services to jobseekers." Thesis, University of Brighton, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287127.
Full textEvans, Geraint I. "Local government structures and the public library service in Wales." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1995. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/12901.
Full textBesson, Alain. "Classification in private library catalogues of the English Renaissance, 1500-1640." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1988. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1349431/.
Full textWright, Lynne, and Jo-Anne Lombardi. "University of Wollongong Library preparing recent graduates for a professional career in librarianship." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106104.
Full textStevens, Tony. "The role of the prison library in the reform and rehabilitation process." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1995. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5982/.
Full textWoodward, Nakia J., and Rick L. Wallace. "Meeting the Challenges of Practicing Evidence Based Librarianship through a Library Journal Club: An Analysis." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8710.
Full textBorda, Ann Elizabeth. "The museum library : a survey of libraries in the museums and related institutions of the Greater London area, together with a study on the evolution of the museum library in England." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1317513/.
Full textCole, Natalie. "Intellectual freedom and the public library : a study of librarians', elected members, and library users' attitudes towards intellectual freedom, and the impact of these attitudes on stock management policy-making and practice." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.301269.
Full textIvey, Dorothy Lyle. "Attitudes towards the library and information profession among practising librarians and information workers in the Western Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15825.
Full textAn investigation was undertaken into the attitudes held by library/information workers towards their profession because it was considered that the strength of these attitudes may affect not only the self-concept and work performance of individuals, but also the quality and dimensions of the support received by the profession from society. The study was conducted in two parts: the literature survey and the empirical investigation. The empirical investigation was limited geographically to the Western Cape region of South Africa.
Corbett, Anna. "Public Librarianship in Ireland. A Study of Public Libraries and Social Inclusion." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of ALM, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-101806.
Full textAnderson, Joanna M., Amy Lippo, Janine Pino, and Laura Sheets. "Embedded Librarianship: A Conversation About What Works in Class." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/400.
Full textAbdel-Motey, Yaser Yousef. "Education for school library media specialists in the State of Kuwait : a competency-based approach." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.385534.
Full textReffold, Anne S. "The commercialisation of library and information services : impacts, implications and some of the methods adopted." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241528.
Full textAl-Otaibi, Mishan S. "Centralization versus decentralization in university library systems : a case study of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1993. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/27355.
Full textHafez, Aida. "The training of professionals in library and information science : the needs of the Arab countries with special reference to the Lebanon." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260785.
Full textO'Connor, Lisa G. "Librarians' professional struggles in the information age a critical analysis of information literacy /." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1153761756.
Full textTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed June 11, 2009). Advisor: Natasha Levinson. Keywords: library and information science, information literacy, library instruction, school librarianship, academic librarianship, professionalization of librarianship. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-256).
Peirson-Smith, A. F. "The invisible lobby? : an analysis of pressure and interest group activity in the library and information community." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296758.
Full textYu, Liangzhi. "The effect of information cues in a hypertext system on fiction reading activity of public library readers." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1996. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7315.
Full textDelbridge, Rachel. "The application of soft systems methodology to library management system design : a case study of a law firm." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289624.
Full textWard, Anthony. "The library of Étienne Pagès : the development and use of a collection in the 18th and 19th centuries." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1991. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10625.
Full textTolley-Stokes, Rebecca, and Carol Smallwood. "Mentoring in Librarianship: Essays on Working with Adults and Students to Further the Profession." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu_books/196.
Full textByrne, Alex. "The politics of promoting freedom of information and expression in international librarianship." Connect to full text, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/555.
Full textTitle from title screen (viewed 8 May 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Faculty of Economics and Business. Degree awarded 2004; thesis submitted 2003. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.
Snape, Robert John. "Public libraries, leisure and the provision of fiction between 1850 and 1914 : case studies of public libraries and library committees in Darwen, Blackburn and Wigan." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.315341.
Full textMohammed, Radia Adam. "The role of governments in planning and developing library and information services (LIS) in the Sudan and the region of Eastern Africa : a comparative study." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.282859.
Full textSternberg, Ilse. "Policies for the acquisition of printed books at the British Museum Library, 1837-1960 : with particular attention to the procurement of works from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1991. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1317768/.
Full textZinyeredzi, Colin. "The use of Web 2.0 technologies by Library and Information Science students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4946.
Full textThe purpose of this research was to investigate the use of Web 2.0 technologies by Library and Information Science (LIS) students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). This research provided answers to the following questions: • Which Web 2.0 technologies are used mostly by LIS students? • What do LIS students use Web 2.0 technologies for? • How is the LIS curriculum crafted to include training on Web 2.0 technologies? • What benefits (gratifications) do LIS students derive from the use of Web 2.0 technologies? • Which Web 2.0 technologies are LIS students being taught? Blumer and Katz’s (1974) Uses and Gratification Theory which explains the reasons behind people’s use of Web 2.0 technologies was used to provide meaning to the research findings. A mixed methods case approach was used in this study and as a result, a questionnaire, content analysis and interviews were used to collect data. Findings of this study revealed that, between 72% and 97% of the LIS students do have accounts on the following Web 2.0 technologies: YouTube, Skype, Google Apps, WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook. It has been highlighted in this research that LIS students use Web 2.0 technologies for both academic and general purposes. Over 80% of the LIS students use Web 2.0 technologies for entertainment, keeping up-to-date, and meeting people as well as for communication with peers and lecturers. Analysis of the LIS Department’s curriculum documents, assignments as well as key informant interviews revealed that, while a module entitled "Web 2.0" does not exist, elements of Web 2.0 technologies are embedded in some of the LIS modules. The research results also showed that, between 89.4% and 96.5% of the LIS students either agreed or strongly agreed that Web 2.0 technologies plays a significant role in improving technology proficiency, extending learning beyond the classroom, providing a platform for entertainment, facilitating collaborative learning, improving knowledge sharing and collaboration, providing cheaper and efficient communication platforms, providing easier and faster access to information; and that a low level of complexity is needed to use Web 2.0 technologies (ease of use). Ninety five per cent of the LIS students indicated that they support the inclusion of Web 2.0 technologies in the LIS curriculum a sentiment also shared by five of the interviewed key informants. Based on the research findings the researcher has recommended that the LIS curriculum should be regularly renewed to address new trends and technologies.
Veach, Grace L. "Tracing Boundaries, Effacing Boundaries: Information Literacy as an Academic Discipline." Scholar Commons, 2012. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4413.
Full textTiti, Mavis Nozikhumbuzo. "The relationship between curriculum, learning and teaching in library and information science, with special reference to the University of Transkei." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2001. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7529.
Full textAdy, Dawn S. "The Ultimate Irony: An Information Age Without Librarians." UNF Digital Commons, 2016. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/634.
Full textLeyrer, Katharina. "Die Zukunft der Bibliotheken." Bachelor's thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-172331.
Full textSchürer, Yvonne. "Das maltesische Bibliothekswesen." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-117275.
Full textAhmad, Pervaiz. "E-book adoption in academic and research libraries." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2015. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1601.
Full textEklöf, Sophi, and Therese Hellberg. "Strengthening the relationship between librarians and library users : A study of librarians’ and library users’ views on librarianship, services and resources at the Library of National University of Rwanda." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap / Bibliotekshögskolan, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19522.
Full textCoffey, Monica A. "The evolution of librarianship into a profession." 1990. http://books.google.com/books?id=ayjhAAAAMAAJ.
Full textIncludes vita and abstract. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-163).
Cho, Chansik. "Development of librarianship in South Korea, 1945-1992 a historical study /." 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/35695404.html.
Full text"UMI number: 9524172." Includes vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 268-278).
Sochocky, Christine M. "Glasnost in Soviet librarianship Lviv, a case study /." 1994. http://books.google.com/books?id=tPngAAAAMAAJ.
Full textTramullas, Jesus, and Piedad Garrido. "Weblog publishing behaviour of librarianship and information science students: a case study." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/125007.
Full textMcDowell, Kathleen. "The cultural origins of youth services librarianship, 1876--1900 /." 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3290317.
Full textSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-11, Section: A, page: 4528. Adviser: Boyd Rayward. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 264-279) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
Agada, John, and Brenda Hough. "From Comparative Librarianship To Information Policy Studies: Repositioning The LIS Curriculum For The Global Context." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105693.
Full textCravey, Pamela J. "The occupational role identity and occupational role image of female librarians in four traditional subspecialties of librarianship." 1989. http://books.google.com/books?id=aLHgAAAAMAAJ.
Full textBell, Fiona Ruth. "The Department of Information Studies, University of Natal : its role in education for librarianship in South Africa, 1973-1994." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5754.
Full textThesis (M.I.S.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1998.
Leyrer, Katharina. "Die Zukunft der Bibliotheken: Eine Inhaltsanalyse in US-amerikanischen und deutschen Zeitschriften des Bibliothekswesens und der Bibliothekswissenschaft." Bachelor's thesis, 2014. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A5467.
Full textsin, Hsieh shu, and 謝淑欣. "The Resaerch on Continuing Education and Learning Difficulties of Non-Library & Information Science Department LibrariansIn Public Libraries –investigation in Taichung Area." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47757617554575950068.
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To face the challenge of a constant changing society, the improvements of public librarian ’s skills and abilities are very important, for limited number staffs to have the highest effect, on providing a better service to users. Also every staff is deeply concerned about the activity of continuing education based on staffs’ different background circumstance and needs, to establish the biggest result of continuing education and to achieve the quality of the staffs. The scope of this research was focused on staffs whom did not major in library and information science department, to discuss the learning condition and difficulty of their process in continuing education. To help the public librarians to organize the program of continuing education of the non-major staffs and its matters and factors, and to reduce the level of their learning difficulties, in order to receive the best learning result. The resources of this research include seven public libraries from both Taichung county as well as Taichung city; Research methods included related library literature analysis and questionnaires, based on the proceeding survey of 145 staffs, the eligible questionnaires were 102, the return rate was 69.38﹪. Additionally there were interviews with five non-major staffs, to assist a more depth discussion of the opinions of continuing education and its learning difficulties. The result of this research showed: 1. On the aspect of current condition and attitude: the staffs of non-library and information science department were not completely satisfied regarding the participation in continuing education, overall satisfaction, subject recognition and the help of actual works; their willingness to participate in continuing education is low, they think the opportunity of taking the program should be more fair and less confined, as well as strengthen their professional approbation through the program. 2. As in subject requirements and differences: non-major staffs’ subject demands lean forwards the need of practical skills, “Language Training”, “Internet” and “People Relations” are the most helpful course topics; also discovered the differences between staffs who graduated from library and information science department and staffs who did not. “Academic Background” and “Administrative Area” are the main reasons to affect the need of continuing education. 3. On the aspect of learning difficulties: “Organizational Obstruction” becomes a great factor for the effect of public library staffs’ participation in continuing education .Therefore, in order to increase and strengthen non- library and information science department graduated staffs’ participation in continuing education and to prevent learning difficulties from happening, starting with the improvement of organizational obstruction, and providing an attractive motivation for staffs to join the program voluntarily. Finally in accordance with the research’s conclusion, to bring up ten suggestions: 1. Aspect of regulation: (1) Plan the entire public library enterprise, and clarify the jurisdiction of its administrative organization; (2) Raise the importance of professional leadership, to strive for approval and support of county chief and department executive; (3) Adjust the regulation of prescribed numbers of staff, and re-evaluate the employment qualification. 2. Planning the non-library and information science staff s’ continuing education: (1) Proceeding market survey, based on staffs’ different backgrounds and needs, to provide suitable ways of guiding; (2) Differentiate content levels of continuing education, and establish a program that has both theory and practicality, in order to equally develop individually needed subjects; (3) Edit self-study booklist or index, serve as a self-learning guide for non-major staffs; (4) Encourage personnel to participate in continuing education, organize a series of related courses, and provide systematical methods of continuing education; (5) Increase channels of continuing education and build more central resource centers, as well as providing communication or forming a helpful online environment; (6) Encourage personals to participate professional seminars, also organize all learning resources, facilities, faculty, to completely use the library’s resources and attract staffs’ to participate in continuing education; (7) Make continuing education part of the promotional consideration, in order to inspire staffs to pursue further education.