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Doucette, Wendy C. "Becoming a Competent Graduate Librarian." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5358.
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As I enter my fourth year as a graduate librarian (and my 10th year of academic librarianship and my 29th year of teaching), I’m struck by how my approach to graduate students continues to shift. To my surprise, every academic year has brought a new revelation concerning what our students don’t know and do need, which necessitates a corresponding revision of service on my part. Although “competence” is a relative term, I feel strongly that the needs of our graduate students—and the skills necessary for us as providers to fulfill these requirements—are similar to those at other institutions and would like to share some of these findings with my fellow graduate librarians.
Points for discussion will be: getting to know student needs (for real); empathy and perspective; problem-based and lifelong learning; partnerships. I will provide examples of how these shifts in perspective have manifested with regard to explanatory content for students, particularly with literature review and the writing process overall. I will also discuss the search for internal versus external sources, which I expect will foster input and dialogue from participants.
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Batson-George, Arlene. "Evaluating the Library Training Program for Graduate Psychology Students." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2008. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/115.
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This applied dissertation study utilized the 2007 version of Stufflebeam’s Context Input Process Product Evaluation Model to evaluate the library training program for graduate psychology students at a not-for-profit university in south Florida. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the library training to determine the extent to which desired institutional outcomes and students’ needs were being met. During the 2007-2008 academic year, students received library training by completing an online tutorial known as the e-train module in their first year of study at the university. Data from 14 interviews conducted with librarians, faculty, and students; 100 graded etrain modules; student responses to an online library questionnaire regarding the e-train module; a document containing background information about the library training program for psychology students; and a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools library training report were reviewed and analyzed during the course of the study. Results indicated that the library training needed significant modifications, and students were not acquiring essential library skills. The institution’s librarians and faculty were also dissatisfied with the library training. Based on the study findings, recommendations for changes were provided to the school of psychology and the library. Recommended changes included developing more interactive training that incorporated multimedia elements and integrating library training into the psychology curriculum. In addition, library activities should be tied to specific assignments, and students should receive library training that builds sequentially and developmentally throughout the course of their programs. Study findings played a significant role in the implementation of changes planned for the library training for the following 2008-2009 academic year.
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Doucette, Wendy C. "Developing a Comprehensive Suite of Graduate-Level Research Support." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5365.
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Graduate students are the largest-growing group at East Tennessee State University. While it is easy to assume that graduates have mastered the basics of searching and conducting research, this assumption is largely unfounded. Whether they did learn these skills as undergraduates or not, graduates are rarely prepared for the project management challenge of undertaking the biggest research assignment of their lives. Graduate students often have additional stressors not faced by undergraduates: established careers, families, and greater financial responsibilities. Conceived during Summer 2015 and rolled out as an ongoing series in Fall 2015, the Graduate Student Workshops offered by the Sherrod Library provide instruction in the following areas: scholarly research, papers, and publishing; comprehensive project management; academic searching; APA style; citation management; and establishing a professional identity. As the program coordinator, the Graduate Services Librarian will discuss the origination of the program, from its inception in ETSU’s Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Boot Camp to its growth as a full-fledged series. Creating new relationships, leveraging partnerships with other faculty and departments, and organizing and marketing these services are critical to program success. Scheduling, logistics, costs, and assessment will also be discussed. After the program and discussion, attendees should be able to: recognize the significant function librarians can provide to graduate student research support convey the value of formal, targeted intervention to graduate students and campus administrators create offerings to support their own graduate students
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Silverstein, Laurie L. "An examination of the relationship among perceived family-of-origin health, current intergenerational family patterns and conflict resolution style in a graduate student population." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1998. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1998.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 3328. Typescript. Abstract appears on leaves [131]-133. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [115]-122).
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Reagon, Renee Anne. "Competencies required by South African, entry-level, library and information science graduates." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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This thesis identified competencies required by the South African, entry-level library and information science graduate. It took into account the development of the information society and resultant proliferation of information and communication technologies and how these developments have given rise to new roles for the library and information worker. This thesis also looked at developments within the South African library and information environment and how these have affected the library and information science profession.
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Doucette, Wendy C. "Teaching Motivation that Works: Structuring Graduate-Level Research Support Workshops to Foster Centered, Focused Self-Sufficient Learners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5351.
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All too frequently, instruction librarians’ only opportunity to teach students distills down to the fifty-minute, one-shot, make-or-break experience. We disseminate the essential information as requested—how to use the library, how to search the databases, and so on—with little time to explain why all the pieces fit together and why they are important. Worse, well-intentioned librarians often strive to cover as much as possible in these sessions, oversaturating and frustrating their student audience.
Even in settings of brief duration with no follow-up, another approach is possible. Rather than attempting to demonstrate everything at once, we can interject effective, real-life motivational tactics into the session by highlighting the underlying purpose of the process demonstrated. In other words, we can focus not simply on “what” or “how” but on “why.” Providing this context and structure not only grounds students, it clarifies and demystifies the process. Understanding that purpose and method are as important as data better empowers students with strategies to pursue their own needs independently. This chapter focuses on graduate students, particularly those in doctoral programs, but with a little creative thinking, these strategies could also be adapted for application with undergraduate learners.
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Cole, Christopher John. "Research in Information Technology: Analysis of Existing Graduate Research." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3184.pdf.
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Klingler, Scott Lavell. "What makes a quality Ph.D. program in library and information sciences?" Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5499/.
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The intent of this study was to establish and validate criteria for use to assess the quality of a library and information sciences (LIS) Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. student-centric topology for quality Ph.D. programs was developed from a 2001 position statement by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) regarding the quality indicators in research-focused doctoral programs in nursing. Topology components were tested using a survey instrument to establish their importance to the community of practice and their potential use to assess a Ph.D. program. Survey participants were asked to rank terms or concepts in a balanced incomplete block (BIB) design then rate, on a Likert-type scale, statements about the applicability of these terms or concepts to assessing a quality LIS Ph.D. program. Survey participants were from the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum jESSE Listserv. Of 225 survey participants affiliated with universities or schools from North America who submitted usable surveys, slightly less than two-thirds (64.4 %) were female while 35.5 % were male. Ninety-eight participants (43.6 %) were faculty, 114 (50.7 %) were Ph.D. students or candidates, and 13 (5.8 %) were in other roles. Statistical analysis of survey responses showed consistent results between the different demographic groups. The topology was validated by the results of the statistical analysis of the research data. Every component of the topology was acknowledged as very important to assess the quality of a LIS Ph.D. program. Faculty was the highest ranked item in the BIB analysis with a statistically significant difference (p < .0001) in the mean rank order from the next highest ranked item, Ph.D. students. The rank order from the BIB analysis was as follows: faculty, Ph.D. students, programs (courses) of study, teaching, learning environment, resources, and evaluation. Faculty was also the highest rated item in the Likert-type statement analysis.
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Tolley, Rebecca L., Wendy C. Doucette, and Joanna Anderson. "Student-Centered, Student-Designed: Creating a Targeted Orientation Program for International Graduate Students." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5353.
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Librarians at East Tennessee State University conducted a voluntary focus group of international students to better understand the academic needs of the growing population. Students participated in a full-day discussion concerning academic staples such as planning and studying, finding and reading, and writing and citing. After a long exchange on communication and cultural differences, the students endorsed a new workshop on academic writing proposed by the librarians. This workshop will become part of the existing sequence of nine graduate-level research support offerings given by the Library for graduate students and faculty.
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Doucette, Wendy, and Joanna Anderson. "They’ve Already Come (Now We Need to Build It): Constructing a First-Year Experience for Graduate Students." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/389.
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Arishee, Jebreel. "Personal and cultural values as factors in user satisfaction a comparative study of users of library services /." Full text available online (restricted access), 2000. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Arishee.pdf.
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Lockwood, Devi(Devi Kailasa). "The living library : an indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon is combating climate change, deforestation, and loss of traditional knowledge by preserving their plants in the wild." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123784.
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Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2019Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 28).
Farmacia Viva Indigena, the Living Indigenous Pharmacy, is five hectares of primary forest in the Amazon preserved as an intact library of indigenous plants, many of them medicinally useful, near the river village of Paoyhan in Ucayali, Peru. The library is an indigenous climate adaptation strategy in the rainforest, and an effort to revive the Shipibo-Conibo culture of healing with medicinal plants. The pharmacy was established last year by Alianza Arkana, an NGO in Pucallpa. They have divided the land into sub-parcels, and are categorizing and archiving each of the medicinal plants contained inside. In Ucayali, the main environmental concern is deforestation. Land-use change also changes patterns of rainfall, as water is transported in the atmosphere through aerial rivers. The Living Library is an archive and repository of plants in a rainforest that is rapidly disappearing-an attempt to revitalize and preserve indigenous knowledge systems of medicinal plant life in Shipibo culture. The living library of plants in Paoyhan provides an economic alternative to deforestation. They also hope to attract ecotourism, scientists, and possibly pharmaceutical companies. Making the land useful by extracting medicines is one way of protecting it from loggers who enter legally or illegally.
by Devi Lockwood.
S.M. in Science Writing
S.M.inScienceWriting Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Doucette, Wendy C. "Not a Challenge but an Opportunity: Harnessing the ACRL Framework to Situate Graduate Students as Active Members of the Academic Community." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5352.
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There is NO more traditional library function for instruction librarians than teaching information literacy. Without sacrificing expected librarian services such as demonstrating searching and citation management, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education allows us to orient students with a high-level, integrated view of how the seemingly disparate pieces and requirements of graduate research form an integrated whole.
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Law, Casey James. "Survey of the galactic center and the nature of the galactic center lobe : a dissertation submitted to the graduate school in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy field of physics and astronomy / by Casey James Law." Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University, 2007. http://www.nrao.edu/library/restricted/00000000012281.pdf.
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Davis, Jonathon Clay. "Web 2.0 definition, usage, and self-efficacy a study of graduate library school students and academic librarians at colleges and universities with ALA accredited degree programs /." Thesis, [Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Libraries], 2009. http://purl.lib.ua.edu/44.
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Bone, Tonda Jenean. "Bridging the Theory-to-practice Gap: a Multivariate Correlational Study Exploring the Effects of a Graduate Online Learning Environment As a Community of Practice Framework." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407763/.
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In this multivariate correlational study, the researcher examined the course culture of an online graduate course whose environment exhibited characteristics of a Community of practice (CoP). An online survey captured data used to explore the relationships among variables shown to describe a CoP in field environments and among student perceptions of their experience in the course culture. A canonical correlation analysis (CCA) and commonality analysis (CA) were conducted using five predictor variables and three criterion variables to evaluate the degree and direction of the relationships. The CCA revealed that the full model was significant, explaining approximately 74% of the variance among the two synthetic variates. Impact, faculty leadership, and connection were the largest contributors to the predictor variate. The criterion variate was primarily explained by value and perceived CoP, with exposure to the profession providing a smaller contribution. The CA confirmed these findings. Results from this study indicate that a CoP could be fostered in an online graduate course. The overall significance of the model indicates teachers can nurture an environment wherein graduate students will take the initiative to work with others to create and acquire knowledge that creates a sense of professional connection with each other and with the profession overall. The results of this study suggest further empirical research in implementing and assessing CoPs in online graduate courses is warranted.
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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/.
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From the very beginning, library education has been a mixture of theory and practice. Dewey required apprenticeships to be part of the first library school at the University of Chicago as a method to indoctrinate new professional. Today, acculturation is incorporated into the professional education through a large variety of experiential learning techniques, including internships, practicum, field work, and service learning projects, all of which are designed to develop some level of professional skills within an information organization. But, what is done for understanding library culture? It is said that one cannot truly recognize the extent of one's own cultural assumptions, until they have experienced another. This study followed a group of LIS graduate students that took that next step – going to Russia.
By employing a critical hermeneutic methodology, this study sought to understand what value students gain by from working on an assessment project in an international school library. Using a horizon analysis, the researcher established the worldview of participants prior to their departure, analyzed their experience through post-experience interviews, and constructed an understanding of value. Among other concepts, the researcher looked specifically to see whether "library cultural competency", understanding library culture in global context, was developed through working on a service learning project within an international school library. This dissertation provides feedback for the program leaders and ideas for future research.
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Al-Muomen, Nujoud. "Information-seeking behaviour at Kuwait University." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2009. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/8149.
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Information technology is constantly changing, and if academic users are to make best use of these resources, they must sustain efficient information-seeking behaviour. This study explores the information-seeking behaviour of graduate students at Kuwait University, and investigates the factors influencing that behaviour. The population also includes faculty members engaged in teaching and supervising graduate students, and academic librarians. Adopting Wilson's information-seeking model (1999) as the theoretical framework, the study identifies factors influencing graduate students' information behaviour and formulates hypotheses that illustrate the relationship between the different variables. The use of this model provides useful insights into determinants of the information-seeking behaviour patterns of students in a multidisciplinary graduate context. The research uses a mixed method approach, comprising questionnaire survey, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Application of the Critical Incident Technique method provided in-depth data about the patterns of information-seeking behaviour of both graduate students and faculty members. Logistic regression revealed that significant factors related to library awareness, information literacy, organisational and environmental issues, source characteristics, and demographics act as determinants of the patterns of students' information-seeking behaviour. Uneasiness on the part of graduate students towards using the library and consulting its personnel reflects a broader negative perception of the role of the library in shaping students' information-searching patterns. The clearest finding that emerged from the analysis of the students' information literacy dimension was that the majority of graduate students still face difficulties in finding the appropriate information resources, particularly when using resources that need advanced search strategies. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed a heavy reliance on the information resources that require least effort (search engines, Internet websites, and personal contacts). Further, results revealed that graduate students are overwhelmed by an information overload, which leads them to become anxious about finding the appropriate information resources. Based on the results of the research, recommendations are made to further explore the information-seeking behaviour patterns of graduate students in order to enhance their information literacy skills. Improving information-seeking behaviour and enhancing the information literacy of students require interventions on various fronts: faculty members, academic librarians, the university administration, and graduate students themselves.
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Sullivan, Kathryn. "Dissertation Report IS 8995 Using Dialog CIP At Winona State University To Educate End-Users." NSUWorks, 1991. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27024072.html.
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Doucette, Wendy, and Joanna Anderson. "Embedding Student Support into Boot Camp: Research, Citation and Data Management at the Point-of-Need and Beyond." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/391.
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Although we give library instruction in graduate courses per request,we reach a small number of students this way. Others will see us oneon-one,but we’re still missing the majority. Nearly all Boot Campersare unknown to us, which means they’ve had no formal graduatelibrary instruction prior to writing the biggest project of their academiclives.To this end, we offered two new strategy-based workshops, whichwe propose to outline as one single-session presentation at USETDAunder the category of “Student Support and Training” (ImpactfulETD Processing).In Boot Camp, Session One covers data management: physical andvirtual workspace organization, file structure, online data storage andbackups. The emphasis here is on where to put data and how to saveit. Online programs covered include free word processing softwaresuch as Google Docs, Word Online, Shutterbug, and Zoho Docs andcloud storage services such as Google Drive, Microsoft’s OneDrive,Mac’s iCloud Storage, Amazon storage, Box and Dropbox.Session Two of Boot Camp addresses research and citation management.Revamped to include the Association of College and ResearchLibraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Framework’s concepts, wepresent systematic research as a transferable skill, not an isolated casetied to one course or problem. This workshop incorporates criticalthinking into showing students how to construct a search; how tokeep on top of research through folders, feeds, and alerts; and how tomanage citations via Mendeley.After the presentation and discussion, attendees should be able torecognize the significant function librarians perform in a targetedprogram such as Boot Camp convey the value of formal, timelyintervention for graduate students assess the benefits of linking ouroverall methodology to the ACRL Framework replicate our offeringsto support their students at the point of need, and beyond.
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Wright, 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.
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A strategic approach to succession planning, a commitment to the profession of librarianship and a genuine desire to provide authentic learning opportunities for students committed to postgraduate studies in librarianship, resulted in an innovative professional cadetship program being established at the University of Wollongong Library. The program development, overview and preliminary evaluations will be shared in this paper.
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Mthembu, Mpilo Siphamandla, and D. N. Ocholla. "Job requirements and challenges of LIS graduates in public libraries in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1792.
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Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in accordance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Library and Information Science in the Department of Library and Information Studies, at the University of Zululand, 2019.This dissertation investigates job requirements and challenges of Library and Information Studies (LIS) graduates in public libraries. It is of paramount importance that a workplace recruits a workforce with requisite competencies to offer professional services. Having requisite competencies/employability skills help in keeping with the demands and challenges of the unfolding knowledge society whilst meeting the mission of the library and information services respectively. This study is aimed at investigating required competencies from LIS graduates by public libraries. The study emanates from skills gap, which is a concern to most public libraries. Skills gap relates to candidates with inappropriately skills that were placed in professional positions in some public libraries. It is also noted that drastic changes in the entire LIS market have constituted a daunting challenge, which eventually demands the revision and re-orientation of LIS curricula. Curricula revision and re-orientation is a process that cannot be achieved overnight. To understand the nature of required competencies for workforce in public libraries, the following objectives were set and investigated: to determine the job functions and requirements of the public libraries, to find out the perceptions of employers and LIS graduates on job requirements of the sector, to find out the perceptions of employers and LIS graduates about the LIS curriculum and to determine the challenges facing LIS graduates regarding their functions/duties in the work place. Post-positivism paradigm was employed through triangulation of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in data collection and analysis. Content analysis and survey as research methods/designs were employed. The study collected secondary data from four (4) newspapers (Sunday Times, Ilanga, Mail and Guardian and Sunday Tribune) covering a three- year period (from January 2015 to December 2017) of job advertisements. This data was collected through qualitative and quantitative content analyses. Primary data was gathered from assistant directors and LIS graduates. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with assistant directors. Structured questionnaires were administered to LIS graduates. The data collected was analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using themes, subheadings, graphics and statistics. Most advertised jobs (50%) required Grade 12, which is not a professional LIS qualification. Majority (85%) of the jobs required job experience of 1-3 years. There seem to be a knowledge gap in terms of cataloguing and classification as well as technical knowledge. v There is strong demand for generic skills, particularly computer literacy and communication skills. There is still need for new skills (51%). There seem to be no balance between theory and practice (70%). There is need for curriculum review. Employed LIS graduates face several challenges which include inadequate knowledge and skills, especially in cataloguing and classification, and information communication technologies. More practical exposure and on -job training are highly recommended. There is a strong need for development and promotion of continuing education through short courses and workshops to fill the knowledge and skill gaps. Regular curriculum review is essential to meet the rapidly changing information access and user needs. Experiential learning period should be extended and voluntary service learning needs to be encouraged. Employment of staff without tertiary qualification in LIS in public libraries requires review by Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) and other stakeholders. The originality of this study emanates from its scope, subject matter and the application. The study is significant for providing theoretical background for the development of research in the following domains: public libraries, LIS curriculum and LIS graduates/professionals.
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White, Janice M. "Are schools preparing students for the regional workforce? teacher and employer perspectives /." Connect to resource online, 2009. http://library2.sage.edu/archive/thesis/ED/2009baker_e.PDF.
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Thesis (E.Ed.)--The Sage Colleges, 2009."A Doctoral Research Project presented to Associate Professor Daniel Alemu, Doctoral Research Committee Chair, School of Education, The Sage Colleges." Suggested keywords: workforce preparation; perceptions of employers and teachers; 21st centuary knowledge; skills and abilities; proficiency of high school graduates. Includes bibliographical references:(p. 69-74).
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Buarki, Hanadi J. "Towards an improvement of LIS graduates ICT skills and employability needs in Kuwait." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2010. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6339.
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The aim of this research was to explore the ICT skills of LIS students in Kuwaiti HE that are potentially defined by the job market. These skills are deemed essential for the employment of LIS graduates in different job market sectors. As a result, the ICT skills of current LIS students, the needs of employers, and the LIS curriculum in Kuwait were all investigated. In addition the factors that had an impact on students ICT skills were also investigated. To fulfil the research aim and objectives, mixed research methods were employed. The research subjects were employers, LIS students, and teaching staff. Their views were sought through qualitative and quantitative methods that included: 54 semistructured interviews; 225 self-administered questionnaires; these were supplemented by three focus groups; and content analysis of relevant web sites, reports, and LIS syllabus to provide further documentation and analysis. The main findings of the research were: (1) overall the students had knowledge and basic ICT skills, but they lacked advanced searching and internet navigation skills. 85% of the students did not have enough ICT skills; their ICT skills level was selfrated as intermediate or beginner ; (2) the research investigated negative factors such as: unsuitable teaching and learning environment, negative attitudes, social influences, and lack of resources; (3) the students most preferred teaching and training method was group training ; (4) the employers identified further ICT skills and non-ICT skills that LIS graduates should possess for employability; (5) gaps were found in the curriculum and in teaching and training the ICT courses such as: course content was inconsistent; did not reflect the needs of the job market and were outdated; an imbalance between theory and practical training, courses had different outline and little use of the English language hindered the students ICT skills improvement and ICT use. In addition, work placement needed careful consideration. Recommendations based on the research findings and conclusions were made to the DLIS in Kuwait and stakeholders. Future ideas were identified for further research.
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Moraes, Fernanda Miranda de. "Produção científica em Ciência da Informação: reflexos dos avanços tecnológicos nas comunicações apresentadas nos EnANCIBs." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27151/tde-11022014-122037/.
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Com o desenvolvimento das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) e, principalmente, a partir dos anos 90, com a criação da World Wide Web, a forma de registro e acesso à informação foram modificadas. Passa-se do papel para o registro eletrônico e a informação que, anteriormente, estava condicionada ao seu local de armazenamento passa a ser acessada remotamente, a qualquer hora do dia. Se, por um lado, os avanços tecnológicos provocaram mudanças significativas, principalmente no que diz respeito ao armazenamento e divulgação do conhecimento, por outro, surgiram questões importantes. Diante desse cenário é que, ao menos nos últimos anos, os processos analisados pela Ciência da Informação (CI) foram influenciados pelos avanços das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação. Nesse sentido, entender como a CI lida com as novas tecnologias surge como tarefa necessária, inclusive porque as mudanças tecnológicas ocorrem de forma cada vez mais acelerada no mundo contemporâneo. O trabalho trata-se de uma dessas tentativas de compreensão, tendo-se como premissa que a partir de análise desses avanços tecnológicos é possível estabelecer uma linha do tempo com indicações das mudanças, que refletiram diretamente nos processos de armazenamento e uso da informação. Nesse sentido, o objetivo da pesquisa foi traçar um panorama sobre a inserção das TICs na Ciência da Informação. Para isto, foram analisados os trabalhos apresentados no Encontro Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação (EnANCIB) de 1994 até 2012. Do conjunto de 1913 comunicações apresentadas nas 13 edições do evento, foram selecionados 387 trabalhos, por tratarem de questões relacionadas aos avanços tecnológicos. As comunicações foram analisadas e classificadas segundo o tipo de abordagem dos trabalhos: Uso de ferramentas ou Análise reflexiva. Em seguida os trabalhos foram analisados em relação à temática, baseadando-se nos descritores de cada comunicação. Observa-se que a maior parte (82%) dos trabalhos apresentam uma reflexão crítica sobre as TICs e apenas 18% tratam do uso de ferramenta. Em relação à temática, os trabalhos foram classificados em 25 descritores dos quais os seis mais citados representam 80% dos trabalhos. Observa-se a posição de destaque do descritor Internet, que representa 45% dos trabalhos, aparecendo em seguida,Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (15%), Redes (6%), Biblioteca digital (5%), Publicações eletrônicas (5%) e Ciberespaço (4%). O trabalho permitiu elaborar uma visão geral dos avanços das tecnologias de informação e comunicação e seus reflexos no campo científico da Ciência da Informação, sendo assim, foi possível analisar as variáveis que interferem nos processos da área, possibilitando reflexões que possam garantir a adequação de produtos e serviços às necessidades do usuário em contextos específicos.With the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and especially since the 90s, when the era of the World Wide Web emerged, the way to access information has changed. We move from paper to electronic records and the information that was previously subject to its storage location is then accessed remotely, at any time of day. If, on the one hand, technological advances brought about significant changes, particularly with regard to the storage, and dissemination of knowledge, on the other, important issues emerged. Faced with this scenario is that, at least in recent years, the processes analyzed by Information Science (CI) were influenced by the advances of Information and Communication. In this sense, understanding how CI handles new technology emerges as a necessary task, especially because technological changes are occurring in ever faster in contemporary society. This present work is one such attempt of these understandings, having premised that from earlier analysis of these technological advances, it is possible to establish a time line with indications of changes, which directly reflected in the processes of storage and use of information. Accordingly, the objective of this research was to find out about the integration of ICT in Information Science. For this, there have been analyses of works presented at the National Research and Graduate Studies in Information Science (ENANCIB) from 1994 until 2012. From the set of 1913 communications presented in 13 editions of the event, there were selected 387 works by addressing issues related to technological advances. The communications were analyzed and classified according to the type of work approaches: Using tools or Reflective Analysis. Then the works were studied in relation to the theme, based on the descriptors of each type of communication. It was observed that the majority (82%) of the works present a critical reflection on ICTs and only 18% treat the use of tools. In relation to the theme, the works were classified into 25 descriptors of which the six most cited represent 80% of the reports. It was observed that to the prominent position of the descriptor Internet, representing 45% of the work, appearing then Information Technology and Communication (15%), Networking (6%), digital library (5%), Electronic Publications (5%) and Cyberspace (4%). The study elaborated an overview of advances in information and communication technologies and their impact in the scientific subject of information science, so it was possible to analyze the variables that influence the processes in the field, allowing reflections that can ensure the adequacy products and services to user needs in specific contexts.
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Santos, Jaires Oliveira. "Competência em informação dos egressos do curso de Biblioteconomia: uma análise na região Nordeste do Brasil." Instituto de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2015. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/19516.
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A pesquisa aborda a competência em informação dos egressos do curso de biblioteconomia do nordeste brasileiro. Para a consecução desta, delineou-se como objetivo geral analisar a competência em informação dos egressos do curso de Biblioteconomia da Região Nordeste do Brasil, especificadamente procurou-se caracterizar os mencionados egressos do período de 2004 a 2014; verificar a capacidade dos egressos para definir as necessidades informacionais; identificar o uso de recursos e estratégias apropriadas para atender às demandas informacionais; averiguar a realização da avaliação eficiente da informação; bem como examinar a compreensão acerca dos aspectos legais no que tange ao uso da informação. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, com método de levantamento (survey), combinando as abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi o questionário Survey, elaborado de acordo com os Padrões da Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) e à luz da literatura. A população dessa pesquisa são os egressos de nove Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) federais que abrigam o curso de Biblioteconomia, entretanto, a amostra constituiu-se de 237 participantes. Os dados foram organizados em cinco categorias temáticas. Os resultados oriundos da categoria perfil dos participantes evidenciaram a sua procedência institucional quanto ao ensino básico, o conhecimento acerca do ambiente da biblioteca antes ingressar no curso de Biblioteconomia e a preocupação com a educação continuada após a conclusão do curso, com vistas ao aprimoramento de suas habilidades e competências. Na categoria necessidades e identificação da informação, percebeu-se que os egressos conseguem definir as necessidades informacionais, todavia, demonstram certa dificuldade quanto à identificação e distinção entre as fontes primárias e secundárias, curiosamente as fontes terciárias foram as facilmente identificadas. A categoria estratégias e seleção de recursos demostrou que os egressos usam recursos e estratégias eficientemente para acessar a informação, não obstante, percebeu-se que o uso dos recursos online tem pouca incidência entre os profissionais estudados, o que explica, de certo modo, a baixa frequência quanto ao uso de operadores específicos para recuperar a informação. Quanto à categoria avaliação da informação, constatou-se que os egressos demostram consciência quanto à seleção de informações condizentes com os preceitos científicos, relativos à confiabilidade da informação. Com isso, é possível inferir que estes profissionais conseguem ao acessar a informação, verificar sua pertinência, a fim de que possam atender eficazmente à demanda informacional, atitude esta que está de acordo com os preceitos da ACRL. Finalmente, os dados da categoria aspectos legais no uso da informação evidenciaram que os bibliotecários compreendem os aspectos legais da informação, especialmente em relação aos direitos autorais e a propriedade intelectual. Ainda nesse seguimento, quanto ao registro dos elementos identificadores de uma obra (NBR 6023), que conferem as credenciais de autoria, nota-se uma incompreensão no que se refere a esta prática, o que de certa maneira pode comprometer a recuperação de informações por outrem. Conclui-se, portanto, que de modo geral os egressos adquiriram ao longo de sua formação as competências que são indispensáveis à sua atuação profissional, entretanto, existem aspectos a serem aprimorados.
ABSTRACT The research addresses the information literacy of the graduates at Library Science in northeastern Brazil. To achieve this, outlined as main objective to analyze the information literacy of graduates of Library Science course in the Northeast of Brazil, specifically sought to characterize the mentioned graduates during period of 2004 up to 2014; verify the ability of graduates to define information needs; identify the use of resources and appropriate strategies to meet the informational demands; ascertain the realization of efficient evaluation of information; and to examine the understanding of the legal aspects regarding the use of information. It is a descriptive research with survey method (survey), combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data collection instrument was the Survey Questionnaire, prepared in accordance with the standards of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and in the light with literature. The population of this research are the graduates from nine higher education federal institutions, that housing the course of librarianship, however, the sample consisted of 237 participants. Data were organized into five thematic categories. The results come from the category profile of the participants showed their institutional origin, as basic education, knowledge about the library environment before joining the course of Library Science, and concern with continuing education after completing the course, in order to improve their skills and competencies. In the category needs and identifying information, it was realized that the graduates are able to define information needs, however, demonstrate some difficulty as to identify and distinguish between primary and secondary sources, and, tertiary sources were easily identified, curiously. The category strategies and selection of the resources demonstrated capabilities that graduates to use the strategies efficiently to access the information, however, it was noticed that the use of online resources has little incidence among professionals studied, which explains, in a sense, the low frequency for the use of specific operators to retrieve the information. As for category evaluation of information, it was found that graduates demonstrate awareness of the selection of information that is consistent with the scientific principles concerning the reliability of the information. This makes it possible to infer that these professionals can, to access information check their relevance, so that they can effectively meet the informational demands, this attitude which is in accordance with the precepts of ACRL. Finally, the data of the category legal aspects in the use of information showed that librarians understand the legal aspects of information, especially in relation to copyright and intellectual property. Although this segment, as the recording of the identifying elements of a publishing (NBR 6023), which give the authorship credentials, notes a misunderstanding with regard to this practice, which in some way may compromise the recovery of information by others. We conclude, therefore, that in general the graduates have acquired throughout his training information literacy that are essential to their professional practice, however, there are aspects to be improved.
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Paula, Sonia Nascimento de. "Acessibilidade ? informa??o em bibliotecas universit?rias e a forma??o do bibliotec?rio." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica de Campinas, 2009. http://tede.bibliotecadigital.puc-campinas.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/826.
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Previous issue date: 2009-02-27The aim of this research is to identify subjects that lead on its contents and the accessibility in libraries. These will be identified by the analysis of the curricular structure and graduation course description of Library Science. The main subjects discussed are: Science of Information and the access to the information, historical aspects of accessibility, legislation and the student with disabilities, essential attributions of the library and librarians during the services offered to the university community, and the access of the student with disabilities in the university library. It was selected two programs of accessibility in Brazilian universities. They are: Acessibility Program from the PUC-Campinas (ProAces) and the Laboratory de Acessibility from UNICAMP. This study discusses problems, limits as well solutions met that make easier the access of the information in the university library to the student with disabilities. It was used a deductive and comparative method and this research is defined as exploratory and descriptive, using the bibliographic findings and the research at institution Websites that offer graduation courses recognized and authorized by the National Council of Education (CNE). This research intends to conclude this work knowing the basis offered to the librarian in the professional formation that make easier his actions in an efficient way in accessible university libraries. It will be done a proposal of a subject named accessibility to the information in university libraries.
O prop?sito desta pesquisa foi fazer um levantamento nos cursos de gradua??o de biblioteconomia para identificar disciplinas que trabalhem em seus conte?dos a acessibilidade a bibliotecas, atrav?s da an?lise da matriz curricular e ementas dos cursos. A pesquisa teve como objetivo geral propor uma disciplina que ajude na forma??o do bibliotec?rio para o atendimento da pessoa com defici?ncia nas bibliotecas universit?rias. Temas abordados: a Ci?ncia da Informa??o e o acesso ? informa??o; aspectos hist?ricos da acessibilidade; legisla??o e a pessoa com defici?ncia; atribui??es dos bibliotec?rios nos servi?os prestados ? comunidade universit?ria; o acesso da pessoa com defici?ncia ? informa??o na biblioteca universit?ria. Dois programas de acessibilidade em bibliotecas universit?rias brasileiras foram analisados: Programa de Acessibilidade da PUC-Campinas (ProAces); Laborat?rio de Acessibilidade da UNICAMP (LAB), por serem refer?ncia na literatura da ?rea. A an?lise revelou barreiras e solu??es encontradas para facilitar o acesso ? informa??o do aluno com defici?ncia. O m?todo aplicado foi o comparativo dedutivo, tratando-se de pesquisa do tipo explorat?ria e descritiva, valendo-se da pesquisa bibliogr?fica e de pesquisa na Web (sites de Institui??es que oferecem cursos de gradua??o reconhecidos ou autorizados pelo Conselho Nacional de Educa??o (CNE). Ao concluir a pesquisa, apresenta-se a proposta de uma disciplina que envolva acessibilidade ? informa??o em bibliotecas universit?rias.
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Satish, N. G. "Attitude towards information: A study of post-graduate teachers and researchers in social sciences." Thesis, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2009/2363.
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Kramer, Stefan. "Pattern of online library resource usage per user in a distributed graduate education environment." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105849.
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The frequency distribution on online library resource usage by individual users (mostly students) at a distributed education graduate school is notably skewed, with a relatively small number of users showing frequent usage, and a large number of users showing infrequent usage.
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Chen, Sheng-Hsiung, and 陳勝雄. "Feasibility analysis of library collections in supporting graduate students doing research: a case study on the Management CollegeBranch Library of Tunghai University." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82774509541966730547.
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碩士國立中興大學
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This study aims to measure the support rate of library collections at Tunghai University’s Management College Branch Library to the citation literature of its graduate students’ dissertations and theses. After a detail discussion of different kinds of collection evaluation techniques, the author decided to use citation analysis to evaluate the collections of the Management College Branch Library of Tunghai University. This study acquired dissertation and thesis bibliography samples from the Management College of Tunghai University for the preceding three years (August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2011), analyzing a total of 234 samples, and using citation analysis to analyze the bibliographies which were attached to their papers. The bibliographical references were divided into four different collection types: books, journals, e-books and e-journals, and then were list-checked in the library catalogue of Tunghai University to discover the library collection support rate of the citation literature. The study was guided by the research purpose and research questions. It was organized through citation analysis procedures, such as the quantification of data and statistical analysis using the SPSS software package, after which the findings were summarized. The results are summarized as follows: (1) This study selected 234 dissertation and thesis bibliography samples for research and analyzed 12,031 bibliographical references in total. Every dissertation or thesis cited 51.4 bibliographical references on average. Most of the bibliographical references, which number 4,896, came from the bibliography of Department of Business Administration. The lesser part, amounting to 960, came from the bibliography of the Department of Statistics. This study exclusively analyzed data from cited bibliographical references in books, journals, e-books, and e-journals, which brought the total number of analyzed citations to 6,251. The majority of them are from Department of Accountancy, totalling 1,856; the lesser part came from the Department of Statistics, which had only 400 bibliographical references. (2) The graduate students of the Management College of Tunghai University cited approximately 40.4% of the collections published during 2000-2010, while in the years preceding 1970 they cited only 4.0%. They cited 78.8% of the Chinese language collections published between 2000-2010, and cited only 0.3% of the collections published before 1970. They also cited 36.3% of English language collections published between 1990-1999, and cited only 0.3% of the English language collections published before 1970. (3) Most of the references cited by the graduate students of the Management College of Tunghai University were published in English language. (4) The highest collection support rate among the four types of library collections of the Tunghai University Management College Branch Library in the dissertation and thesis citation literature is for e-journals, reaching up to 43%; the next is journals, 18.2%；and then books, 8.6%; the lowest collection support rate is for e-books, which stands at only 0.4%. (5) When divided by different graduate schools , the highest collection support rate of books is EMBA, reaching up to 18.1%; the highest collection support rate of journals is Department of Accountancy, 27.1%; the highest collection support rate of e-books is Department of Statistics, 1.3%; the highest collection support rate of e-journals is Department of Finance, reaching up to 82.7%。 (6) The Department of Finance has the highest collection support rate among the graduate schools of Management College of Tunghai University, reaching up to 93.3%; followed by the Department of Accountancy(77.3%); the Department of International Business(68.2%); the Department of Business Administration(61.9%)；the EMBA department (53.9%)；while the Department of Statistics has the lowest collection support rate, at only 55.0%. (7) The collection support rate of the Chinese language collections in the graduate schools of the Management College of Tunghai University is approaching 61.6%; the collection support rate for the period 2000-2010 is 49.6%; and for the years before 1970 is the lowest, at only 0.1%. The collection support rate of English language collections in the graduate schools of the Management College of Tunghai University is nearly 72.0%; the collection support rate for the period 1990-1999 is 26.5%; and for the years before 1970 is the lowest, only at 2.7%. (8) In the graduate schools of the Management College of Tunghai University, the Department of Finance has the highest collection support rate among the most highly cited books and periodicals, notably 76%, while EMBA has the lowest, only at 16%. (9) The Management College of Tunghai University is supposed to maintain 12 Chinese core journal collections and 34 English core journal collections. (10)The Department of Accountancy possesses ten Chinese core journal collections while the Department of Statistics has none. Not enough samples of the Chinese language citation literatures of the Department of Statistics were collected to be grouped into three sections according to Bradford’s Law. The Department of Accountancy owns 32 English core journal collections while the Department of Finance only owns 3 English core journal collections. Based on the results of this research, this study offers some advices : (1) Evaluate library collections on a regular basis. (2) Implement library collection expenses distribution rate. (3)Establish core collections of various graduate schools. (4)Think highly of the relation on support and need between core collections and academic research.
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Morrison, Ray Leon. "The effects of learning modules on teaching library skills to doctoral students in education." 1992. http://books.google.com/books?id=1r6dAAAAMAAJ.
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Ndudane, Ruth Zonke. "The satisfaction of post-graduate education students with library services at the University of Transkei." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5325.
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As academic libraries continue to evolve as service organizations, they should
focus on their users. This calls for a better understanding of the specific
needs of library users in order to provide the appropriate type and level of
service that meets those needs. The overriding goal will be user satisfaction.
In this study, a survey was used to determine the levels of satisfaction of
post-graduate education students with library services at the University of
Transkei.
A questionnaire was administered to 100 post-graduate education students
registered in 1998 of which 57 responded. The most important finding that
emerged from the analysis of the responses was that the majority of the
respondents were in general satisfied with the library services offered at
UNITRA. However, dissatisfaction was expressed by at least twenty percent of
respondents with noise levels, opening hours, lack of photocopiers, the accuracy
of the library catalogue, materials being in their correct place, inefficient
staff and interloans. It was found that respondents were reluctant to commit
themselves to expressing high levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
Suggestions made by respondents included computerization and the need for staff
training. Recommendations based on the findings were then made followed by
suggestions for further research.Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1999.
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Simon, Charlotte E. "Information retrieval techniques the differences in cognitive strategies and search behaviors among graduate students in an academic library /." 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/34146834.html.
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Guenther, Johanna T. "A descriptive survey of libraries supporting baccalaureate and higher degree programs accredited by the National League for Nursing and nursing doctoral programs." 1991. http://books.google.com/books?id=1trgAAAAMAAJ.
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Chen, Pei-Chih, and 陳珮慈. "Graduate Students'' Attitudes toward Library User Education: a Case Study of International School and Engineering School, Tamkang University." Thesis, 1996. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59564035598965558853.
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The purpose of this study was to find the attitude of Taiwan''s graduate students about library user education. This study surveyed first and second year graduate students of International School and Engineering School of Tamkang''s University. Of the 334 questionnaires sent, 208 valid responses were returned. The statistical, on SPSS, employed item analysis, frequency distribution, Kai-square, t-test and one way ANOVA. The study found: 1.Most of the graduate students attended library user education in graduate school or undergraduate years. The majority of them attended "graduate students'' library use workshop" more often. 2. Most of the graduate students hold positive attitude about user education. 3.Among the four demographic variables -- sex, age, year in graduate study, and academic major --, only year in graduate study factor affect graduate students'' attitude about user education. 4.There are no significant differences between graduate students'' attitude about user education if they attend user education or not. 5.The purpose for graduate students to go to library is to collect data and borrow and lend book. They used periodical, books and dissertation more often. The major method for them to collect data is using library-provided bibliography. 6.There are no significant differences between graduate students'' library use if they attend user education or not. The implication of this study are: 1.Enhance the function of user education. 2.Promote the time, place and course of user education program to make more user aware of this program. 3.Understand the needs of the graduate students'' about user education in advance. 4.Employ traditional method and new technology to provide a user education program that allows more user participation. 5.Design a systematic and suitable program about user education for Taiwan''s students. 6.Enhance the librarians'' professional and related skill in presenting the user education. 7.Enrich the library collection and improve the library service. 8.Supply the user education as early as possible.
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張孝宣. "A Study of How Library Collections Support the Graduate Students Research at the Department of Law of Soochow University." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hftx43.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
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ABSTRACT The purposes of this study were: (1) To investigate the characteristics of scholarly literature used by the graduate students of Department of Law of Soochow University for their theses. (2) To evaluate the satisfaction degree on how library collections support the graduate students research at the Department of Law of Soochow University. (3) The result of this study could be used to assist Soochow University Library in law collection development. The 258 theses studied generated a total of 34,306 citations. Types of materials cited, language and currency of literature were all analyzed. The results of this study indicated that: (1) Monographs and journal articles were cited mostly. (2) The majority of citations were to Chinese materials, English materials were cited less than Chinese. The citations in Japanese, Germany and French are obviously on the low side. (3) Generally speaking, materials published in 20 years were the main demand. (4) Law books and legal periodicals were the main demand. Case law and regulations were cited, but there were not amount to much. About one-third of the citations were “Non-legal materials”. (5) 91.5% of the citations were from printing materials, only 8.5% from the digital materials. It showed that the graduate students relied mostly on printing materials for their research. (6) The library could only provide 59.8% of the required collections under exact match; and could provide 67.1% of the required collections under partial match. Suggestions of improving services of Soochow University Library as follows: (1) To enrich the collection to fulfill the teaching and research needs of Soochow University. (2) To make good use of resources sharing through the “Interlibrary Loan” , which can make up for the shortage of collections . (3) To emphasize on iii information services to meet the research needs. (4)To increase in legal journal subscription. (5)A formal collection policy should be established in Soochow University Library. (6) To Coorperate with the Department of Law to promote the use of electronic resources.
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"End-user training of post-graduate students in the use of CD-ROM database with special reference to the University of the North." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12881.
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M.A. (Information Science)This research investigated the problem of multiple bibliographic interfaces that end-users face when conducting searches. A situation analysis was conducted which provided a profile of the situation under investigation. Based on the results of the analysis an end-user training programme for adoption by subject reference librarians at the University of the North Library with regard to bibliographic CD-ROM databases is formulated. This programme is proposed to address problems that end-users experience with these databases and in the process to improve their search abilities. Finally, areas for further investigation with regard to the situation, learner and learning situation are also suggested.
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"Factors affecting access to and use of scholarly scientific information: A model for health science graduate students in Colombia." Tulane University, 2006.
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This study examines the key factors influencing health sciences graduate students' perceived access to scholarly scientific information and use of electronic resources available on the Web for research purposes in Colombia. Four dimensions were considered in the proposed model as the central ones influencing the information searching process: the student; the library; the scholarly scientific information; and the information and communication technology (ICT). Using self-administered questionnaires, data was gathered from 886 graduate students in the three main public universities in Colombia---Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad del Valle and Universidad Nacional Using factor analysis, twenty-seven factors were obtained to explain the four dimensions. The key factors found in this investigation supported previous studies stating that Publishers' restrictions to access to scholarly scientific information, inadequate access to the Internet; lack of support for interlibrary loans; poor remote access to library services; and students' limitations in literacy and English skills are the key barriers to taking full advantages of the benefits of using ICT in academic environments Additionally, multiple regressions were conducted to test the hypotheses stated. Results supported the three hypotheses: (1) Internet and language skills; access to Internet, computer and printers; and perceived level of library services had significant effects in the students' perceptions about their access to scholarly scientific information; (2) research skills and access to Internet are positively related to the students' use of online resources for research purposes; and (3) there is a positive relationship between the students' perceived access to scholarly scientific information and their use of electronic resources available on the Web General results showed students' English and research skills as very strongly related to the use of peer-reviewed scientific information written in languages other than Spanish. Results provide directions to policy-makers, universities staff, librarians and students to focus their efforts on those key factors by implementing new programs to empower research among graduate students and, in that way, to improve research in universities and at the national levelacase@tulane.edu
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Kercival, Claudette. "Experiences of end-users of the Research Commons as a learning space: a case study of the Howard College Library." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5199.
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The landscape of learning spaces in academic libraries is undergoing continual change, re-adaptation and reconfiguration. These winds of change are ushered in by the very nature of the dynamic information economy. Globally, information needs of end-users in academic libraries have dictated the changing space trends as in this case study of the Research Commons of the Howard College Library at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The demands of the changing information economy have directed institutions of higher learning en route to tailoring their outcomes with the view to increasing research output and productivity. In view of this, Academic libraries are finding themselves increasingly becoming significantly involved in the process of research support. The Research Commons (RC) is one such research support initiative of UKZN Libraries. This RC opened its doors, offering research facilities to a designate cohort of Master’s, Doctoral students, Researchers and Academic staff on the 01st of October 2008. Three years to date, the facility has grown in its popularity and patronage. The study of the end-users of the RC emanated from an express interest of the researcher who supports EUs in the capacity of a Senior Librarian. Time spent in the RC further, piqued the interest of the researcher, who was particularly keen about how EUs interacted with the elements of this space and their experiences thereof. This study was conducted with the express aim of understanding, through a qualitative inquiry the experiences of the end-users of the (RC) situated at the Howard College Library of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. I the researcher in attempting to examine these experiences found myself having to address the following key research questions:
What are the experiences of the end-users of the learning space?
Who are the end-users of the Research Commons?
With what elements of the Research Commons do the end-users interact?
In what ways do the end-users interact with the different elements?
The survey methodology approach was employed using the following instruments:
Online and manual survey questionnaires
Interviews
Observations
The different data collection techniques served to generate the richest data for the researcher to use in the interpretation of the results.
An important element of this survey was an attempt to ascertain as deep an understanding of the experiences of the EUs in relation to their interaction with this designated space and its elements in their research journey.
The findings of the survey demonstrated that the EUs of the RC did indeed encounter experiences that were precipitated by their interaction with the elements of this space. Significantly, it was revealed that EUs found that their time spent in the RC contributed positively to their research experiences. It was further established that interaction with the space and its elements influenced the way in which EUs work. In disclosing the desirability of the RC in meeting their research needs, the EUs were keen to render suggestions for changes and enhancements to the RC.
Overall, it was verified that this study shed valuable evidence on how the EUs experienced the RC. Consequently, emanating through the interpretation of the data, the researcher was able to identify possible gaps in the provision of this research support unit which has perhaps added value to this study in providing library management with the necessary understanding in addressing the research needs of the EUs of the RC more than adequately.Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2011.
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Sheth, Jessica M. "An exploratory study of the information needs and behavior of graduate students of management sciences at the Centre for Operations Excellence, Faculty of Commerce, University of British Columbia." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10498.
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The purpose of the study was to provide insights into the information seeking
behaviors and needs of graduate students of Management Sciences at the Centre for
Operations Excellence, University of British Columbia. The study describes major aspects of
the information seeking patterns taking into account the whole phenomena: from the nature
of the original situation where and when the need was recognized, to the characteristics of the
information seeker, to the providers which were consulted and degrees of success. Using the
case-study method and the sense-making approach, data were gathered through logs,
interviews, and a questionnaire. Verbal protocols helped to delve and probe into the
qualitative aspects of the search behavior resulting in a model for the search process.
Findings revealed that the students went through six stages during their research: [1] Task
defining, [2] Focus forming, [3] Monitoring and reviewing, [4] Selecting and sieving, [5]
Interpreting, and [6] Presenting. Typically, information seeking occurred in context of task
achievement which was affected by various factors such as time, cost, prior knowledge,
feedback, motivation and experience and perception of students. A user survey demonstrated
that [1] informal channels were used more avidly in information seeking than formal
channels, [2] information service providers were not consulted on a regular basis, [3] UBC
libraries were very rarely used, [4] factors such as time, location, motivation, cost,
perception, feedback played an integral role in information seeking and task completion, [5]
satisfaction with services of service provider were based on the relevance, currency,
timeliness and accuracy of information provided, and [6] usage of information was weighed
against the benefit to analysts. Recommendations for action and further study and a service
model were the outcomes of the findings.
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"Web 2.0 definition, usage, and self-efficacy: A study of graduate library school students and academic librarians at colleges and universities with ALA accredited degree programs." THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, 2009. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3358582.
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Golfo-Barcelona, Mary Grace. "Towards a master’s program in archival studies at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), University of the Philippines." 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32220.
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The archival community worldwide faces challenges posed by the advent of digital communication, shifting understandings of archives prompted by a new emphasis on the power of means of communication and archives to shape knowledge, and fundamental debates that have followed over how archives should be run. Archivists from different parts of the world have started to revamp archival concepts, learn new skills, and acquire the specialized knowledge through graduate level education (master’s and doctoral degrees) necessary to address these challenges. Such specialized university degree programs in archival studies are fairly new phenomena. Professional education for archivists was initially offered in many countries by archives themselves to their new staff members and through conferences held by archival associations. Some then followed with one-year graduate diploma programs that eventually developed into a full master’s degree. In Canada, the Association of Canadian Archivists first established guidelines for master’s degree programs for educating archivists in 1976. The first master’s program in Archival Studies offered in North America was launched in 1981 by the University of British Columbia. In the United States, the first guidelines for the development of a graduate program in Archival Studies came out in 1993. In Asia, by the late 1950s courses in archives were offered in several countries such as Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Philippines, but not as a specialized degree program.
In the Philippines, archival courses are only being offered as elective courses within library and information studies programs. There is, thus, a major gap in the programs of archival education in the Philippines. Certain factors that are unique to the Philippine archival profession further increase the existing common challenges facing archivists across the world and heighten the need for a specialized master’s degree in Archival Studies. These factors include: inadequate access to records or archives that document the country’s rich cultural and historical heritage, which makes research on the richness of Philippine history and culture difficult; the natural environment of the Philippines that makes it disaster prone requires special education in the care and management of the archives; and the relative youth of the archival profession in the country and thus limited number of properly educated professional archivists. This thesis discusses these challenges and how they can be addressed through a graduate program in Archival Studies. Lastly, the thesis offers a rationale and proposal for a master’s program in Archival Studies at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines.May 2017
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Lee, Chi-Hua, and 李季樺. "A Study on Citation Analysis of Theses of the Business College and Library Collection Supports the Graduate Students Research at the School of Business of Soochow University." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06985842856382545307.
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The study is to investigate the characteristics of citations used by the graduate students of School of Business of Soochow University for their theses, and also to evaluate the satisfaction degree on how library collections support the graduate students’ research at the School of Business of Soochow University. The sample of this research is based on the theses and citations of graduate students at the School of Business of Soochow University during academic years 96 to 97. This study analyzed 560 theses, with 29,642 citations. The purpose of this study is to analyze its features, including the reference data types, the language, the years, the number of references and also to understand the degree of support of the library collections for their research. The results of this study will assist Soochow University Library in business collection development and build the needs of core academic journals collections. The results of the study reveals that：(1) The average number of references per thesis is 52.9；(2) Journal articles were cited mostly；(3) English was the most frequently cited language；(4) Most of the cited materials published between 2000-2004 were the main demand；(5) The frequency of citing English core journals is higher than that of citing Chinese core journals；(6) The overall results indicate that 50.1 percent of the journal articles are available in the Soochow Library；(7) The overall results indicate that 65.7 percent of the e-journal articles are available in the Soochow Library；(8) The overall results indicate that 44.2 percent of the book are available in the Soochow Library. Suggestions of improving services of Soochow University Library as follows：(1) To enrich the collection to fulfill the teaching and research needs of Soochow University；(2) The subscription of core journals should be taken into consideration when distributing the acquisition funds；(3) The list of core journals and the popular research topics should be widely promote；(4) A formal collection policy should be established in Soochow University Library and also to regular collection evaluation；(5) Maintain the integrity of journals；(6) Enhance the speed of purchasing data.
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Molokisi, Sinah. "Exploring the use of social media tools in the University of South Africa Library." Diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26266.
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Text in English with abstracts in English, Zulu and SothoSocial media have taken a lead in academic libraries; however, there are still questions on how libraries are using social media tools to enhance their service delivery. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the use of social media tools by library staff working in the University of South Africa’s (Unisa) main library on the Muckleneuk Campus. Since it was realised that not all staff members use social media tools in the execution of their daily tasks, the first objective was to establish which staff members do use social media tools and for which purpose the tools are being used. A further objective was to learn about the potential advantages of social media tools to improve service delivery. The study also endeavoured to acquire an understanding of the challenges that social media tools present to its users. Based on the literature review, it could be established that libraries, and specifically academic libraries, utilise social media for marketing, dissemination of information, reference services, and communication with users and to answer student queries. The reported findings of this study concur with the findings reported in the literature review. The empirical data, which were collected through a qualitative survey questionnaire and interviews with library staff who use social media tools, revealed that only staff who communicate with library patrons, namely information processors and marketing staff, use social media tools. The findings also showed that the Unisa Library has specific guidelines and policies that guide the use of social media tools to interact with users, market the library and communicate events and service delivery changes.
Izinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi sezihamba phambili emitapweni yolwazi yasemanyuvesi, kodwa kusanemibuzo eminingi maqondana nokuthi imitapo yolwazi iwasebenzisa kanjani amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi ukuthuthukisa ukuhlinzekwa kwezidingo. Inhloso yalolu cwaningo oluhlola kabanzi kwakungukubheka ukuthi abasebenzi basemtapweni wolwazi omkhulu waseNyuvesi YaseNingizimu Afrika (i-Unisa) ekamu laseMuckleneuk bawasebenzisa kanjani amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi. Njengoba sekwabonakala ukuthi akuwona wonke amalungu angabasebenzi asebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi ekuqhutshweni kwemisebenzi yawo yansuku zonke, injongo yokuqala kwakungukubheka ukuthi yimaphi amalungu omphakathi asebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi futhi awasebenzisela ukwenzani. Enye injongo kwakungukufunda mayelana nokuhle okungadalwa ngamathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi ukuthuthukisa ukuhlinzekwa kwezidingo. Lolu cwaningo lwaluqonde nokuqonda izingqinamba abantu abasebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi ababhekana nazo. Kuncike ekuhlaziyweni kwemibhalo ekhona, kwatholakala ukuthi imitapo yolwazi, ikakhulukazi leyo yasemanyuvesi, isebenzisa izinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi ukukhangisa, ukusabalalisa imininingwane, ukubheka imithombo, ukuxhumana nabayisebenzisayo kanye nokuphendula imibuzo yezitshudeni. Okwatholakela okubikiwe mayelana nalolu cwaningo kuyahambisana nokubikiwe okwatholakala ngokuhlaziya imibhalo. Imininingwane eyatholakala ngokubheka okwenzekayo, eyaqoqwa ngokusebenzisa iphephamibuzo lenhlolovo eqoqa imininingwane yamaqiniso kanye nezingxoxo ezabanjwa nabasebenzi bomtapo wolwazi abasebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi yaveza ukuthi abasebenzi abaxhumana nabasebenzisi bomtapo wolwazi, abaziwa ngokuthi ngama-information processors kanye nabasebenzi abakhangisayo yibona kuphela abasebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi. Okutholakele kuphinde kwaveza ukuthi uMtapo Wolwazi Wase-Unisa unemihlahlandlela kanye nezinqubomgomo okulandelwayo ukuze kusetshenziswe kahle amathuluzi ezinkundla zokuxhumana komphakathi, ukuxhumana nabasebenzisi bawo, ukukhangisa ngomtapo wolwazi nokwazisa ngemicimbi ekhona kanye noshintsho ekuhlinzekweni kwezidingo.
Marangrang a leago a thomile go šomišwa kudu ka makgobapukung a thuto, efela go sa na le dipotšišo ka ga ka fao makgobapuku a šomišago dithulusi tša marangrang a leago go kaonafatša kabo ya ona ya ditirelo. Maikemišetšo a nyakišišo ye ya phetleko e be e le go nyakišiša tšhomišo ya dithulusi tša marangrang a leago ka bašomi ba go šoma ka bokgobapukung bjo bogolo bja Yunibesithi ya Afrika Borwa (Unisa), Khamphaseng ya Muckleneuk. Ka ge go lemogilwe gore ga se bašomi ka moka ba go šomiša dithulusi tša marangrang a leago tirong ya mešongwana ya bona ya letšatši le letšatši, nepo ya mathomo e be e le go hwetša gore ke bašomi bafe bao ba šomišago dithulusi tša marangrang a leago le gore dithulusi di šomišetšwa morero ofe. Nepo ye nngwe e be e le go ithuta ka ga mehola ye dithulusi tša marangrang a leago di kago kgona go ba nayo go kaonafatša kabo ya ditirelo. Nyakišišo gape e lekile go hwetša kwešišo ya ditlhohlo tše dithulusi tša marangrang a leago di di bakelago bašomiši ba tšona. Go ya ka tshekatsheko ya dingwalo, go lemogilwe gore makgobapuku, kudu makgobapuku a thuto, a šomiša marangrang a leago go bapatša, go phatlalatša tshedimošo, go fa ditirelo tša referentshe, go kgokagana le bathekgi le go araba dipotšišo tša baithuti. Dikutullo tše di begilwego tša nyakišišo ye di dumelelana le dikutullo tša tshekatsheko ya dingwalo tše di hweditšwego. Datha ya go lemogwa (emperikale) yeo e kgobokeditšwego ka lenaneopotšišo la nyakišišo ya khwalithethifi le dipoledišano tša bašomi ba bokgobapuku bao ba šomišago dithulusi tša marangrang a leago, di utulotše gore ke fela bašomi bao ba boledišanago le bathekgi ba bokgobapuku, e lego basepetši ba tshedimošo le bašomi ba go bapatša bao ba šomišago dithulusi tša marangrang a leago. Dikutullo gape di laeditše gore bokgobapuku bja Unisa bo na le dipholisi le melawana ye itšeng ya go hlahla tšhomišo ya dithulusi tša mekgwa ya leago go kgokagana le bašomiši, go bapatša bokgobapuku le go tsebiša ditiragalo le diphetogo tša kabo ya ditirelo.
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Adjei, Kwabena Osei Kuffour. "Managing information and communication technologies (ICTs) at academic libraries in selected public universities in Ghana." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27052.
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This study investigated the management of information and communication technologies (ICTs) at academic libraries in selected public universities in Ghana. The purpose for this study was to
investigate the managerial processes and challenges in terms of conceptualization, policies, planning, implementation and strategies involved in ICTs adoption in order to formulate strategies
for their management in Ghanaian academic libraries.
Specifically, the objectives of the study were to review and explore the status and level of ICT diffusion in Ghanaian university; audit the procedures, processes and factors that influence ICT adoption and implementation in Ghanaian university libraries; establish the institutional policies, strategies and human resource that is in place and available for the adoption; determine the factors that hinder the adoption and management of ICTs in Ghanaian university libraries; and design a framework for effective and efficient management of ICTs in Ghanaian public university libraries.
The study adopted mixed-method research design approach combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches through the pragmatic worldview to achieve the main purpose of the study.
Adopting a survey study design, data was collected from five selected Ghanaian public universities by interviewing the five university librarians/directors, using questionnaires on 313 library staff
and making observations within the five libraries.
The findings of the study established that the managerial tools/instruments required for effective ICTs management in Ghanaian university libraries include the availability of library ICT policies,
a library ICT strategic plan, library ICT installation and maintenance manuals, library ICT integration plans, and standard operations manuals. In addition, adequate funds, skilled manpower, adequate and standard ICT infrastructures among others. However, the study also revealed that there are absence of library ICT policies, lack of processes and procedure guidelines, inadequate funds, lack of management support, inadequate ICT skills among libraries and staff ICT training policies in the academic libraries in Ghana.
The study recommends the formulation of ICT policies and strategic plans purposely for the comprehensive management of library ICT systems. Furthermore, the university top management
should support their libraries by providing the required resources and motivation for the library managers including the development of stakeholder partnership and collaboration. To galvanise these recommendations, the study proposes a framework for the ICTs adoption and management in Ghanaian university libraries.Information Science
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Shields, Theodosia Tramilla. "A descriptive study of African American and White Master of Library Science (MLS) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates of the University of Pittsburgh, 1973-1985." 1991. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/26221313.html.
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Rajagopaul, Athena. "A comparative study of the job functions of university and university of technology graduates and diplomates in special libraries and engineering firms." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/433.
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Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Technology Degree in Library and Information Studies in the Department of Information and Corporate Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.This study investigated the job functions of university and university of technology graduates and diplomates in the staff structures of special libraries and engineering firms in KwaZulu-Natal. The objective of the study was to draw on possible trends and best practices in the latter for the Library and Information Services (LIS) work environment, as engineering like LIS draws its personnel from both traditional universities and universities of technology (UoT). Hence, the main target population for the study was university and UoT graduates and diplomates in special libraries and engineering firms in KZN. Graduates and diplomates were chosen for inclusion in the study using a census because of the smallness of the staff complements in these organizations. Two sets of self-administered questionnaires were distributed, one to graduates/diplomates and the other to employers in the selected organizations. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. Findings of the study revealed inconsistencies with the National Diploma: Library and Information Studies (ND: LIS) where these diplomates occupy paraprofessional as well as professional positions in special libraries whilst engineering graduates and diplomates tend to occupy job titles according to their highest academic qualifications. In both special libraries as well as in the engineering environment there is much task overlap and downshifting of job functions between paraprofessional and professional university and UoT graduates and diplomates. This study has revealed a valuable best practice from the engineering discipline for the LIS profession, which is that of professional registration. Professional registration of engineering staff with the Engineering Council of South Africa is a statutory requirement in the engineering profession and allows for the growth and development of those in the profession. It is recommended that the LIS profession, and the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) specifically, investigate a mechanism for professional registration of library and information workers.
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Barfi, Kwaku Anhwere. "Information needs and seeking behaviour of doctoral students using smartphones and tablets for learning : a case of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27288.
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Text in English, with abstracts and keywords in English, Zulu and AfrikaansThis qualitative study investigated the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of doctoral students who use smartphones or tablets for learning. Fifteen doctoral students who are registered at the University of Cape Coast were interviewed. Ellis’s (1989) model of information-seeking behaviour guided the study and supported the researcher in developing a model that could be used to acquire an understanding of how mobile technologies influence information needs and information-seeking behaviour. Two contexts influence the participants’ information needs and information-seeking behaviour, namely, the academic context and their everyday life contexts. The interplay between the elements of the context in which participants find themselves and their mental structures appear to influence their information needs and information-seeking behaviour. Most of the participating students do not seem to have the required information literacy skills to seek information in an online environment. The contextual elements that appear to influence the participants’ information needs and searching behaviour include situations in action, academic tasks and information resources. The ability to connect to the Internet and retrieve online sources of information proved to be important. The participants use the mobile devices to retrieve information from the Internet and in some instances from the university library’s resources. Certain device-related characteristics, such as small screens, limited memory space and short battery lifespan, seem to affect the usefulness of mobile devices for information-seeking purposes. The cost of data and an inability to connect to the Internet, due to disruptions in network signals and a lack of Wi-Fi infrastructure, also curb the use of mobile devices. WhatsApp not only provides the participants with the means to share information and discuss their academic tasks, but it also makes collaboration and group work possible. Some of the students lack the required information literacy skills to make optimal use of the library’s resources. Therefore, it would be prudent for the university to include information literacy skills training in the curricula for all levels of study. This requirement should also include doctoral students who have not previously completed an information literacy course.
Lolu cwaningo lohlelo olugxile kwingxoxo beluphenya izidingo zolwazi kanye nezenzo zokucinga ulwazi lwabafundi abakwiziqu zesibili abasebenzisa ama-smartphones noma ama-tablets ukufunda. Abafundi abayishumi nanhlanu abasezingeni leziqu zesibili abazibhalise kwi-University of Cape Coast bebehlolwa ngokwezimvo. Imodeli ka-Ellis (1989) yezenzo ezihlose ukufumana ulwazi ihole ucwaningo futhi yaxhasa umcwaningi ekuthuthukisweni kwemodeli engasetshenziswa ukuthola ulwazi olumayelana nokuthi ngabe izinhlelo zobuchwepheshe be-inthanethi yefowunu zithinta kanjani izidingo zolwazi kanye nezenzo ezihlose ukuthola ulwazi. Izizinda ezimbili zinomthelela phezu kolwazi lwabadlalindima kanye nokuziphatha okuhlose ukuthola ulwazi, zona yilezi yisizinda sezemfundo kanye nezizinda ezimayelana nempilo yabo yansuku zonke. Ukuhlangana phakathi kwezinhlaka ezimayelana nesizinda abadlalindima abazithola ngaphakathi kwaso kanye nokuhleleka kwemiqondo yabo kubonakala kunomthelela phezu kwezidingo zabo zolwazi kanye nokuziphatha okuhlose ukuthola ulwazi. Iningi labafundi abadlala indima alibonakali lifuna amakhono olwazi lokufunda ukuze bacinge ulwazi kwisizinda kwu-inthanethi. Izinhlaka zesizinda ezibonakala zithinta izidingo zolwazi lwabadlalindima kanye nezenzo zokusesha zifaka izimo kwimisebenzi yezenzo zemfundo kanye nemithombo yolwazi. Ikhono lokuxhumanisa i-inthanethi kanye nokuvumbulula imithombo ye-inthanethi kukhombisa kusemqoka kakhulu. Abadlalindima basebenzisa izixhobo zomakhalekhukhwini ukulandelela ulwazi ku Inthanethi, kanti kwezinye izimo, ukuthola ulwazi kwimithombo eyithala lezincwadi yasenyuvesi. Yize-kunjalo, izimpawu ezithile ezihlobene nezixhobo, ezingamasikirini amancane, isikhala esincane sokugcina ulwazi kanye nempilo emfushane yebhediri, kubonakala kuthinta izinga lokusebenziseka kwezixhobo ezingomakhalekhukhwini ngezinhloso zokucinga ulwazi. Izindleko zedatha kanye nokungakwazi ukuxhumana nge Inthanethi ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwamasiginali obuxhakaxhaka benediweki kanye nokwentuleka kwengqalasizinda ye Wi-Fi kanti futhi nokuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kwezixhobo ezingomakhalekhukhwini. Uhlelo lwe-WhatsApp aluhlinzeka kuphela abadlalindima ngamasu okuphana ngolwazi kanye nokuxoxa ngemisebenzi yezemfundo, kanti futhi yenza ukuthi kube nokusebenzisana kanye nokuthi iqembu likwazi ukusebenza. Abanye babafundi baswela amakhono wokufunda adingekayo ukuze bakwazi ukusebenzisa ngokusezingeni eliphezulu kwemithombo yethala lezincwadi. Ngakho-ke, bekungaba kuhle kwinyuvesi ukuthi izinhlelo zokuqeqesha mayelana namakhono olwazi lokufunda kwikharikhulamu yawo wonke amazing ocwaningo. Lezi zinhlelo ezifunekayo kufanele futhi zisebenze kubafundi beziqu zesibili abangakaze esikahthini esedlule baphothule isifundo sokuthola ulwazi.
Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie het ondersoek ingestel na die inligtingsbehoeftes en inligtingsoekgedrag van doktorale studente wat slimfone of tablette vir hul studie gebruik. Onderhoude is gevoer met vyftien doktorale studente wat by die University of Cape Coast geregistreer is. Ellis (1989) se model van inligtingsoekgedrag het die studie gerig en het die navorser ondersteun in die ontwikkeling van ’n model wat gebruik kan word om ’n begrip te vorm van hoe mobiele tegnologieë inligtingsbehoeftes en inligtingsoekgedrag beïnvloed. Twee kontekste affekteer die deelnemers se inligtingsbehoeftes en inligtingsoekgedrag, naamlik die akademiese konteks en die konteks van hul daaglikse lewe. Dit wil voorkom of die wisselwerking tussen die elemente van die konteks waarin deelnemers hulself bevind, asook hul verstandelike strukture, hul inligtingsbehoeftes en inligtingsoekgedrag beïnvloed. Die meeste van die deelnemende studente beskik klaarblyklik nie oor die nodige inligtingsgeletterdheidsvaardighede om in ’n aanlyn omgewing vir inligting te soek nie. Die kontekstuele elemente wat skynbaar die deelnemers se inligtingsbehoeftes en -soekgedrag beïnvloed, sluit situasies in aksie- akademiese take en inligtingshulpbronne in. Daar is bevind dat die vermoë om tot die internet te koppel en aanlyn inligtingsbronne te verkry, belangrik is. Die deelnemers gebruik die mobiele apparate om inligting van die internet, en in sommige gevalle, van die universiteit se biblioteekhulpbronne te verkry. Sommige apparaatkenmerke soos klein skerms, beperkte geheuespasie en kort batterylewe blyk ‘n uitwerking op die bruikbaarheid van mobiele apparate vir inligtingsoekdoeleindes te hê. Die koste van data en ’n onvermoë om tot die internet te koppel vanweë onderbrekings in netwerksein en ’n gebrek aan Wi-Fi infrastruktuur belemmer ook die gebruik van mobiele apparate. WhatsApp bied nie net aan die deelnemers ’n manier om inligting te deel en hul akademiese take te bespreek nie; dit maak ook samewerking en groepwerk moontlik. Sommige van die studente beskik nie oor die nodige inligtingsgeletterdheidvaardighede om die biblioteek se hulpbronne optimaal te kan benut nie. Daarom sal dit wys wees as die universiteit opleiding in inligtingsgeletterdheidvaardighede in die kurrikula vir alle studievlakke insluit. Hierdie vereiste moet ook geld vir nagraadse studente wat nie vantevore ’n kursus in inligtingsgeletterdheid voltooi het nie.
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