Student Perceptions of Academic Librarians and the Librarian-Faculty-Student Dynamic: Minding Our Gaps
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چکیده
A survey concerning perceptions of academic librarians was conducted at a large, 4-year university with three populations: librarians, faculty, and undergraduate students. This paper presents results from the student population, comparison to librarian faculty samples. The major research questions address about what know (expertise skills), do (role duties), are like (motivations affective characteristics). Respondents showed little more awareness librarians’ professional duties than in previous studies; however, related organisation, reference, teaching remained hidden view. And, many students still assume clerical work, underestimate salaries required degrees. Most don’t consult as they not believe help is needed by them—perhaps because strongly associate books. Yet, students’ value for expertise high, their knowledge skill resources rivalled that faculty. Gaps among groups definition “research” seem important address. study also points an ongoing need into specific populations students, how prior experience affects college library use, potential disciplinary differences
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عنوان ژورنال: New Review of Academic Librarianship
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1361-4533', '1740-7834']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2021.1906717