The Importance of Soft Skills to LIS Education

Soft skills, or intra- and interpersonal skills such as writing, customer service, flexibility, are highly sought by library information science employers. A perceived gap in soft has led to suggestions that LIS programs not adequately addressing these their curricula, calls for them do more. However, no study examined the extent which faculty currently providing direct instruction of courses. The researchers employed a nationwide survey explore whether how teaching skills. findings suggest incorporating range into courses but relying heavily on passive over active learning. results could have implications course curriculum design.