This paper provides some initial considerations into the design and function of the Data Librarian. The first part (Liscouski, J., 1997, Journal of Automatic Chemistry, 19, 193-197) described the need for the Librarian.

In 2005, Stephen Abram, vice president of Innovation at SirsiDynix, challenged library and information science (LIS) professionals to start becoming “librarian 2.0.” In the last few years, discussion and debate about the “core competencies” needed by librarian 2.0 have appeared in the “biblioblogosphere” (blogs written by LIS professionals). However, beyond these informal blog discussions few s...

Boyd studies the responses to a series of questions from six teacher-librarians who are generally regarded as influential leaders within field. These will be analyzed with view testing Hartzell's scaffolding for building influence teacher-librarian.

The collaboration of faculty and library in Problem Based Learning (PBL) has led to an abundance of studies in the medical and health sciences. This article reports on the emerging roles of librarians in studies on PBL implementation during the past 10 years. The initial analysis revealed studies which focussed on the effects of PBL on library usage. However the trend has since evolved to studi...

This study explores various leadership approaches in the context of Ghanaian university libraries. Twenty-six senior librarians and faculty from the University of Ghana were interviewed to determine their views on leadership styles, skills, training and barriers to developing library leaders. Findings revealed that leaders can be developed through short courses, workshops, seminars and formal t...

Funkcje „Zapytaj bibliotekarza” (ang. Ask a librarian), FAQ i portale dziedzinowe subject guides) w bibliotekach polskich. Rola wdrożenia chatbotów bibliotecznych. Nowa usługa „Wynajmij Book librarian).

What does the cost of academic publishing look like to the common researcher today? Our goal is to convey the current state of academic publishing, specifically in regards to the field of computer science and provide analysis and data to be used as a basis for future studies. We will focus on author and reader costs as they are the primary points of interaction within the publishing world. In t...

Using the practice of embedded librarianship, a professor from Graduate School Education and Librarian at Rutgers, The State University New Jersey collaborated to investigate its impact on inherent transactional distance that exists in an online graduate course. Michael G. Moore’s three relational distances existing environment—“teacher-student,” “student-student,” “student-course content”—the ...