In the library science field, there is no professionally accepted tiered list of journals in the United States to guide librarians, as there is in other academic disciplines. This situation creates a challenge for both new and experienced librarians who wish to make a serious contribution to librarianship by publishing articles. This article outlines a methodology used at the Libraries of Purdu...

Libraries are an important social institution, significantly influencing the development of econ­omy, science, education and culture. They play main role in forming information infrastructure. The librarianship largely depends on level material support, introduction new technologies, renewal collections, as well training personnel. In many cases, just problems education, qualification library p...

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 ...

AELSTRACT THISARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PERSISTENCE OF children’s book pioneers in the current practice of children’s literature and services curriculum in library and information science programs. The article draws on the theoretical work of the feminist philosopher Elizabeth Minnich (1990) who, in her book Transforming Knowledge, explores why it matters who is, and who is not, included in the cur...

Librarianship is a feminized profession, and like teaching, nursing, and social work with which it shares the occupational traits of a "semi-profession," its low status and prestige have been attributed to a negative feminine image. To date, discussion of a corresponding male librarian image, general male issues, and the broader topic of gender issues has been minimal within the profession, whi...

This article provides an overview of the evolution of the academic library workforce in the United States based on an examination of a selected number of studies of academic librarians. The overview illustrates the ongoing unmet needs that exist for comprehensive workforce data. The overview is followed by a discussion of the findings of a recent study entitled, “Workforce Issues in Library and...

OBJECTIVE The international consulting and publishing activities of Estelle Brodman, PhD, are placed in the context of Medical Library Association (MLA) international activities. DESCRIPTION Through multiple consulting engagements in Asia, Dr. Brodman developed an extensive knowledge of the practice and history of health sciences librarianship in countries she visited. International activitie...

Although the literature of librarianship is replete with personality studies, which purport to link the psychological characteristics of librarians with problems of stereotype, professional image, professional status, and occupational prestige, most assume that the only negative Image is that associated with the female stereotype. Only rarely have feminist studies challenged the assumptions upo...