Linked Data has become an important issue, not only for the process of building the web of data, but also for the mutual knowledge transfer between libraries and the web of data. Based on a study concerning Linked Open Data applications in libraries and the qualifications of future librarians involved in the development of such applications, we built a one day training program for academic libr...

Librarians working in the Irish health sector are under threat. This is a relatively young profession in comparison with international counterparts, with a low staffing base even at its peak. The public sector moratorium has led to professionally qualified librarians and library assistants not being replaced right across the health system. Librarians are employed in the HSE, voluntary sector, a...

Theresa Westbrock is Instruction Coordinator at New Mexico State University Library; e-mail: twestbro@ nmsu.edu. Sarah Fabian is First Year Experience Librarian in the Halle Library at Eastern Michigan University; e-mail: [email protected]. © Theresa Westbrock and Sarah Fabian In 1993, based on the proficiencies for bibliographic instruction librarians (1986), Diana Shonrock and Craig Mulder in...

Regional accreditation agencies have established mandates for higher education institutions to implement information literacy programs and to assess the resultant learning outcomes. This mandate calls for a shift in the established library instruction paradigm at many institutions. Responsibility shifts from librarians teaching students how to locate materials for particular assignments, to fac...

Chapter 3 provides an analysis of the survey outlining some of the challenges that institutions face in hiring diversity librarians. The area of job expectations is one challenge that can contribute to the difficulty in finding qualified applicants. Feedback from librarians emphasized the importance of making job expectations both clear and reasonable. The chapter concludes with suggestions for...

In a dynamic, information and technology-driven society, librarians can create new roles by assessing changes in their environment, the potential effect and ways to reposition themselves. Scenario building, literature reviews, situation analysis, speculation and forecasting may be used. Librarians have a good idea of what they can offer, but are often unable to reposition themselves in time. Re...

introduction: over the last decade, the role of clinical librarians in assisting general practitioners to provide better health care has been proved. rapid progress in telecommunication technology has emerged this question. could clinical librarians be able to assist general practitioners working in rural and remote areas through information and communication technologies? this project sought t...

introduction: with the advent of new technology and creating virtual training centers, e-learning and training have achieved a specific place in training centers. this article has been studied the feasibility of distance learning via internet for librarians working in central libraries of the ministry of health and medical education in tehran, iran. methods: in this descriptive survey data from...

While organizational scholars are increasingly interested in issues of identity, in-depth empirical studies analyzing the actual process of identity change have lagged, particularly when the process is triggered by IT-related transformational change (Alvesson et al. 2008). In this longitudinal case study, we follow the identity change process of librarians following the digitization of their wo...

Catherine Coker, Wyoma vanDuinkerken, and Stephen Bales are Assistant Professors at Texas A & M University Libraries; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. edu. © Catherine Coker, Wyoma vanDuinkerken, and Stephen Bales Tenure status for library faculty in the academic environment is coming under increasing attack from administration, faculty members in ot...