SYsTEMS ANALYSIS has become an important part of librarianship. Courses are being offered in schools. Librarians want to add analysts to their staff, and the term frequently appears in library research and development literature. There can be little doubt concerning the reasons for interest. The continuing pressure to introduce automation, especially electronic data processing, into the profess...

In recent years, librarians in various sectors have been moving forward a conversation on the distinct information needs and information-seeking behavior of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) patrons and how well the profession recognizes and meets those needs. Health sciences librarianship has been slower than other areas of the profession in creating an evidence base coverin...

The following article denotes a library media specialist’s journey to obtain an academic librarianship position through the lens of imposter syndrome. information contained in is presented singular and provides insight help inspire specialists apply future librarian positions.

This article intends to discuss Information Technology diploma programs as an alternate means of educating systems librarians and preparing them for the new challenges faced by library systems offices. The first section outlines my own experience marrying an MLIS with a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology as a means of moving into systems librarianship. The second discusses the applicati...

Institutional ethnography uncovers how institutional factors shape practice in sometimes unrecognized ways. This IE study on Brazilian school librarianship, conducted in the summer of 2013 in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, uncovers similar challenges experienced by school library professionals the world over, as well as unique approaches informed by Brazilian culture.

purpose: this research aims at investigating the role of ict on improving organizational performance in academic libraries of state universities in isfahan based on the balanced scorecard. method: the research method is descriptive survey study. the population consists of all 169 librarians of the university of isfahan, isfahan technical university and isfahan medical sciences university. the s...

Introduction. The paper discusses the often-repeated assertion that digitization makes libraries and librarians redundant by giving everyone access to the information they need without having to rely upon librarians as information middlemen. Method. Relevant articles both from research literature and from discussions in the public sphere preoccupied with the relationship between digitization an...