Library User Education: Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships (review)

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-175
Author(s):  
Angela Weiler
Keyword(s):  
Powerful Learning ◽  
Library User ◽  
User Education

LIS pre-professionals’ perspectives towards library user education: A comparative study between three universities in Greater China

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 832-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley Allard ◽  
Patrick Lo ◽  
Qianxiu Liu ◽  
Kevin K.W. Ho ◽  
Dickson K.W. Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
General Context ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Greater China ◽  
Library User ◽  
User Education

Although the perceptions of library user education of academic libraries has been studied in a general context, specific studies on perspective of library and information science students are relatively few, especially in the context of Asia. Filling this research gap is particularly important because it affects the experiential learning of these pre-professionals, and shapes future library user education directions. As such, this study aims at understanding and comparing the views and perceptions of library user education programs in Greater China from the perspective of library and information science students. A total number 305 questionnaire survey responses were collected from three different universities in Greater China, namely: The University of Hong Kong (HKU), National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), and Peking University (PKU). Results from this survey study reveal high evaluations of library user education programs and library user education librarians as a whole, as well as possible ways for librarians to better promote such programs. Such ratings are attributed to findings from previous studies on why students choose librarianship as a career, as well as the importance of experiential learning embedded in the Library and Information Science programs at each university. Findings of this study also suggest that as pre-professionals (soon-to-be professional librarians), these student respondents recognize the values behind library user education as an important part of their overall learning practices. Results from this study will be useful in identifying how future library professionals in Greater China perceive library user education programs, and librarians – therefore potentially helping librarians improve the delivery of these services.

Changing Technologies in Canadian Academic Library User Education

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Julien ◽  
Gloria J. Leckie ◽  
Roma Harris
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Electronic Technologies ◽  
Library User ◽  
Tremendous Impact ◽  
User Education

The traditional academic library is changing rapidly. The widespread use of electronic technologies has had a tremendous impact upon information retrieval within the library. As well, there is increasing awareness of the need to develop information literacy skills in graduates. This research was undertaken to determine how library user education in Canadian academic libraries. . . 

scholarly journals Courseware in academic library user education: a literature review from the GAELS Joint Electronic Library Project

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Joint ◽  
Bob Kemp ◽  
Susan Ashworth
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Culture Shift ◽  
Library User ◽  
User Education

The GAELS project (Glasgow Allied Electronically with Strathclyde) is a library-based project intended to promote a culture shift among engineering researchers at Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities. Our intention is to decrease researchers' dependence on separately held local print collections in favour of collaboratively held networked electronic resources. To support this aim, GAELS (1999) has created a courseware package to teach researchers the different information retrieval skills required to use such networked resources.DOI:10.1080/0968776010090304 

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