CiteULike: OERI's library [6 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI/article/1569713 <i>Acceso, Vol. 4 (2002), pp. 81-90.</i> El profesional de la información: ¿podemos reconocerlo a simple vista? José Sánchez-Lugo Acceso, Vol. 4 (2002), pp. 81-90. 2007-08-16T16:30:57-00:00 Acceso 4 81 90 information_professionals profesional_de_la_informacin http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI/article/1569619 <i></i> Future of Librarians Will Sherman 2007-08-16T16:04:36-00:00 Degreetutor.com information_professionals library_20 new_librarians http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI/article/1569570 <i></i><br /><br />The Internet’s unforgiving speed is forcing split second changes on a profession that dates back millennia. But while many describe upheaval and chaos, is the revolution really that untidy? Some librarians, after all, make it look easy to adapt. Librarian 2.0 - Interviews of the future of librarians - DegreeTutor.com (varios) 2007-08-16T15:49:26-00:00 Degreetutor.com information_professionals library_future new_librarian http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI/article/1257862 <i>Libraries & Culture, Vol. 40, No. 3. (2005), pp. 223-238.</i><br /><br />Only a small minority of Library and Information Science (LIS) schools now schedule courses with a historical focus, and LIS faculty whose research specialty is history seem to be a vanishing breed. Yet some educators are committed to finding ways to preserve historical perspectives in the master's degree curriculum. At the 2004 conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) the Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group (SIG) discussed strategies and subsequently carried on the debate in an online forum. Theoretical justifications for including history in the curriculum appealed to both generalist and specific rationales that argued for "history as story" as well as "history as process," while practical suggestions included focusing on the preservation of documents, adopting the principles and methods of public history, and creating stronger avenues for collaboration among all historians of libraries and information science, no matter what their disciplinary affiliation. Overall, participants felt that in the current economic climate modestly scaled efforts stood the best chance of success. History in the Library and Information Science Curriculum: Outline of a Debate Christine Pawley Libraries & Culture, Vol. 40, No. 3. (2005), pp. 223-238. 2007-04-26T20:17:07-00:00 Libraries & Culture 40 3 223 238 curriculum http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI/article/1256989 <i>The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. In Press, Corrected Proof</i><br /><br />Understanding the inherent deficiencies in reference service as provided is critical to providing effective, high quality service. Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, as well as a combination of both, are being used to evaluate these services. The identification of appropriate research methodology is critical to an effective evaluation. This article is a review of the literature on reference service evaluation, with emphasis on evaluation methodologies. Evaluation of Reference Services--A Review Pali Kuruppu doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2007.01.013 The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. In Press, Corrected Proof 2007-04-26T14:26:46-00:00 The Journal of Academic Librarianship In Press, Corrected Proof evaluation reference service http://www.citeulike.org/user/OERI/article/1256889 <i>Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 58, No. 3. (2007), pp. 433-445.</i><br /><br />A user's understanding of the libraries they work in, and hence of what they can do in those libraries, is encapsulated in their ?mental models? of those libraries. In this article, we present a focused case study of users' mental models of traditional and digital libraries based on observations and interviews with eight participants. It was found that a poor understanding of access restrictions led to risk-averse behavior, whereas a poor understanding of search algorithms and relevance ranking resulted in trial-and-error behavior. This highlights the importance of rich feedback in helping users to construct useful mental models. Although the use of concrete analogies for digital libraries was not widespread, participants used their knowledge of Internet search engines to infer how searching might work in digital libraries. Indeed, most participants did not clearly distinguish between different kinds of digital resource, viewing the electronic library catalogue, abstracting services, digital libraries, and Internet search engines as variants on a theme. A library or just another information resource? A case study of users' mental models of traditional and digital libraries Stephann Makri Ann Blandford Jeremy Gow Jon Rimmer Claire Warwick George Buchanan doi:10.1002/asi.20510 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 58, No. 3. (2007), pp. 433-445. 2007-04-26T14:19:49-00:00 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 58 3 433 445 digital libraries studies user