Requirements for library and information work and the role of library education

Introduction. This study aims to examine the role of education and training in influencing librarians’ performance at the Main library of UniversitasGadjahMada(UGM). The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of education and training on the performance of librarians of UGM is important to consider the library of UGM to organize education and trainin every year.Data Collection Methods. This research used quantitative approach with survey. The subject of this study wais UGM librarian regarding their perspectives in the librarian traiing.Sample this research is 74 librarians.Data Analysis. The data was analysed by usingSPSSResults and Discussions. The results showed that library education did not affect the performance of librarians. General knowledge training affected the performance of librarians. The performance of UGM librarians in the category is quite good. The data analysis shows that majority of UGM librarians have undergraduate education of 28 people (37.8%) and the second most have master's degree which is 21 people (28,4%). UGM librarians who have attended general knowledge training more than 5 times are 19 librarians (25.7%) and librarians who follow librarian training of more than 5 6 (8.1%). The performance score of UGM librarian is in interval of 56% -75% so it shows that the performance of UGM librarian in the category is quite good.Conclusion. Training of general knowledge field give positive influence to the performance of UGM librarian if given as much as 2-3 times in a year. Training in the field of librarianship gives a positive influence on the performance of UGM librarians. The more training the librarianship is given the better the performance

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The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

International Education and the Next-Generation Workforce - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4498-4.ch010 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 170-193

Author(s):

Lesley S. J. Farmer

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

School Library ◽

The United States ◽

School Libraries ◽

Professional Organizations ◽

School Librarian ◽

School Librarians ◽

Library Education ◽

Library Associations

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.

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Characterizing Work-Life for Information Work on Mars

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction ◽

10.1145/3492859 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 6 (GROUP) ◽

pp. 1-27

Author(s):

Rhema Linder ◽

Chase Hunter ◽

Jacob McLemore ◽

Senjuti Dutta ◽

Fatema Akbar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lived Experience ◽

Work Life ◽

Life On Mars ◽

Life Issues ◽

Information Work ◽

Work Family ◽

Design Fiction ◽

Near Future ◽

Narrative Account

We present a design fiction, which is set in the near future as significant Mars habitation begins. Our goal in creating this fiction is to address current work-life issues on Earth and Mars in the future. With shelter-in-place measures, established norms of productivity and relaxation have been shaken. The fiction creates an opportunity to explore boundaries between work and life, which are changing with shelter-in-place and will continue to change. Our work includes two primary artifacts: (1) a propaganda recruitment poster and (2) a fictional narrative account. The former paints the work-life on Mars as heroic, fulfilling, and fun. The latter provides a contrast that depicts the lived experience of early Mars inhabitants. Our statement draws from our design fiction in order to reflect on the structure of work, stress identification and management, family and work-family communication, and the role of automation.

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ROLE OF FOREIGNERS ELECTRONIC DATABASES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN LIBRARY

Infolib ◽

10.47267/2181-8207/2020/3-017 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 22-24

Author(s):

Gavkhar Khamdamova ◽

Keyword(s):

Information Technologies ◽

Electronic Resources ◽

Modern Library ◽

The World ◽

Library Development ◽

Access Information ◽

Modern Information ◽

Information Work

The article discusses the position of modern libraries in the world. How the environment in which functioning of libraries has changed radically. The question of what the library should become and whether it should continue to exist in general remains open to this day. The author of the article analyzes how modern information technologies determine the strategy and tactics of library development. The author acknowledges that today for traditional libraries, gaining access to electronic resources significantly changes the approache to information work in general. This emphasizes that it allows readers to access information without having to resort to printed originals and often relieves users of the need to physically visit libraries.

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Situational appropriation of information

Aslib Journal of Information Management ◽

10.1108/ajim-02-2015-0033 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 67 (5) ◽

pp. 492-504 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Isto Huvila

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Information Science ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Active Role ◽

Management Research ◽

Conceptual Tool ◽

Content Type ◽

Information Work ◽

Information And Knowledge Management

Purpose – In contrast to the interest of describing and managing the social processes of knowing, information science and information and knowledge management research have put less emphasis on discussing how particular information becomes usable and how it is used in different contexts and situations. The purpose of this paper is to address this major gap, and introduce and discuss the applicability of the notion of situational appropriation of information for shedding light on this particular process in the context of daily information work practices of professionals. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on the analysis of 25 qualitative interviews of archives, library and museum professionals conducted in two Nordic countries. Findings – The study presents examples of how individuals appropriate different tangible and intangible assets as information on the basis of the situation in hand. Research limitations/implications – The study proposes a new conceptual tool for articulating and conducting research on the process how information becomes useful in the situation in hand. Practical implications – The situational appropriation of information perspective redefines the role of information management to incorporate a comprehensive awareness of the situations when information is useful and is being used. A better understanding how information becomes useful in diverse situations helps to discern the active role of contextual and situational effects and to exploit and take them into account as a part of the management of information and knowledge processes. Originality/value – In contrast to orthodoxies of information science and information and knowledge management research, the notion of situational appropriation of information represents an alternative approach to the conceptualisation of information utilisation. It helps to frame particular types of instances of information use that are not necessarily addressed within the objectivistic, information seeker or learning oriented paradigms of information and knowledge management.

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