Librarianship is among the professions that are genderized in the attainment of leadership positions in Nigeria. Working at the intersection of gender and leadership, this study investigated ...genderization and the struggle of Nigerian women academic librarians for leadership positions in librarianship. The participants in the study were the librarians in public higher institutions in the South-west, Nigeria. A questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. The study submitted that for women and men to have equal opportunity in reaching leadership positions in librarianship, the philosophy of equality must be embedded within the societal and cultural settings of the people.
This piece introduces the Des Moines University Library's Research and Scholarly Communication Peer Associate Program, focusing on the curriculum of a five-day summer institute developed for graduate ...medical and health sciences students and rooted in a critical information literacy framework. The authors outline the institute's philosophy and approach and provide readers with key content areas, materials, activities, and homework prompts. Initial program assessment is discussed, and the authors share their thoughts on how the program might continue to evolve to meet the changing needs of students. The article concludes with reflections from two peer associates who participated in the program during the 2022-2023 academic year.
This paper studies how the field of librarianship can help counteract the phenomenon of fake news and misinformation. A literature review was conducted to identify the current themes, patterns, ...correlations and gaps within the existing literature on fake news, information literacy and librarianship. Findings centre on defining fake news, analysing contemporary and emerging information literacy frameworks, and outlining the current efforts and initiatives exercised by libraries to refute the spread of fake news and educate communities on how to navigate through an era of untruth and disinformation. The paper outlines effective initiatives developed by those within the Library and Information Systems (LIS) profession while highlighting considerations and recommendations as to how librarians can continue to enhance their role in the digital age and make successful contributions to the professional field.
This research note provides information about two Quaker libraries and archives: the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College (FHL) and the Quaker Collections at Haverford College (QSC). ...Although located near each other, FHL and QSC hold different collections and have different missions. This article will highlight their distinct missions, collections and projects; describe their shared projects and systems; and review their strengths and lacunae. Approaches to dealing with harmful language and to developing more inclusive collections is also addressed. Also included is information on scheduling visits, searching collections and what resources are available online.
This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0.
Eulogy for the Information Age David Lankes
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This is the text of a 2017 address to the ALIA New Librarians Symposium 8. The author takes on the concepts and language associated with an information approach to librarianship. Particular attention ...is put in examining the role of libraries as an answer to access issues instead of an agent of impact. The Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom hierarchy is used to focus the role of librarians on impact and knowledge over data and information. This shift from industrial scale provision of materials to information to knowledge requires a new approach to the study of librarians and library service. A knowledge focus – what has been referred to as the knowledge school of thought in librarianship-necessitates the use theory of learning, in particular, constructivist concepts of learning.
I joined the research and instruction department of an R1 university soon after library school. Approximately six months after my arrival, that department split in half. The shifting work ...environment, coupled with the newness of the job, presented several challenges, particularly dealing with interdepartmental tension and navigating contradictory priorities among colleagues. New librarians are often encouraged to bring innovative ideas to the table, but ambition and change are not always welcomed by seasoned professionals with preexisting notions about librarianship. I will examine the added stress of maintaining collegial relationships and finding professional identity in delicate and unfamiliar conditions.
A diversity audit of the natural resources monographs took place in the spring and summer of 2022 at the California Polytechnic University, Humboldt Library. The goals of the audit were to construct ...a diversity audit that could be undertaken with very limited time and personnel availability. The findings have provided the library with important information about diversifying its science collections. This paper covers the audit methods, results, a discussion of the findings, and recommendations on best practices for diversifying science collections.
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