New Library World: Volume 112 Issue 7/8
Table of contents
Aspects of representation of library and information science
Branka Badovinac, Primož JužničThis paper seeks to deal with the “image problem” in the library and information science (LIS) profession from the cultural studies viewpoint. It aims to explore representations…
Planning for the acquisition of information resources management core competencies
Jim Martin, Raik ZaghloulThis paper aims to discuss the development of a core set of information resources management (IRM) competencies and to detail a plan for their acquisition by IRM librarians of a…
Role changing for librarians in the new information technology era
Hao‐Chang Sun, Kuan‐nien Chen, Chishu Tseng, Wen‐Hui TsaiThis paper aims to show how implementing new information technology has expanded the role of librarians as educators and how this role has matched the evolution of new technology.
Creating effective staff development committees: a case study
Erin Davis, Kacy LundstromThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of staff development committees (SDC) in the motivation, morale and education of library staff by relying on previous research and…
Information literacy and US Latino college students: a cross‐cultural analysis
Katherine S. Dabbour, James David BallardThe purpose of the paper is to present a cross‐cultural analysis of information literacy and library use among Latino and white undergraduates in an American university.
A study of Master of Library Science candidates and librarians at a practicum site library
Ignacio J. Ferrer‐Vinent, Karen SobelThe purpose of this paper is to augment knowledge about perceived benefits and drawbacks of practicum programs in academic libraries.
Bedbugs in our US libraries
Bruce E. Massis, Angel GondekWhen reports that better clothing stores and hotels in the USA found themselves in the embarrassing position of acknowledging that they had indeed been infested with bedbugs…
BOBCATSSS 2011
Federica MarangioThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the main contents of the Nineteenth BOBCATSSS Symposium held in Szombathely, Hungary in January 2011, with the theme of…