... and psychological barriers, with the most significant being usage and value-related barriers. The lack of information and the need for interaction were identified as the main factors contributing to these barriers. Originality/value The results help increase the acceptance and effective integration of MOOCs...

...Ekta Shokeen; Nihal Katirci; Caro Williams-Pierce; Elizabeth Bonsignore Purpose This study aims to understand children’s sketching behavior while they engage in interest-driven design activities. Particularly, the authors examine their information sharing practices and the learning opportunities...

...Abdulqadir Rahomee Ahmed Aljanabi; Waleed K.H. Mohamed AL-Hadban Purpose This paper aims to empirically examine the relationships among information literacy (IL), social networking technology usage (SNTU) and learners’ satisfaction (LS) among university students. The research also aims...

...Poppy Frances Gibson; Sarah Smith Purpose In a fast-moving world where technology has become intertwined with our daily lives, meaning information is available at our fingertips, information overload ( Khabsa and Giles, 2014 ) is just one of many challenges that this technological overhaul has...

...Jo Smedley Purpose This paper discusses the importance of effectively using senses in sharing information and managing the opportunities they individually and collaboratively offer. Design/methodology/approach The paper considers how information is best portrayed by each sense, individually...

...Judith Mavodza Purpose This paper aims to examine the increased lack of clarity about the professional role of academic librarians, and where the future lies in the academic environment during this period of fast information environment change. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes...

...Sarah McNicol The first chapter includes a brief history of the internet; an overview of “finding tools”; general information about search strategies; a guide to assessing the quality of content; and a note about copyright issues. The following three chapters describe in greater detail...

...Margot Note With essays ranging from open source software, information retrieval, surveillance, and digital preservation to autonomous Marxism and techno‐capital, literacies and education, and library‐state relations, Information Technology in Librarianship: New Critical Approaches...

... demonstrates an innovative way librarians can improve library instruction in order to meet information literacy standards and other educational challenges. One Instructional Services Librarian was intrigued by an ARS system used by network television news programs during the 2004 United States Presidential...

... centres, in the major cities of Pakistan, backed up by interviews with librarians and community leaders. Findings It is found that while most libraries provide community information services, these are of traditional kind, and there are very few examples of information and communication technologies...

...Aleksandra Horvat An overview of the Library and Information Science (LIS) education in Croatia is provided. It is argued that the changes brought about by the new information and communication technology have a great impact on LIS education that requires more than habitual updating...

...Ragnar Audunson; Ragnar Nordlie; Inger Cathrine Spangen Compares and analyses two approaches to structuring library and information science (LIS) education and research, the discipline oriented, and the approach which is denoted “the complete librarian”. The complete librarian designates...

...Leif Kajberg Major collaborative schemes and initiatives in library and information science (LIS) education are outlined. It is observed that networking and mobility efforts in European LIS education have not yet produced spectacular or convincing results. On the whole, progress measured in synergy...

.... Expresses viewpoints on salary issues for librarians/information professionals in the context of the USA and UK, drawn both from an impassioned speech delivered by Mitch Freedman and from the findings of a pay and status survey conducted by The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...

...Robert W. Vaagan As the LIS field is being restructured world‐wide, a survey of key institutions and relevant literature confirms that ethics and its information age derivative “infoethics” are becoming important components of LIS research and teaching. LIS scholars and educators need to train...

...Don Revill Edited by William E.   McGrath . Current Theory in Library and Information Science . Library Trends, Vol. 50 No. 3 University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science , 2002 . 265 pp. , ISBN: Champaign, IL. , ISSN: ISSN 0024-2594   $94...

...Justin Arundale The paper discusses the teaching of elements of law within the Library and Information Studies (LIS) curriculum, using the programmes at the University of Brighton as an exemplar. The inclusion of legal topics in LIS teaching has been endorsed by professional associations, but has...

...Barbara Sen Books on this topic are welcome, particularly with the focus of this publication being on the service industry, which has not been adequately supported. There are 15 chapters crammed full of information, ideas, and case studies. The key points or bullet points given at the end...

...Susan Kent Describes how recent technological developments have changed the way that information is stored, managed and accessed. The impact of the Internet has created a need for public libraries to realign their position in the information marketplace. Addresses the challenges facing the library...

...Siriginidi Subba Rao Highlights how the World Wide Web paved the way for the information age. Defines the portal as a gateway to information and a one‐stop Web site that tries to satisfy most personal daily Web needs. Lists the core functions, applications and priorities of a portal. Categorizes...