...Maria Mawson; Amy C. Haworth Purpose This paper aims to outline work to support the employability agenda in the Library at the University of Sheffield, set in the context of debates about the nature of employability, employability skills and information literacy in the workplace. Design...

... for their skills can result in a workplace where the positive benefits of such hires can be realized daily. When hiring for an open position in the library, interviewers thoroughly review each résumé to seek a potential match that will most align with the duties of the position. Not until the actual dialogue...

...Hanadi Buarki; Mark Hepworth; Ian Murray Purpose The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive literature review on information and communication skills (ICT) of library and information science (LIS) students in worldwide LIS education and compare them with those skills needed by the job...

... body reports, focusing particularly on the implications of these for the contemporary and future education, training and development of the information profession. Key issues addressed are the impact of the government skills agenda and the increasing use of competency based frameworks. Findings...

... Skills Norway In 2005, the Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science at Oslo University College began a project in cooperation with the Oslo Public Library (Deichmanske bibliotek) in order to allow second year students to participate in a chat‐based reference service. Now going...

... of academic staff. Findings It was clear that different LIM sectors had different emphasises in terms of the employability skills required. Second, the LIM departments visited also identified the desire to address gaps in provision of employability skills within curricula. Research limitations...

...Richard Turner From theories of learning the authors look at motivating learners. This addresses what motivation is, learner attitudes, reasons for learning, prior experience, learner styles and the learning environment. These findings are then translated onto information skills to show...

...Meerabai Gosine‐Boodoo; Mark McNish Purpose The main aim of the research conducted was to identify whether the particular country environment of today's professional librarian impacts upon his/her skills capabilities as well as upon his/her access to opportunities for continued development...

...‐networked environment. Under the “network economy” the network of relationships is more important than the ownership of assets. This paper concentrates on how librarians become knowledge workers and support other knowledge workers' communities. The new roles and skills (particularly communication...

...Alan Brine; John Feather This paper reports on research in progress that reviews the skills used by library and information science (LIS) professionals and how to record them in a manner that encourages continuing professional and personal development. A portfolio was developed by the learning...

... funds to their CPE if their organisations fail to support them and that the professional association (Nigerian Library Association) should develop clear cut programmes for the development of practitioners. Librarians Surveys Continuing professional development Skills Nigeria The library...

.... The survey was structured to take account of knowledge, skills, and competencies explicated in Australian documents that provide competency guidance in library and information management areas. It was also designed to enable comparison with a previously published survey analysis. The survey identifies 189...

... to be favoured in the staff recruitment process – more so than expertise in any other legal area. Curriculum Law Skills Information Copyright Data protection The question of how the curricula of library and information management courses should incorporate elements of law – and, in particular...

...John Rodwell Whether a reference librarian needs a good subject background to provide a quality service, or can rely upon generic professional skills, is an old debate. However it is sharpened once again by the emerging changes in reference services in the digital environment, in particular...

... and highlights the importance of adding value to the process of the transformation of data to information, and from information to knowledge. The trend towards supporting evidence‐based practice in health care is a good example of how librarians could use their skills and knowledge to give better support...

...Elizabeth McDermott Describes women′s position in libraries and in the Western workforce at large. Outlines the changing nature of the labour pool as it is affected by demographic changes and the demand for skills. Describes the social and attitudinal changes taking place, the role of feminism...