As information literacy is a key competence of the information society, information literacy instruction in public as well as academic libraries is crucial. Today, librarians do not only act as providers of information but also as educators of the information society’s citizens. The rapid development of information and communications technologies is constantly changing the way we interact with ...

background: in-service training courses are one of the most available programs that are used to improve the quantity and quality level of the staff services in various organizations, including libraries and information centers. with the advent of new technologies in the field of education, the problems and shortcomings of traditional in-service training courses were replaced with virtual ones. ...

In today’s globalized information age, data-warehousing decisions for library science deans and librarians are complex. The purpose of this research is to understand and discover the key principle or core decisions librarians in higher education situations make in determining what data should be warehoused in the digital information age.

This article intends to discuss Information Technology diploma programs as an alternate means of educating systems librarians and preparing them for the new challenges faced by library systems offices. The first section outlines my own experience marrying an MLIS with a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology as a means of moving into systems librarianship. The second discusses the applicati...

The library and information profession in Australia, and indeed throughout the world, is rapidly aging. In the United States it was recently predicted that, by 2017, some 68 percent of today’s librarians will have retired (Lynch, 2002). The demographics of library and information professionals in Australia mirrors this situation, where 52 percent of qualified librarians are over the age of 45, ...

In the real world of library service, librarians have to keep up with change by answering specific questions. They need training because technology, the character of populations, and local economics all are changing. Recognizing that technology is a catalyst of change, the author shows how librarians can and do work to help libraries harness the power of technology to navigate the changing read...

asurvey study was conducted to assess the knowledge/awareness level in ipm technology among farmers. four villages were randomly selected from sargodha district for data collection. thirteen farmers from each village were selected randomly and sample size was 52 respondents. more than 92% of respondents have no advisory services either from public or private sector. the findings imply that resp...

The research landscape is growing dramatically, and librarians are examining new roles, services, and types of collaborations to support data-intensive research. This column describes curricular enhancements at one School of Library and Information Science in the United States. Several key areas of data management in which health sciences librarians may wish to build or enhance their skills are...