Student Assistant Training in a Small Academic Library

Abstract

At Valparaiso University's main library, the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources (formerly the Moellering Library), student employees are an integral part of day-to-day operations. Students work at the reference desk and must be able to handle reference questions. Since the fall 2000 semester, the Reference Services Librarian has been creating a training program for the student assistants, consisting of an initial training period and a series of quizzes combined with review sessions. Student assistants are also indispensable in Instruction Services. These students are charged with library web site and instruction materials' updates. Methods, lessons learned throughout the process, and quiz questions are used to illustrate the development of the training program. Student performance evaluations and feedback are positive.     

COIL on Wheels: A Library Professional Development Roadshow

Professional development for instruction librarians is in danger of coming to a standstill in difficult economic times. COIL on Wheels is a professional development roadshow developed by the Community of Oklahoma Instruction Librarians to allow librarians with budget and staffing issues to benefit from peer training. By matching member librarian interests with institutional needs, librarians can visit institutions in their geographic area to provide their colleagues with low-cost or free training. This article discusses the origins of and rationale for this program and describes a successful implementation of this traveling professional development project.     

Leveraging Change to Integrate Library and Informatics Competencies into a New CTSC Curriculum: A Program Evaluation

This program evaluation reports on the curricular development and integration of library, biomedical informatics, and scholarly communications (LBS) skills into a required informatics course for a new graduate degree program in the University of New Mexico's Clinical and Translational Sciences Center (CTSC). The course built on the opportunity presented by the new degree program to integrate LBS competencies rarely included in most traditional clinical research training programs. This report tracks the experiences and evaluations of two cohorts of graduate students who have completed the course. This article presents lessons learned on curricular integration and offers thoughts for future work.     

Developing Teaching Competencies for Instructors in the Academic Library

Abstract

A university library developed a list of teaching competencies with three goals in mind: (1) to improve the quality of teaching in the information literacy program, (2) to create an outline for training in pedagogy, and (3) to provide a mechanism for self and peer assessment in library instruction. The authors describe the development process and discuss the rationale for each set of skills and behaviors. The article includes the list of competencies.     

The Library Liaison Toolkit: Learning to Bridge the Communication Gap

SUMMARY

SUNY New Paltz established a library liaison program in 2001, long after such programs were commonplace at many U.S. college and university libraries. The program emerged, not simply from a desire to enhance library service, but because library faculty came to view it as a multi-faceted mechanism capable of addressing multiple concerns. The new library-wide initiative demanded high-level communication skills, an in-depth understanding of library policies and collection development practices, and increased knowledge about individual departments and the college. A collection of campus information resources and liaison training sessions, collectively called The Library Liaison Toolkit, was developed to build liaison expertise in these areas.     

Data Science Support at the Academic Library

Data science is a rapidly growing field with applications across all scientific domains. The demand for support in data science literacy is outpacing available resources at college campuses. The academic library is uniquely positioned to provide training and guidance in a number of areas relevant to data science. The University of Arizona Libraries has built a successful data science support program, focusing on computational literacy, geographic information systems, and reproducible science. Success of the program has largely been due to the strength of library personnel and strategic partnerships with units outside of the library. Academic libraries can support campus data science needs through professional development of current staff and recruitment of new personnel with expertise in data-intensive domains.     

Implementing a Library Liaison Program

Abstract

A pilot library liaison program was initiated with the College of Liberal Arts at Southern Illinois University at Carbon-dale. The goals were to facilitate communication with academic faculties, enhance collection development, and improve services. A uniform training program was implemented. Budgets were allocated, and negotiations for new moneys were held in a group setting. Following training, meetings were held with academic department chairs, library liaisons, and the library's Director of Reference Services and Collection Management to activate the program. The pilot program was assessed and then expanded to all sixty teaching departments on campus, using guidelines that had evolved during the pilot program. The centrality of the library as a service unit is affirmed in increased understanding and cooperation between librarians and teaching faculty. The program is continually monitored in an effort to keep the program flexible and responsive to changing needs.     

Implementing and Assessing Library Reference Training Programs

Comprehensive assessments have shown that academic library users prefer a welcoming environment that provides the opportunity for self-sufficiency. Libraries need to meet these expectations and improve the quality of library reference by creating a comprehensive training program for librarians, staff, and students. This article will review standards for reference training in academic libraries with a focus on one-desk service points and consider best practices for planning, implementing, and assessing training programs for staff, students, and librarians.     

构建图书馆达人培育机制研究

构建图书馆达人培育机制,就是通过新颖、时尚的方法,激发图书馆从业人员尤其是年轻馆员钻研业务理论与技能的热情,达到切实加强图书馆专业技术人员队伍建设及推动我国图书馆事业和谐、健康、科学、有序发展的目的。构建图书馆达人培育机制要在一定构建原则的基础上,明确图书馆达人的界定标准,构建从低到高的培育体系、形式多样的培育平台、灵活实用的激励机制及公平科学的评价体系。     

We Are All Librarians: Training in the Ever Evolving Information Commons

The University of Arizona Library opened its Information Commons in January of 2002. The University of Arizona Library developed an in-depth training program to ensure that the individuals staffing the Information Commons Reference Desk were able to support the varied and complex questions that can be asked in a resource and technology rich environment. In this article, the authors describe the development and evolution of the training program that was created at the University of Arizona and share examples of training documents.     

图书情报专业学位研究生联合培养基地建设探析——以东北师范大学为例

[目的 /意义]联合培养基地建设是国家大力发展专业学位研究生教育的瓶颈,图书情报专业学位研究生培养急需突破这一瓶颈以提高质量.[方法/过程]回顾专业学位制人才培养文件,解析《专业学位研究生教育发展方案(2020-2025)》,调查分析联合培养基地弱化、双导师制流于形式、以学带专等专业学位研究生培养中存在的问题;剖析东北...     

图书馆学专业硕士培养方案的差异性比较

为了寻求更为合理的硕士培养方案,构建图书馆学科理论框架和专业体系,本文收集了我国30所高等院校图书馆学专业硕士培养方案,对其院系、课程体系、学制与学分安排、专业方向及学位必修课程5个方面的差异性进行比较,并对此进行思考定位,提出了可行性建议。     

公共图书馆开展员工培训需求分析的思考

在公共图书馆的员工培训过程中,经常会出现一些诸如员工学习热情不高、培训内容与实际需求脱节等问题。将企业人力资源管理中的培训需求分析理论应用于公共图书馆的管理实践中,是解决上述问题的一种方法。在公共图书馆,可以依次从组织层面、岗位层面和员工层面开展培训需求分析。     

Implementation of the Faxon Union List System by the Boston Library Consortium

The Boston Library Consortium has produced a union list of serials for many years as a crucial element in its broad resource-sharing program. In 1982, the Consortium agreed to work in an advisory capacity with the Faxon Company in the development of a new union list system, and to become the first test site for the system. Features of the system such as record format, data entry procedures, and editorial review options are discussed, along with considerations of training, documentation, administration, and staffing.     

我国图书馆学学术型硕士教育现状调查研究

[目的/意义]调查了解目前我国图书馆学硕士研究生教育的发展现状,推动图书馆学硕士研究生教育事业的进步。[方法/过程]选择学术型图书馆学硕士学位点的培养方案为调查对象,从硕士点地区分布、培养机构、培养目标、学制与学分、研究方向、课程体系、专业必修课程等方面对目前我国图书馆学学术型硕士教育现状进行分析。[结果/结论]发现目前图书馆学学术型硕士教育存在一些不足,并提出落实多元化的培养目标、合理调节学制与学分、科学规划研究方向、合理配置课程体系、重视实践环节等改进建议。     

西部地区图书情报人才培养目标、培养内容和培养途径研究

通过对西部地区10余所图书情报教学单位培养目标、课程设置、培养途径的介绍,指出西部地区图书情报人才培养存在着专业教育空间分布不合理、教育层次偏低,本科生生源不足,教学方式陈旧单一、现代化教学手段不足,缺少有效的培训途径,师资力量严重不足,教材陈旧等六大问题,认为西部地区图书情报人才的培养,应确立新的培养目标,改革课程设置,构建新的培养模式,加强师资和教材建设。     

论新世纪图书馆学人才培养模式的构建——对培养宽口径、厚基础、精专业的创新性“复合型”图书馆学人才的思考

新世纪呼唤新型的图书馆学人才培养模式。文章主要阐述了如何构建宽口径、厚基础、精专业的创新性“复合型”图书馆学人才培养模式,并进一步论述实现图书馆学人才培养模式的途径。     

高校图书馆馆员培训需求调查及素质提升策略探究——以北京地区高校图书馆馆员培训需求调查为例

[目的/意义]针对目前图书馆员专业素质参差不齐、新老馆员满足岗位需求有困难、部分馆员缺乏独立科研能力等问题,对北京地区高校图书馆员的培训需求进行调查分析,以提出有针对性的培训策略指导实践。[方法/过程]基于北京地区高校图书馆馆员培训需求问卷调查和BALIS培训中心历次线下培训的反馈调查,从培训的内容需求和形式需求两个方面,通过交叉分析、总结归纳,得到高校图书馆馆员的培训需求,并据此提出培训改进策略。[结果/结论]提出以下馆员素质提升策略:统筹培训内容、制定系统化的培训方案,细分馆员类型、分层开展馆员培训,精心打造培训内容、注意培训内容的多能力融合,以面对面培训为主、拓展培训渠道、做好培训保障。     

广播电视新闻学应用型人才培养模式的培育与探索——以重庆文理学院的改革实践为例

在探索广播电视新闻学专业人才培养模式中,以应用型人才培养理念为基础,通过多种渠道进行综合改革,建立比较完整的人才培养体系,为本专业的特色化发展探索新路。     

面向研究所科研一线的信息素养教育实践探索

[目的/意义] 总结中科院文献情报中心面向科研一线开展的信息素养教育实践，为科研信息素养教育提供最佳实践案例。[方法/过程] 从服务网络、内容体系、师资队伍、服务平台、服务形式、宣传渠道等方面总结面向研究所科研一线的信息素养教育实践探索。基于疫情与后疫情时期的探索实践，并通过问卷调研分析专家意见，提出科研一线信息素养教育发展新策略。[结果/结论] 未来要形成实时沟通需求的长效化机制，并通过有效激励、开放合作和探索众筹等措施，促进科研一线信息素养教育进一步创新发展。