An Examination of Library and Information Science Undergraduate Students’ Career Aspirations in Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

This study examined Library and Information Science (LIS) undergraduate students’ career aspirations in entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities. A total of 155 students constituted the sample for the study. A self-designed questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The results demonstrate that 20.3% aspire to set up a small business, 39.2% prefer company employment, 30.4% prefer self-employment, and 20.3% prefer government employment. Forming partnerships, loans from banks and friends, grants from private foundations and personal savings and cash, private stock, and angel investors were identified as sources of funding. Careers available in LIS were identified to include librarian, abstracter, lecturer, web designer, database manager, archivist, information broker, publisher, and researcher. Hindrances to careers in entrepreneurship and self-employment were identified to include lack of access to financial services, access to physical infrastructure, and basic services. The study makes recommendations based on the findings.     

协同创新“大科研”模式下学科服务嵌入路径研究——电子科技大学图书馆学科服务实践与创新

基于协同创新的大科研模式正在成为科技创新的新趋势,研究者与研究机构的科技创新模式与信息需求发生着重要转变,以嵌入科研并为科技创新提供有力支撑为目标的学科化服务也面临着机遇与挑战。电子科技大学图书馆通过深入分析目前研究型大学的科研模式及发展需求,提炼出面向科研决策及学科分析、面向院系、面向科研团队的嵌入式学科服务路径,通过嵌入科研体系的服务链,形成对科研的全方位立体化支撑体系,并开展一系列特色实践。     

Uniqueness Matters: Author-Supplied Keywords and LCSH in the Library Catalog

This study concerns the overlap between author-supplied keywords and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) bibliographic records in the library catalog. The article provides a discussion on uniqueness, matching, and complementariness based on a replication of Strader's methodology and rubric from a 2009 article. Findings support most of Strader's conclusions, including the complementary nature of keywords and controlled vocabularies. Both keywords and LCSH provide unique terms that enhance access. Researchers also broke new ground regarding partial matching, particularly within LCSH. The fact that uniqueness matters has implications for the continued use of LCSH, for LCSH maintenance, and for further research.     

An Historical Look at the Studies on the Subject Authority File in Turkey

Abstract

Libraries are bridges between information and the library user in the context of information retrieval. Library users want to access information resources according to their topic. Therefore, it is important to create subject entries in bibliographic records. If subject added entries and their redirects are done correctly, it will make it easier for users to access the information they are looking for. In this article the collaborative studies and projects made in Turkey are being discussed.     

图书馆学专业学生职业背离的危机预警——基于未来职业者图书馆员刻板印象的研究

基于对未来职业者图书馆员刻板印象的研究,从图书馆职业和图书馆学专业教育两个方面分析未来职业者产生职业背离现象的原因,并从图书馆工作服务水平、专业技能性以及图书馆学教育与实践的关系、专业认同感、学历培养方式等方面提出针对性缓解策略。     

Building a Better M.I.C.E. Trap: Using Virtual Focus Groups to Assess Subject Guides for Distance Education Students

ABSTRACT

Subject guides are often used as an alternative to in-person library instruction for distance education students. However, when students are not on-campus, it can be difficult to assess if they are getting all of the relevant information they need. In an organization that serves students located across the United States and even outside of the country, a method was needed to assess the effectiveness of library information provided to distance learners on specific topics. The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration (Hotel College) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), offers a number of on-campus and distance education courses, including classes taught at a satellite campus in Singapore. With diverse course offerings via distance education, the conventions and exhibitions subject area was chosen as a case study. Often referred to as M.I.C.E., the study of meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions in a hospitality context is a major subdiscipline within the Hotel College. After researching different approaches to studying the effectiveness of subject guides, a virtual focus group was chosen to gather feedback from students. This paper will demonstrate how focus groups can be created and how the information gathered can be used to increase effectiveness of subject guides. Readers will discover effective techniques and pitfalls for using virtual focus groups in conjunction with subject guides assessment.     

Shaping Up: Boot Camp and Other Programs Addressing Professional Development Needs of Science Librarians

Scientists work collaboratively with online tools, relying almost exclusively on online resources and sharing publications freely online while generating and utilizing large datasets. As a result, librarians charged with providing services to the scientific community face both opportunities and challenges in keeping up in this electronic, digital environment. To meet these challenges, library leaders from the five campuses of the University of Massachusetts System established an on-going e-Science initiative. This initiative focuses on increasing awareness and understanding of the principles of e-Science while improving general knowledge within different scientific disciplines. Programs of varying lengths and focus provide local and affordable professional development opportunities that improve the working librarian's ability to better serve scientific researchers and students.     

中国科学院国家科学图书馆学科服务的创新实践

从中国科学院国家科学图书馆开展的"融入式"普遍服务、"嵌入式"知识服务和"协同式"转型发展的具体实践出发,总结其学科馆员在支撑科研创新方面开展的特色服务内容、取得的良好服务成效, 以及在培育"适变型"团队创新能力方面的具体举措,以期为图书馆创新服务发展提供最佳实践案例。     

高校图书馆学科分馆建设研究

学科分馆建设是高校图书馆创新服务形式、配合学校加强学科建设的重要措施。分析了学科分馆的含义及高校图书馆学科分馆建设现状,重点就学科分馆的信息资源建设和学科服务进行探讨。     

（已撤销）学科馆员能力云模型的构建及应用

将学科馆员的各种能力划分为知识&技能、资源&管理&应用、营销&教学、评价&发展4个维度,以及必备知识、必备技能、资源获取、知识管理、科研能力、营销能力、教学能力、评价反思、发展创新9个能力层次,建立学科馆员能力云模型,并将模型在学科馆员的选拔、培训和绩效考核中予以应用。