The winner of the 2011 LJ Teaching Award, sponsored by ProQuest, is a community-minded network thinker providing a real-life platform for students.
HAVING JUST JOINED SAN JOSÉ State University?s (SJSU) all online SLIS, I read with great interest the new report from Pew Internet and American Life, ?The Digital Revolution and Higher Education.? Pew interviewed over 1000 More...
Having a strong mentor during your first few years as a librarian can provide a safety net of advice, encouragement, and caution for a newly minted professional. Such a relationship would be even better if More...
Students starting graduate school who want to work in libraries with stacks filled with books may be aiming for the wrong profession, says Michael Stephens.
Students starting graduate school who want to work in libraries with stacks filled with books may be aiming for the wrong profession, says Michael Stephens.
The rich trove of ideas in the 2011 Horizon report will spark your thinking about change in education, learning, and libraries, says Michael Stephens.
Coasting, in library school and in our jobs, is not an option, says Michael Stephens.
If you haven't read the 2010 Project Information Literacy Progress Report from Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, you should. ?Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age? More...
Remembering Ron Shank It is with great sadness that we announce that Ron Shank, former group publisher of Library Journal, School Library Journal, Library Hotline, Críticas, and The Horn Book, passed away on Saturday, December More...
A chat with a university librarian about the skills new librarians should have.
I NEVER THOUGHT I?D BE WRITING ABOUT THE benefits of online education, although many librarians I admire have completed their LIS degrees online and many of the better graduate library schools have respected online programs. More...
An innovator who inspires in an engaged, synchronous online environment.
WELCOME TO ?OFFICE HOURS,? a new space in Library Journal where we?ll explore what?s happening in library and information science education. In the coming months we?ll talk about the ongoing discourse about LIS schools; research More...
Survey of 1,996 2009 grads details the jobs and pay won by many new librarians, and illustrates the struggle many others had to buck the part-time trend.
Born in England in 1927, Horrocks was honored in four countries for his contributions to the field.
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesCommitment to statewide outreachSave LSU's SLIS Program group formedAlso, UIUC GSLIS may face consolidationLouisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, aims to eliminate several academic programs, including the School More...
Break last year over services to students, Drexel relationshipGreater student involvement in organizations, mentorshipCALIX now at UCLALast month, the California Library Association (CLA) and San José State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesSLIS known for distance learningWork at Microsoft and Hewlett PackardLong history of serviceDr. Sandra Hirsh, a veteran scholar in LIS with significant industry experience, has been named as More...
Spectrum program can't fulfill demandCorporations and foundations will be asked for $500,000All of ALA urged to get involvedThanks to the announcement today of a $100,000 gift from American Library Association Past President Betty Turock and More...
Rebecca Knuth, a professor in the Library and Information Science Program at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa (UHM), was honored yesterday for winning the Library Journal Teaching Award for 2009.LJ Editor-at-Large John Berry said he More...
The way Rebecca Knuth plans a class she's teaching illustrates why she was nominated by her students and won the LJ Teaching Award for 2009. The award, which comes with a $5000 honorarium and a More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesCALIX, hosted since 1995, will moveDrexel has partnered with 25+ library groupsSJSU's Haycock says Drexel's reduced fees still higher than at public universitiesHaycock: "This was really the More...
Training never stopsFocus on your institutions' goals and customer expectationsTop down and bottom up training worksResources and tools for learning new technologies are plentifulThe 'Training Up'; webcast, sponsored by Polaris Library Systems and Library Journal, More...
LJ Blogger the Annoyed Librarian has taken another swing at those who promote LIS education, notably online programs, in a post headlined Come to Library School! Just Don't Expect a Job! It's generated more than More...
Making the most of unemploymentSecond gig ever garners review in New York TimesThis week: big gig + weddingHopes to tour before beginning career in librariesErnest Greene, a 2009 graduate of the University of South Carolina More...
From the Front LineFor the LIS graduates of 2008, this year was fraught with many challenges along with some triumphs. In general, the economic recession erased any gains that grads made in 2007, with the More...
Continued accreditation for Iowa, S. Florida, TennesseeBuffalo needs to boost online program, electives, assessments, advisement effortsBuffalo already addressing issues with more faculty hiresThe Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced More...
Are new school librarians better prepared?Five Core Competences assessedInternships keyAre recent library school graduates worth hiring when more seasoned librarians are available? After the American Library Association recently approved and adoptedCore Competences of Librarianship, research More...
Help with career planning and placement was high among the many things a group of students told me was missing from their LIS education. They listed other gaps and faults, too, some from the basic More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more stories33 grants total, several impactingacademic librariesProgram since 2002Digital information a highlightThe federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded 33 grants totaling $20.4 million as More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesASIS&T, iSchools in oppositionALISE wants more inputCOA to seek commentsThe American Library Association (ALA) Task Force on Library Education that issued a set of eight competences for LIS More...
UIUC, UNC retain top marksBased on survey filled out by three academics at each programSpecialty rankings also releasedThree years after its last rankingof LIS graduate programs, U.S. News and World Report has produced a new More...
Allen Smith taught 30 years, died in 2008Gift will support visiting scholar program, scholarshipsEmphasis on oral history and humanitiesSimmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), Boston, has received a $1 million gift from More...
School name changes from SCILS to SCILIS Department chair defends changeWill acronym be awkward?Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesAdding to the concern expressed by Rutgers LIS alumni before the name of their More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesIn an emotionally charged meeting, the Board of Governors of Rutgers,State University of New Jersey, today approved a resolution changing the name of the university's School of More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more stories(This article first appeared in the March 26, 2009, issue of the LJ Academic Newswire.) Last month, the decision by faculty of Rutgers University's School of Communication, More...
As a Distinguished Alumna of the MLS program (1965) and also a graduate of the Ph.D program (1997), I would like to go on record to say how disappointed I am that the Rutgers School More...
On February 4, 2009, the faculty at Rutgers' School of Communication, Information and Library Studies voted by a 3-to-1 margin to change the name of the school to the School of Communication and Information. The More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesHirshon: success in class not success in workplaceBishoff: MLS is education, not trainingCommenter: MLS needed for better pay(This article first appeared in the March 19 issue of More...
Deletion of the name 'Library'; obfuscatesDismisses'Library'; as brandDean says school is growingGo back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesIn response to the decision by the faculty of Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information and More...
NJLA incorrectly said to support moveLibrary students 27% of schoolSubtraction of "Library" adds to competitiveness?Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesAnother graduate school serving the library field is about to lose the 'L'; More...
Attendance:nearly 500Three new programs in progressAwards announced; election resultsClose to 500 LIS educators and exhibitors attended the 2009 ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Conference in Denver, January 20–23, whose theme, set by More...
More than a decade of debateCore competencies emerge from task forceCommittee on Accreditation to weigh inAfter more than a decade of debating what LIS students should have learned after earning a master's degree at an More...
Like every other librarian, I've had to teach myself countless things on the job in order to function professionally. Librarianship is a craft, and crafts are best learned by experience. Librarianship is also contextual: much More...
LJ's Student Affairs blogger Staci Elliott, in a swan song, offered some sober reflections on why she remains library-jobless since she started applying for positions in October 2007. (She earned her degree two months later.)First, More...
Huge enrollment growthNew concentrations and degrees acontributing factorTop-rated program without doctoral degreeGo back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesCiting growth in enrollment and the richness of offerings at the Library and Information Science Programat More...
"Conveniently Located Everywhere" draws paraprofessionals and librarian wannabeesDistance learning flexible, but requires same work as classroom studyPrepares students for online work environmentA crowd equally divided among school, public, and academic library paraprofessionals and a host More...
Despite his 'day job'; and a heavy schedule of classroom teaching, Rick J. Block finds time and intense energy to be the mentor, internship supervisor, and individual advisor to the students who fill every available More...
The LJ's 2008 Placements & Salaries Survey, in the November 1 issue, has alreadysparked reaction regarding the gender gap, questions about the value of the credential, and anger over the low pay for a variety More...
Insights into librarianship's persistent gender gap are just the tip of the findings in LJ's annual Placements & Salaries Surveyby Stephanie Maatta. Itexamines how each graduating class lands in the library and information science marketplace, More...
Deans, Directors, and Chairs If you are a faculty member or a director and your school did not respond fully, now is the time to get started on the 2008 survey. There are three stages More...
Article HighlightsThe Big News from the 2008 Library Salary & Job Survey The highs include leaps for minority grads in the Southeast, strong growth for academics in the Northeast, and extraordinary salaries garnered by University More...
New installations to be Koha 3.0, existing installations upgraded upon requestLIS programs can receive up to five freely hosted installationsParticipating students gain access to hands-on ILS trainingMany LIS students complain they don't get enough hands-on More...
LJ's annual Placements & Salaries Survey, written by Stephanie Maatta, examines how each graduating class lands in the library and information science marketplace, with an eye toward identifying job trends and shifts in pay. Overall, More...
Despite a difficult economy and tightening budgets, both jobs and salaries rose for 2007 grads. Echoing the previous year's growth, reported annual salaries increased approximately 3.1%, from $41,014 in 2006 to $42,361. The picture was More...
For some, the transition from graduate student to employed professional was seamless. Of the 1,546 graduates reporting employment, a full 41% remained with their current employer (compared to 36.9% in 2006 and 37% in 2005) More...
Over the past several years a greater and more diverse representation of job assignments and types of organizations has lured LIS graduates, especially in the area of information science. Schools and graduates are reporting many More...
The other gap that exists is one of diversity. That said, graduates claiming ethnic and racial minority status fared better in the marketplace than did women in general. In 2007, approximately 11.8% of the graduating More...
Recent issues of the annual placements and salaries survey have given cursory exploration of salary parity between the genders as well as minority comparisons. There is no doubt that the gaps continue to exist and More...
This year's survey provided real opportunities to examine the debate between library science and information science in more detail. In 2006 and again in 2007, graduates were asked to define whether their jobs were information More...
Other opportunities for achievement were reported by grads obtaining positions in cataloging and classification. Unlike past trends, salaries for catalogers made an upward turn, increasing by just over 10.2% to $39,670, though still remaining below More...
In light of recent professional discussions about tenure status for academic librarians, it seemed timely to explore graduate experiences in academic settings. Of the 416 graduates who accepted positions in academic libraries, 336 responded to More...
One real surprise was substantial growth in the number of graduates accepting professional positions as archivists. Compared to other types of jobs, archival placements comprise about 4.3% of the reported staffing. However, this was a More...
School library media centers showed some of the best growth among all types of library and information science agencies in 2007. Placements in the Midwest, Southwest, and West increased substantially, averaging 26.8% growth across the More...
Public libraries continue to be a popular choice for employment, averaging 28% of the overall reported placements. This figure has held steady over the last several years, consistently hovering around 27% to 29%. Increased hires More...
In a sign of further potential divergence between more traditional library schools and those also identified as information schools, a group of 19 I-schools in the United States and Canada-14 of them with programs accredited More...
The Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken in June at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Initial accreditation status was granted to the Master of More...
WebJunction, the online community for library staff that has gained significant support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since it launched in 2003, has been awarded another Gates grant to ensure its future viability. More...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) this week announced some $28 million in grants to 43 universities, libraries, and library organizations across the country to recruit and educate librarians. Among the projects supported More...
The School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University, CA, is embracing web-based virtual reality environments, such as Second Life. A summer class in Immersive Environments will be the first to More...
When I first began applying to library schools, I heard rumors about all these great jobs that would be open to new students after graduation. For some time now there has been talk of a More...
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