Education for library and information service

Hallam, Gillian

doi:10.1016/b978-1-876938-43-7.50018-1

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“…The academic ranks of the 23 respondents were: one Professor, 11 Senior Lecturers, nine Lecturers, and two others (an adjunct and a senior research fellow). 7 A recent book chapter by Hallam and Calvert (2009) supported the findings by Smith (2006) and Hallam (2007) as well as summarizing the major issues in Australian LIS education: too many LIS programs staffed by too few LIS academics competing for too few students, resulting in a steep decline in numbers of LIS educators from 130 to 64 over a tenyear period (1996 -2005). Furthermore, LIS academics are 'greying' and recruitment of new academics within Australia with minimum academic qualifications was difficult as the PhD remained a 'relatively scarce commodity' in the Australian professional LIS culture.…”

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Fifty years of LIS education in Australia: Academization of LIS educators in higher education institutions

Wilson

Kennan

Willard

et al. 2010

Library & Information Science Research

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This paper investigates the academization of library and information science (LIS) educators in Australia from 1959 to 2008. Extensive data document the distribution of these academics in Australian higher education institutions over fifty years: from a slow beginning in the 1960s, to rapid growth in the 1970s, relative stability in the 1980s, and a persistent decline from the 1990s. Results of other characteristics of Australian LIS educators over the fifty-year period are presented including: previous positions held before entering academia, what and where academic qualifications were obtained, academic positions/ranks by gender, mobility within Australian higher education institutions, and years spent as Australian LIS educators. Although there has been a steady decline in the number of Australian LIS educators since the 1990s, the level of academic qualifications and percentage with doctorates have risen, thus conforming to a major requirement of academia; however, the relative decline in junior academic positions is a worrying trend. The analysis of changed characteristics over time helps define who Australian LIS academics are, and additionally provides data that contributes to LIS academic workforce planning.

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Section: Australiamentioning

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Fifty years of LIS education in Australia: Academization of LIS educators in higher education institutions

Wilson

Kennan

Willard

et al. 2010

Library & Information Science Research

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“…The ageing information academic is also cited as an important issue (Hallam, 2007). Genoni (2005a) partly attributes this situation to the rapid expansion of Australian information education in the late 1970s and 1980s when a considerable number of academics were recruited.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Harvey asserts that "something's amiss with university-based education for librarianship" (2001, p. 15), while Myburgh (2003, p. 214) argues that a "fresh approach needs to be taken" to information education and continuing professional development. Hallam (2007) notes particular challenges for Australian information education that are multidimensional and interrelated. The range of professional qualifications provided at the university level is "one of the significant educational issues in the Australian LIS sector" (Hallam, 2008, p. 23).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hallam (2007) writes "there are clear expectations that students should acquire a high level of theoretical knowledge, yet there is also an overt demand for practical skills". Information education has shifted from its vocational roots and gradually been established as a research-based academic undertaking.…”

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“…There is a tendency for tertiary information education to distance itself from the historical focus on practical training (Audunson, 2007). Hallam (2007), reports an imbalance when international comparisons are made between the national population and the number of institutions providing information education. Australia has an abundance of information programs.…”

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Web‐based education throughout the library & information science curriculum: Diverse challenges, opportunities, and perspectives

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This panel will explore the issues, opportunities, and challenges inherent in teaching information science course online. All panelists have extensive experience teaching online as well as face to face, and ask common questions about their teaching experiences and students' learning experiences. However, they teach a diverse range of courses, use a variety of delivery modalities, and work at widely differing universities. The purpose of the panel is to raise the common questions about online education that stem from these diverse backgrounds and engage the audience in a meaningful discussion about the changing nature of information science education.

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Education for library and information service

Cited by 16 publications

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Fifty years of LIS education in Australia: Academization of LIS educators in higher education institutions

Fifty years of LIS education in Australia: Academization of LIS educators in higher education institutions

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