Follow-up study of graduates from the MSc Information Management programme at                 the University of Sheffield

Quarmby, Katharine L.; Willett, Peter; Wood, Frances

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“…Follow-up/tracer studies have enjoyed popularity as tools for investigating the LIS job market (Alemna, 1991;Loughridge, Oates, & Speight, 1996;Marcum, 1997;Quarmby, Willet, & Wood, 1999;Rugambwa, 1998;Schumm, 1994;Shongwe & Ocholla, 2011) in popular journals. Other than follow-up studies, scanning newspaper advertisements for LIS-related jobs has also received some attention in the past (Rosenberg, 1989) and more recently as well (Ocholla, 2001(Ocholla, , 2005Snyman, 2000).…”

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The Information Technology Influence on LIS Job Descriptions in South Africa

Shongwe

2014

Information Technology for Development

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IT (information technology) and its association with communication technology (information and communication technologies (ICTs)) have changed the way libraries operate. Today, ICTs play a very important role in the library environment. Traditional library tasks such as cataloguing, circulation, and collection development, which were performed manually a few decades ago, have now been automated to a lesser or greater extent. This has led to changes in some library and information science (LIS) job titles and job descriptions over the years. As a result, LIS professionals have been compelled to acquire IT skills. This study was conducted to investigate whether IT has an influence on LIS job titles and requirements in the South African LIS job market. It sought to answer these questions: (1) Has IT influenced job titles in the LIS job market in South Africa? (2) What IT knowledge and skills are required in the LIS job market in South Africa? A newspaper scan for LISrelated job advertisements over a period of four years, 2009-2012, was conducted on a weekly newspaper, The Sunday Times which has an extensive section of careers/job advertisements. Five hundred and eighty one LIS job advertisements were analyzed, and of these 75 had IT titles and/or requirements. The results revealed that IT has a significant influence on the LIS job market in South Africa. This has led to LIS jobs requiring basic computer literacy, and advanced IT knowledge and skills (e.g. computer networking, database administration, web development, etc.). An emergence of new LIS job titles is also observed. The study recommends that South African LIS schools and the work sector should intensify formal and informal (e.g. continuous education) IT education and training in order to meet the demands of the current job market.

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The Information Technology Influence on LIS Job Descriptions in South Africa

Shongwe

2014

Information Technology for Development

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“…The existing research on the views of LIS graduates is of limited value to this study because much of it is too old to reflect recent changes in the profession, is based on one institution (the University of Sheffield) and covers areas of information studies not directly related to librarianship [24][25][26][27]. There is also a lack of literature regarding academic LMs' views on their employees' professional education and skills.…”

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The changing educational needs of subject librarians: A survey of UK practitioner opinions and course content

Simmons

Corrall

2011

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The fitness for purpose of professional education for library work has been constantly debated. Librarianship education and library practice have changed significantly as a result of technological, social and other factors affecting information provision and use. The key role of subject librarian in academic libraries has been particularly affected by both technological and pedagogical developments that have transformed the information arena, expanded their teaching activities and raised questions about the relevance and value of contemporary library-related courses for their present hybrid responsibilities. An investigation of UK course content and practitioner opinion was conducted in summer 2010 to explore whether existing programmes offered suitable preparation for current subject librarian roles. A pragmatic mixed methodology combined document analysis of course content with a mainly quantitative sector-wide survey of subject librarians (n=65) and library managers (n=48), followed by interviews with 8 librarians and 7 managers. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analysed thematically. Results showed generally positive opinions of UK library education, but revealed different priorities among the two groups and a strong desire among subject librarians for improved coverage of pedagogy. Findings confirmed that personal qualities are at least as important as specialist abilities for contemporary librarians.

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“…Among these studies, follow-up or tracer studies have enjoyed popularity for LIS training needs/assessment analysis in popular journals (e.g. Rugambwa 1998;Marcum 1997;Loughridge, Oates & Speight 1996;Schumm 1994;Quarmby, Willet & Wood 1999;. Over the past twenty-five years, follow-up studies of graduates for curriculum review have been conducted by Anadiran (1988) in Nigeria; Rosenberg (1989Rosenberg ( , 1994 in Kenya; Alemna ( , 1999 and Kisiedu (1993) in Ghana; Rugambwa (1998) in Ethiopia; Aina and Moahi (1999) in Botswana; Lutwana and Kigongo-Bukenya (2004) in Uganda;van Aswegen (1997);Ocholla (2001), Stilwell (2004) and Shongwe and Ocholla (2011) in South Africa.…”

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An analysis of the library and information science (LIS) job market in South Africa

Ocholla

Shongwe

2013

South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science

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Follow-up study of graduates from the MSc Information Management programme at the University of Sheffield

Cited by 14 publications

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The Information Technology Influence on LIS Job Descriptions in South Africa

The Information Technology Influence on LIS Job Descriptions in South Africa

The changing educational needs of subject librarians: A survey of UK practitioner opinions and course content

An analysis of the library and information science (LIS) job market in South Africa

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