Library Jargon Creates Barriers for Potential Users of Health Library and Information Services

Kiely, Helen

doi:10.1111/hir.12328

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“…• The capacity to critically assess the credibility, relevance, and reliability of online information sources, equipping librarians to guide patrons in responsible information use. (8) • Proficiency in curating, organizing, and preserving digital collections, including e-books, multimedia, and databases. • The capability to provide virtual reference assistance to patrons, addressing their information needs in the digital realm.…”

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Emerging Technologies: Leveraging Digital Literacy for Self-Sufficiency Among Library Professionals

Diseiye,

Ejiro Ukubeyinje,

Oladokun

et al. 2023

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In today's rapidly evolving information landscape, library professionals are pivotal in helping individuals and communities access, evaluate, and utilize digital resources effectively. As technology continues to reshape how information is accessed and disseminated, library professionals must embrace digital literacy as a critical competency. This essay explores the importance of digital literacy in the context of emerging technologies and how library professionals can leverage it to achieve self-sufficiency in their roles. The paper concludes that digital literacy empowers library professionals to navigate the digital landscape, harness AI and data analytics, curate digital resources effectively, teach online information evaluation, and promote digital inclusion. Given the ever-evolving digital information landscape, librarians are entrusted with the critical task of providing access to knowledge and guiding patrons through a complex web of digital resources. From the paper, it is believed that leveraging digital literacy is the key to achieving self-sufficiency in these roles. As information navigators in the digital age, librarians must continue to cultivate their digital literacy skills and adapt to emerging technologies. The paper recommends that librarians should invest in continuous training and professional development programs focused on digital marketing, e-commerce, and content creation, libraries should allocate resources strategically to invest in the necessary digital tools and platforms for income generation, and libraries can implement change management strategies to address resistance to digital transformation and foster a culture of innovation.

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confidence: 99%

Emerging Technologies: Leveraging Digital Literacy for Self-Sufficiency Among Library Professionals

Diseiye,

Ejiro Ukubeyinje,

Oladokun

et al. 2023

Metaverse Basic and Applied Research

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“…In 2020, Kiely published the results of their Masters dissertation exploring the extent to which users of a health care library service understood common library terminology. Kiely (2020) distributed their questionnaire survey to staff and students at an acute hospital in the United Kingdom. The aim of the study was to explore the extent to which health care library service users understood common terminology used by clinical librarians/ information professionals.…”

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Celebrating 75 years of the Health Libraries Group

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Health Info Libraries J

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To mark the CILIP Health Libraries Group celebrations of their 75th anniversary, this year's Virtual Issue brings together Health Information and Libraries Journal manuscripts that have been particularly influential or generated most interest in our readers, or represent a significant event in the journal's own history, while still having relevance to contemporary health library and knowledge service practice.

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APRD: action partnership research design: reimagining the role of the user in library and information science research

Nesset,

Davis,

Vanderschantz

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PurposeResponding to the continuing separation of participants and researchers in LIS participatory research, a new methodology is proposed: action partnership research design (APRD). It is asserted that APRD can mitigate or remove the hierarchical structures often inherent in the research process, thus allowing for equal contribution from all.Design/methodology/approachBuilding on the bonded design (BD) methodology and informed by a scoping literature review conducted by the same authors, APRD is a human-centered research approach with the goal of empowering and valuing community partnerships. APRD originates from research investigating the use of participatory design methods to foster collaboration between two potentially disparate groups, firstly with adult researchers/designers and elementary school children, and secondly with university faculty and IT professionals.FindingsTo achieve this goal, in addition to BD techniques, APRD draws inspiration from elements of indigenous and decolonization research methodologies, particularly those with an emphasis on destabilizing power hierarchies and involving research participants as full partners.Originality/value APRD, which emerged from findings from previous participatory design studies, especially those of BD, is based on the premise of partnership, recognizing that each member of a design team, whether researcher or participant/user, has unique expertise to contribute. By considering participants/users as full research partners, APRD aims to flatten the hierarchies exhibited in some LIS participatory research methodologies, where participants are treated more like research subjects than partners.

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Library Jargon Creates Barriers for Potential Users of Health Library and Information Services

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Emerging Technologies: Leveraging Digital Literacy for Self-Sufficiency Among Library Professionals

Emerging Technologies: Leveraging Digital Literacy for Self-Sufficiency Among Library Professionals

Celebrating 75 years of the Health Libraries Group

APRD: action partnership research design: reimagining the role of the user in library and information science research

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