scholarly journals Combining research with training: results of research on the Internet training needs of community library staff using a one-day course.

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (73) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Margaret Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
Community Library

This article reports on a research project on the lnternet training needs of public library staff in the Greater Manchester region. The methods used were built around six repeat sessions of a one-day course. The course was a positive experience for participants and provided quantitative and qualitative data. The findings show that the research methods were highly effective, and that an interest in the facilities of the' lnternet quickly develops if staff are guided to material directly relevant to their work. With the forth-coming investment in ICT training, the methods could be replicated to assess their impact.

Effectiveness of ICT training for public library staff in the UK: staff views

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandie King ◽  
David McMenemy ◽  
Alan Poulter
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
The Uk

Art librarianship in Denmark

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Lollesgaard
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
National Archive ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library System ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Art Departments

Art libraries in Denmark mostly fall into one of two categories: art departments’ in public libraries, and research libraries attached to colleges, universities, and museums. Librarians in research libraries are in many cases scholars in their own right, while library staff at the Kunstakademiets Bibliotek are responsible for the Bibliografi over dansk kunst (sadly not published since 1981) and for Danish contributions to the BHA. The Royal Library and some art libraries hold collections of visual resources and of archival materials; in addition, there is an autonomous national archive of Danish artists, Weilbachs arkiv. An art librarians’ section of Bibliotekarforbundet (the Union of Danish Librarians), Kunstfaggruppen, was initiated by art librarians in public libraries, but is open to other art librarians too; Danish art librarians also work together within ARLIS/Norden. Professional training in Denmark is largely confined to general librarianship; art librarians in public libraries tend to be trained librarians with a personal enthusiasm for art, whereas librarians in research libraries are in some cases graduates but are not necessarily trained librarians. While the public library system took advantage of standardization, automation, and networking, the research libraries could not so readily embrace change, but two recent initiatives are beginning to bring libraries of all kinds together — DanBib, the Danish online union catalogue, formed in 1995 by merging the two separate databases for public and research libraries which both originated in the 1980s, and Kulturnet Danmark, a government-sponsored scheme involving the Internet.

scholarly journals Lack of Training and a Self-Service Environment Leaves Staff and Users Uncertain About Health Information in a Public Library Setting

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Kate Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Self Service ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective – To explore the role and expectations of patrons and staff about the role of a public library in enabling citizens’ “health information work.” This involves helping citizens take responsibility for their own health care by finding and using health information. Design – Case study. Setting – A single, UK public library with a self-service delivery model based in a city centre in the spring of 2006. Self-service also applies to reference services and is designed to “empower users to locate and use information on their own.” Subjects – 202 library visitors who came to the library specifically to find health information completed a questionnaire, 15 of these visitors were later interviewed; 19 library staff (10 librarians, 6 library officers and 3 senior managers). Methods – Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. A print questionnaire was administered to adult library users (age 18 and over). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen randomly selected library users who completed the questionnaire, sixteen library staff who worked directly with library users, and with three librarians in senior management positions in the library. Descriptive statistics were calculated from the questionnaire, recorded interviews were transcribed, and the text analyzed to identify recurring themes. Main Results – While all respondents came to the library to seek health information results from the questionnaire found that half (50%) of respondents came to the library to look for information on a specific health problem; 37% of respondents had tried finding information elsewhere before coming to the library; 40% usually searched the Internet when they needed health information or advice although only 32% reported trusting the Internet somewhat or completely; 67% intended to borrow books; only 4% indicated that they had planned to ask library staff for help; and 59% reported finding what they were looking for by themselves. Results from the interviews found users, front line staff, and managers in general agreement about the role of the library as a starting point for health information, and that the library was a neutral and non-threatening environment. There was also agreement among the three groups interviewed that the public library fills a gap when health care providers, particularly doctors, are unable to meet the information needs of some of their patients. Library staff were concerned about interpreting information as well as the impact of a self-service philosophy on the quality and length of interactions with users, and seemed unclear about their role in relation to health information provision. Library staff had no training in supporting health information and limited or no knowledge of authoritative online health resources and how to use them, and their approach to Internet searching was similar to users. This lack of training and expertise appeared obvious to library users. Users did not identify interpretation of information by librarians as an issue but did reference the impact of self-service and the Internet on the role and morale of the library staff. Neither library users nor library staff identified librarians as a resource to be used when seeking health information. The value of the library for users was the book collection and they saw the library as second only to physicians as a source of trustworthy information. Conclusion – Uncertainty about the role of librarians in health information provision was evinced by both librarians and library users. Both groups were also uncertain about the relationship between self-service and technology, and the way in which librarians and their work are almost invisible. Health policies emphasize personal responsibility for health yet individuals are not enabled to find answers to their questions. The absence of health knowledgeable front line staff in public libraries is “worrisome.” The obvious trust users have in the library suggests that efforts to develop consumer health information in these settings continue to be a worthwhile response to the “pressures on citizens to take responsibility for their health”.

Exploring the attitudes of public library staff to the Internet using the TAM

2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 550-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Spacey ◽  
Anne Goulding ◽  
Ian Murray
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Library Staff

Lean Manufacturing- A Tool for Improvement of Production System

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas- Hernández ◽  
María Teresa Jiménez Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Production System ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Modern Tool

The present research project aims to make known the benefits of Lean Manufacturing on a production system. The application of this modern tool of Lean Manufacturing helps us record the changes generated by its application on different companies. This is analyzed by using different research methods, such as collection and documented analysis. Finally the results are exposed through the data organised in table and graphs highlighting the efficiency of this tool by checking their validity. Success stories are also exposed in the implementation and relevant information drawn that could be used as a basic for new businesses that decide to use this application

scholarly journals Needs of psychopedagogical training for the care of children with chronic disease: perceptions of hospital nursing

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Rosselló ◽  
Begoña De la Iglesia ◽  
Berta Paz-Lourido ◽  
Sebastià Verger
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Pediatric Nurses ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
Hospital Nursing ◽  
Quantitative Results

OBJECTIVE To identify the psychopedagogical training needs of the pediatric nurses in the largest public hospital of the Balearic Islands, Spain. METHOD This study was developed with a quantitative and qualitative design, where 78 nurses (97.5% of the service) answered a questionnaire, and 15 participated in interviews that were analyzed via content analysis. RESULTS The quantitative results show gaps in the knowledge and psychopedagogical skills of the staff. These aspects could facilitate the development of tasks tailored to the personality and the psychoevolutional time of children with chronic diseases, as well as to the emotional state of families. The qualitative data was organized into four categories: family support; hospital and education; psychopedagogical training and difficulties in practice. The little communication between nurses and teachers is evident. CONCLUSION The data reinforces the need to implement training strategies and interdisciplinary work among health professionals, educators and families.

Makerspaces and boundary work: the role of librarians as educators in public library makerspaces

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel D. Williams ◽  
Rebekah Willett
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Public Librarians

This article explores public librarians’ performance of boundary work in relation to teaching and learning in library makerspaces. Boundary work occurs when individuals delineate their domain of knowledge. We use interviews with 23 library staff to analyze the forms and characteristics of boundary work connected with the role of libraries and librarians in makerspace programming. Our findings show that public librarians perform boundary work in relation to the roles of (1) libraries as spaces for book-based and maker-based experiences, (2) librarians as information specialists and educators, and (3) libraries as spaces to access individual and social resources for learning. The forms and characteristics of boundary work include coordination, identification, justification, reflection, and change.

Oodnadatta School/Community Library

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-36
Author(s):  
G. Jaunay
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
South Australia ◽  
School Community ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Alternative Scheme ◽  
Total Lack ◽  
State Library ◽  
The Town ◽  
Community Library

Oodnadatta Aboriginal School has for a considerable time involved the community in its activities. From this liaison has grown several services to the community by the school which have become an indispensable part of the way of life in this most northern town in South Australia. Apart from comprehensive self-improvement and recreational courses offered through the Department of Further Education, the school offers a library service to the town and district.Early in 1976, I, an avid reader myself, set about to overcome the void created by a total lack of community library facilities other than the Country Lending service. The school already had a comprehensive library available and the obvious move was to establish a community library. A committee was formed, representing the school staff, the school council and the local Progress Association. However, it was felt that to establish a library along the guidelines set out, would not suit this community, mainly because of its very small size (about 300) and the short length of residence of most citizens. An alternative scheme was adopted, whereby the school takes out bulk loans from the Schools Library Board, the State Library and the Port Augusta Public Library. These stocks are periodically rotated so that there is always a new range of material available. (An important factor that could not be achieved if we purchased our own book stock, or even followed the guidelines of a 10% turnover per annum, as indicated in the School Community Library plan.)

The main components of comprehensive support economic security of wholesale enterprises

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Kuchmieiev
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Wholesale Trade ◽  
Conceptual Apparatus ◽  
Main Components

The aim of the article is to analyze the state of risk management in wholesale enterprises, identify gaps and shortcomings, identify the main components of comprehensive economic security of wholesale enterprises. The methodology of the survey. The following research methods were used to solve the research tasks: analytical for studying and analyzing the scientific literature of the problem, regulations, official websites on the Internet, as well as analysis of functions, methods and technologies of integrated economic security of wholesale enterprises; generalizations for defining the conceptual apparatus of research, formulation of theoretical and practical approaches and conclusions; modeling in order to develop an algorithm for planning work on risk management in wholesale enterprises; observation of the functioning of wholesale trade enter- prises in modern realities, etc. The scientific novelty of the work is to develop an algorithm for planning work on risk management in wholesale enterprises. Conclusion. The article reveals the procedure for studying the destabilizing fac- tors and opportunities of the internal and external environment of the wholesale enterprise, in particular: first it is proposed to determine the factors of external and internal environment that affect the company and will affect it in the stra- tegic period; then gather information about these factors; further evaluate the

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