scholarly journals University Education in Digital Humanities for Information Professionals

2022 ◽  
Vol 59 (2(118)) ◽  
pp. 26-39
Author(s):  
Anna Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Information Science ◽  
University Education ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
University Course ◽  
Polish Higher Education

Purpose/Thesis: The article presents the concept of university course in digital humanities for future information professionals. Approach/Methods: The concept of university course in digital humanities draws on the author’s deep knowledge of digital humanities as well as the particular models of research project lifecycle. The concept consists of three elements: the description of educational aims, the graduate’s profile, and the learning outcomes. Results and conclusions: The author proposes that university course in digital humanities should be provided as a part of specialization within a Master program for information professionals. Classes will give students a basic knowledge of a given discipline in the humanities and the theoretical aspects of digital humanities, as well as its structure and history. Students will also learn about information and knowledge organization, digital sources used in humanities, information systems, digital collections, research data management, and scholarly editions. Graduates would be equipped to work at research institutions running digital humanities projects or providing research infrastructure for digital humanists, e.g. academic libraries, museums, archives, digital humanities centers and laboratories. Practical implications: The concept may be used to prepare a detailed program of specialization by faculties offering information science programs. Although the concept has been developed in the context of Polish higher education, it can be modified and adapted successfully in other countries, especially in the EU countries which, like Poland, need to meet the European Qualifications Framework. Originality/Value: Formal university course in digital humanities for information professionals is not very common. The concept of a specialization within a Master program proposed in this article fills this gap so that a new generation of librarians and other information professionals will become more proficient intermediaries between humanists and information.

scholarly journals Competências dos Profissionais da Informação relacionadas à inovação a partir da produção científica

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Machado Borges Sena ◽  
Ana Paula Alves Soares ◽  
José Antonio Moreiro González ◽  
Ursula Blattmann
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
University Education ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Library Management ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Individual

Reflecting on the competences of information professionals before the reality of the constant technological innovations of the 21st century becomes paramount, since when they are not included in conventional information units (archives, libraries and museums), they are in organizations that understand the information and knowledge as an essential subsidy for achieving economic and social prominence. In line with the thematic line "5 University education in information and documentation: evaluation, innovation and future horizons", this paper aimed to investigate the scientific production about the competencies of information professionals related to innovation. The research was carried out from the scientific production in Information Science in the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) databases. A descriptive exploratory research was carried out, starting from a bibliometric study of the data recovered in these international databases. The analysis portfolio consisted of 73 articles. In this way, we examined the authors with the highest number of publications, the ranking of scientific journals, the number of publications per year and the most cited articles. In relation to the journals that appear with the largest number of articles published, it is verified that the Library Review, New Library World and Library Management were the ones that appeared with publications between five and eight. Regarding the focus and scope of the periodicals, these were mostly about Librarianship, Information Science and Information and Communication Technology. As for the publication years, 2017 was the year with the highest number (20) of publications, followed by the years 2016 (12), 2015 and 2014 (9), and 2012 (1). As for the articles with the greatest number of citations, eight stood out for having between 49 and 96 citations. Their themes to some extent focused on the effect of technological innovations on the competences to be developed by information professionals, knowledge management, the importance of the individual and their informational needs, and the international and intercultural opportunities related to the curricula of Librarianship and Science of Information. It was verified that the researchers through their studies have made efforts to some extent to base the practices of the professionals of the information. To a great extent, in the studies analyzed, we noted the concern with the expansion of professional competencies in the face of the innovative and technological dynamics of contemporary society. On the other hand, it was also identified that although they treat the relevance of the professionals being innovators, theories were not found or formulated in this respect. This will be discussed in more detail in subsequent articles from this communication.

scholarly journals Roles for librarians in systematic reviews: a scoping review

2018 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela J. Spencer ◽  
Jonathan D. Eldredge
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Source Selection ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Text Word ◽  
Information Professionals

Objective: What roles do librarians and information professionals play in conducting systematic reviews? Librarians are increasingly called upon to be involved in systematic reviews, but no study has considered all the roles that librarians can perform. This inventory of existing and emerging roles aids in defining librarians’ systematic reviews services.Methods: For this scoping review, the authors conducted controlled vocabulary and text-word searches in the PubMed; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts; and CINAHL databases. We separately searched for articles published in the Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, the Journal of the Canadian Heath Libraries Association, and Hypothesis. We also text-word searched Medical Library Association annual meeting poster and paper abstracts.Results: We identified 18 different roles filled by librarians and other information professionals in conducting systematic reviews from 310 different articles, book chapters, and presented papers and posters. Some roles were well known such as searching, source selection, and teaching. Other less documented roles included planning, question formulation, and peer review. We summarize these different roles and provide an accompanying bibliography of references for in-depth descriptions of these roles.Conclusion: Librarians play central roles in systematic review teams, including roles that go beyond searching. This scoping review should encourage librarians who are fulfilling roles that are not captured here to document their roles in journal articles and poster and paper presentations.

scholarly journals Training of Archivists in the 21st Century: Some Reflections

Atlanti ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
Marie Ryantová
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Further Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Archival Science ◽  
Entire Duration ◽  
History Of

The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century brought numerous changes to Archival science. Not only employees of different archives, but also universities, resp. educational institutions, which trains these workers, have to cope with them. Archivists will still need „traditional“knowledge of Auxiliary historical sciences or History of administration in the future, but simultaneously it will be necessary to develop a more significant specialization in information science or create directly „Cyber archival science“. Archivists should obtain at least basic knowledge of computer science or so-called History informatics, Digital humanities and Cyber security. However, the knowledge gained at the beginning of archivist’s career is not sufficient for the entire duration of its course - and so besides university education or other special trainings possibilities for further education and the expansion of professional competencies in different areas must be developed.

scholarly journals Why librarians can’t fight fake news

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1146-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Connor Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Information Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
The Core ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Us Presidential Election ◽  
Information Professionals

In the wake of the panic over fake news that followed the 2016 US presidential election, librarians and other information professionals are being urged to “take leadership in the current crisis” (Jacobson, 2017: 24). The response from the profession has been to reaffirm the core values of librarianship and to hold up traditional services as a means for combating misinformation. The problem is that these solutions are offered in the absence of a full understanding of the real danger of misinformation, which is “not just [that] misinformation is ‘out there,’” but “what misinformation does to our mind” (Ecker, 2015: 22). Misinformation research in other fields directly challenges the solutions proposed by library professionals and casts doubts on their underlying assumptions. This article provides an overview of the library and information science approach to misinformation in the United States, discusses the shortcomings of that approach, and points to possible next steps for remedying the problem.

Ciência da Informação e Humanidades Digitais

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCO CARLOS PALETTA
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Web Of Data ◽  
The University ◽  
The Web

This work aims to presents partial results on the research project conducted at the Observatory of the Labor Market in Information and Documentation, School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo on Information Science and Digital Humanities. Discusses Digital Humanities and informational literacy. Highlights the evolution of the Web, the digital library and its connections with Digital Humanities. Reflects on the challenges of the Digital Humanities transdisciplinarity and its connections with the Information Science. This is an exploratory study, mainly due to the current and emergence of the theme and the incipient bibliography existing both in Brazil and abroad.Keywords: Digital Humanities; Information Science; Transcisciplinrity; Information Literacy; Web of Data; Digital Age.

scholarly journals The Initial Training of Librarians and Curators in France: A National Mission

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
Nathalie Marcerou-Ramel
Keyword(s):  
European Country ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Professional Communities ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
National Library ◽  
National School ◽  
Science School ◽  
Information Professionals

AbstractFrance is probably the only European country to have today a national school for training of library and information professionals: Enssib, National Library and Information Science School. An atypical situation, as some countries decided to close their schools of librarianship and entrust the training of their professionals to universities only. How does Enssib train its library executives? The article first describes the recruitment, training and exercise framework for French library and information professionals. Then it focuses on the vast renovation project that Enssib has been launching for four years in order to adapt its training processes to the needs and expectations of the professional communities.

Wikipedia and libraries

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
John Lubbock
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Wide Scope ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
And Training

As the quality, scope and usefulness of Wikipedia (and its sister projects) increases, the Wikimedia community are increasingly reaching out to academic, library and other information professionals. Through institutional partnerships and training, we show how using Wikimedia projects can bring extra value to the library as a place of digital study and media literacy. Libraries and Wikipedia both aim to bring knowledge to a wider audience, to create spaces where people can safely learn and find the resources they need, and we believe it is possible for us to reach those goals together. This article will describe the complex and wide scope of our work with libraries and explain how our work complements the work of libraries and other cultural institutions. It will provide paths and ideas for librarians to understand how to effectively use the resources provided by Wikimedia to imagine how libraries can serve the public in our digital age.

Leading with love and hospitality: applying a radical pedagogy to LIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole A. Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Radical Pedagogy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to suggest that classroom instructors should reflect and revise their pedagogy to lead a classroom designed to produce future information professionals who will be prepared to serve their communities in a radical way. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the literature related to radical and humanizing pedagogies and then features an auto ethnographic case study which details how the author implemented some of the strategies. Findings Formal study of pedagogy can improve the library and information science (LIS) teaching and learning process. Practical implications Examining pedagogy in a formal way yields concrete suggestions for improving classroom management and content delivery. Social implications Using a radical pedagogy can improve relationships between teachers and learners, and learners will be able to model the classroom strategies in their own professional practice. Originality/value The study builds upon current examples of radical practice in the field and examines how such practices can be instilled even earlier in LIS graduate classrooms.

The use of bibliographic management software by Indian library and information science professionals

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shri Ram ◽  
John Paul Anbu K.
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dissemination Of Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Library Professionals

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to have a closer look at the awareness of referencing utilities among the library professionals in India. In a research environment, referencing and bibliography play an important role in the dissemination of research findings through scholarly writings. Citing references while writing scholarly articles has become more eloquent mainly due to the availability of a range of bibliography management utilities. Currently, there are various types of Bibliography Management Software (BMS) available for the management of the citation, referencing and compiling bibliographies. Librarians have a crucial role to play in helping the faculty, students and research scholars in the process of writing their scholarly articles and theses, especially in the area of referencing. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted through an online survey with an aim to assess the perception, awareness and use of BMS by the Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals in India. Findings – In the academic environment, published results of research findings are crucial for the advancement of knowledge. The published research findings are often supported and disputed using the citation of previous studies. There are a number of supporting technologies that are intended to help in procuring needed citations and streamlining them for better research output. The role of the librarian in this endeavor is undisputed. This study shows that there is a need for strengthening the awareness of BMS at the institutional level and also hands-on experience is needed for library professionals to help in the process of research writing and advocate for adopting correct referencing style (citation style) while writing scholarly articles. Practical implications – The increased use of information and communication technology in the process of scholarly writing, especially in the search and retrieval of relevant articles and the availability of electronic journals and books, have resulted in an increased number of research articles being written by research scholars. The downside to this overflow of scholarly and creative writing is the incorrect way of using referencing style in the dissemination of research and the possibilities of malpractice and plagiarism. This study will help in creating awareness of the utility of citation and BMS in content writing, especially among library and information professionals, as they play an important role in facilitating research. Social implications – This study will be beneficial for the LIS professionals in understanding the effectiveness of their services when complemented by the use of technology-powered tools. Creating awareness of the use of BMS in content development in scholarly communication promises to create a flawless scholarly output as library professionals will help researchers in guiding research writings with correct referencing and citation. Originality/value – Use of BMS helps in the development of content in an organized, methodical and scientific way. The role of library and information professionals working with different researchers and scholars in advocating and practicing the use of BMS will go a long way in creating more streamlined content.

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