Research Articles
Communities of Practice for Blended Learning: Toward an Integrated Model for LIS Education by Joyce Yukawa, p. 54
Innovative Services Improvised During Disasters: Evidence-Based Education Modules to Prepare Students and Practitioners for Shifts in Community Information Needs by Lisl Zach and Michelynn McKnight, p. 76
Social Networking Websites: An Exploratory Study of Student Peer Socializing in an Online LIS Program by Lili Luo, p. 86
Job Advertisements for Recent Graduates: Advising, Curriculum, and Job-seeking Implications by Robert K. Reeves and Trudi Bellardo Hahn, p. 103
Brief Communications & Research in Progress
Digital Library Education …

Despite the proliferation of job advertisement analysis studies in the past 30 years, new studies are needed all the time to reflect the current state of the job market for LIS professionals. Using traditional content analysis methods, a study in spring 2009 at the University of Maryland of over 1000 job ads for new graduates revealed that most jobs are in academic libraries and archives, average salaries rose last year, the highest salaries are in government, personal attributes such communication, service orientation, collaboration and cooperation, and team capabilities are highly …