http://jelis.org Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:31:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Research Articles Predicting Sustainability for Programs in Library and Information Science: Factors Influencing Continuance and Discontinuance by Ken Haycock, p. 130 Perspectives of East Tennessee’s Rural Public Librarians about the Extent of Need for Professional Library Education: A Pilot Study by Bharat Mehra, Kimberly Black and Shu-Yueh Lee, p. 142 From Metadata Creation ... http://jelis.org/table-of-contents/volume-51-number-3/ Interactive visualization is a powerful educational tool, which has been used to enhance the teaching of various subjects from computer science to chemistry to engineering. This paper describes the use of interactive visualization tools in the context of a graduate course in information retrieval, to demonstrate two well-known retrieval models, ... http://jelis.org/featured/teaching-information-retrieval-with-web-based-interactive-visualization-by-peter-brusilovsky-jae-wook-ahn-and-edie-rasmussen/ Overall, the involvement of people of all colors at the doctoral level can be fairly characterized as minimal. The need for immediate response is acute (Turock, 2003, p. 493). Doctoral fellows serve as the nucleus of energy for continued recruitment of a diverse doctoral student population. Attrition through graduation will extend ... http://jelis.org/featured/the-spectrum-doctoral-fellowship-program-the-future-is-overdue-by-nicole-a-cooke-and-sheri-edwards/ 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 ... http://jelis.org/table-of-contents/volume-51-number-2/ 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 ... http://jelis.org/51-2010/job-advertisements-for-recent-graduates-advising-curriculum-and-job-seeking-implications-by-robert-k-reeves-and-trudi-bellardo-hahn/ Special Section: Integrating Social Theories into LIS Research Metatheory in Library and Information Science: A Nascent Social Justice Approach by Kevin Rioux, p. 9 Theories-in-Use and Reflection-in-Action: Core Principles for LIS Education by Phillip M. Edwards, p. 18 Research Articles Educating Future Academic Librarians: An Analysis of Courses in Academic Librarianship by Edgar C. ... http://jelis.org/table-of-contents/volume-51-number-1/ This article examines the extent to which two concepts from research on organizational learning—theories-in-use and reflection-in-action—could align with typical learning outcomes associated with LIS education. Two illustrative case studies are considered: one from an undergraduate-level course on search strategies and one from a graduate-level course in collection development. Based on ... http://jelis.org/51-2010/theories-in-use-and-reflection-in-action-core-principles-for-lis-education-by-phillip-m-edwards/ Introduction JELIS is a scholarly double-blind peer-reviewed publication of ALISE. As such, the goals of ALISE are foundational to the vision statements of the JELIS editors. Capps andHinson noted that, “both co-editors [Burnett and Kazmer] strongly agree with the need to address how the changing needs of libraries affect the education ... http://jelis.org/51-2010/jelis-2009-satisfaction-survey-by-sung-jae-park-and-janet-l-capps/ As online course delivery becomes increasingly prevalent in higher education, it becomes more important to assist faculty in gaining new pedagogical skills. This article scans current literature regarding concerns and best practices in this area, and reports on a study of institutional support for training LIS faculty. The online survey ... http://jelis.org/2009-volume-50/learning-to-teach-online-creating-a-culture-of-support-for-faculty-by-kate-marek/ ALISE 2009 Best Conference Paper Awards The Impact of Multimedia Course Enhancements on Student Learning Outcomes by Katherine Schilling, p. 214 Tip of the Iceberg: Meaning, Identity, and Literacy in Preteen Virtual Worlds by Eric M. Meyers, p. 226 Studying Collaborative Learning Using Name Networks by Anatoliy Gruzd, p. 237 MPACT Family Trees: ... http://jelis.org/2009-volume-50/volume-50-number-4/