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• Helping LIS Faculty Know What it’s Like to Work in a Library 

  Freeburg, Darin (2020-10-13)

  The current study is a follow-up to a 2019 study that found that practicing librarians viewed the MLIS as irrelevant and outdated. Focus group transcripts from that study were analyzed to uncover additional questions, ...

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• Transforming Reference Education through Improv Comedy 

  Vardell, Emily (2020-10-13)

  This study sought to explore how the fundamentals of improv comedy could be used to discuss and practice the soft skills necessary for successful reference service interactions. Feedback was collected from a pilot study ...

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• Interdisciplinarity in Students’ Research Papers: The Impact of Assignment Requirements on Students’ Use of Interdisciplinary Sources in an LIS Research Methods Course 

  Colón-Aguirre, Mónica; Bright, Kawanna (2020-10-13)

  Library and information science (LIS) is an interdisciplinary field; however, historical studies of the use of sources and literature outside of library science indicate a lack of use of interdisciplinary sources. Research ...

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• Simulated Person Method for Teaching Soft Skills in the Information Professions: A Pilot Qualitative Study 

  Shachak, Aviv; Remisch, David; Peisachovich, Eva (2020-10-13)

  Simulated Person Methodology (SPM) is a type of experiential learning that provides learners with realistic practice of soft skills such as communication and conflict resolution. SPM utilizes humans, who are trained to ...

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• Bridging the Gap: Employer, Librarian, and Educator Perspectives on Instructional Librarianship 

  Widdersheim, Michael; Fay, Brendan; Lund, Brady; Wang, Ting (2020-10-13)

  This study compares the perspectives of academic library administrators, library school educators, and academic librarians with respect to academic instructional librarianship. A 9-item questionnaire was administered to ...

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