"Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service
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| author | Powers, Anne |
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| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | "Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service Powers, Anne Community Colleges Reference Services Librarians Anxiety College Libraries Library Services Attitudes Work Environment Teacher Effectiveness Internet Web Sites Teacher Role Surveys Access to Information Technology Integration Gender Differences Employment Level Student Needs Computer Literacy A survey of community college librarians in California reveals that the nature of reference service required of them, limitations on budget, staffing, technical support, resources, decision-making ability, and professional development opportunities, affect their professional attitudes. Librarians see reference service as primarily a teaching role. They experience "librarian's anxiety" when their teaching effectiveness is eroded, and satisfaction when their role is fulfilled. Librarians want clarification of practical uses of Web 2.0 applications. Community college librarians need better ways to articulate their teaching role to their institutions at large. Survey findings indicate that a larger, formal study of the topic is merited. (Contains 8 figures and 1 note.) |
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| spellingShingle | "Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service Powers, Anne Community Colleges Reference Services Librarians Anxiety College Libraries Library Services Attitudes Work Environment Teacher Effectiveness Internet Web Sites Teacher Role Surveys Access to Information Technology Integration Gender Differences Employment Level Student Needs Computer Literacy "Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service Powers, Anne Community Colleges Reference Services Librarians Anxiety College Libraries Library Services Attitudes Work Environment Teacher Effectiveness Internet Web Sites Teacher Role Surveys Access to Information Technology Integration Gender Differences Employment Level Student Needs Computer Literacy A survey of community college librarians in California reveals that the nature of reference service required of them, limitations on budget, staffing, technical support, resources, decision-making ability, and professional development opportunities, affect their professional attitudes. Librarians see reference service as primarily a teaching role. They experience "librarian's anxiety" when their teaching effectiveness is eroded, and satisfaction when their role is fulfilled. Librarians want clarification of practical uses of Web 2.0 applications. Community college librarians need better ways to articulate their teaching role to their institutions at large. Survey findings indicate that a larger, formal study of the topic is merited. (Contains 8 figures and 1 note.) |
| title | "Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service |
| topic | Community Colleges Reference Services Librarians Anxiety College Libraries Library Services Attitudes Work Environment Teacher Effectiveness Internet Web Sites Teacher Role Surveys Access to Information Technology Integration Gender Differences Employment Level Student Needs Computer Literacy |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ880028 |