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Southeastern Librarian 69(4) Winter 2022 (Full Issue)
Southeastern Librarian 69(4) Winter 2022 (Full Issue)
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian Volume 69 Number 4
Southeastern Librarian 69(3) Fall 2021 (Full Issue)
Southeastern Librarian 69(3) Fall 2021 (Full Issue)
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian Volume 69 Number 3
Personnel News
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Recent professional developments from SELA members.
Library News
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Recent developments from SELA member institutions.
Experience Mandatory: Assessing The Impact Of Previous Career And Educational Experience On Lis Education And The Academic Library Job Hunt, Sojourna J. Cunningham, Ingrid J. Ruffin
Experience Mandatory: Assessing The Impact Of Previous Career And Educational Experience On Lis Education And The Academic Library Job Hunt, Sojourna J. Cunningham, Ingrid J. Ruffin
The Southeastern Librarian
Since 2002, 97% of librarian jobs posted in American Libraries have required an American Library Association (ALA) accredited master’s degree (2004). The ALA Committee on Accreditation provides a general framework for library master’s program curriculum, “through a variety of educational experiences, for the study of theory, principles, practice, and values necessary for the provision of service in libraries and information agencies and in other contexts.” (Accreditation, 2014). ALA curriculum requirements are broad, however, so courses and requirements within ALA degree granting institutions vary immensely from program to program.
A Passion Deficit: Occupational Burnout And The New Librarian: A Recommendation Report, Linda A. Christian
A Passion Deficit: Occupational Burnout And The New Librarian: A Recommendation Report, Linda A. Christian
The Southeastern Librarian
Burnout is about an employee’s relationship with their work (Harwell, 2013, n.p.). It involves a prolonged exposure to workplace stressors that often drain an employee’s vitality and enthusiasm, and lead to less engagement and productivity. Burnout increases turnover rates and absenteeism; causes decreased performance, workplace accidents and poor customer service; and sometimes leads to litigation. It also threatens the integrity and professionalism of an individual. Emotional labor—sometimes referred to as “emotion work” or “emotion management”—contributes heavily to the burnout factor by forcing an employee to control his or her feelings in order to fulfill the goals or expectations of an …
Reflective Teaching: Improving Library Instruction Through Self-Reflection, Mandi Goodsett
Reflective Teaching: Improving Library Instruction Through Self-Reflection, Mandi Goodsett
The Southeastern Librarian
Increasingly, the role of librarians in higher education is shifting from primarily librarian-as-expert to include librarian-as-educator (Holt, 2002). As a result, academic librarians with a wide variety of job titles are finding themselves contributing to the instructional services of their library (Hall, 2013). Even those librarians who have instruction as a principal responsibility may have little to no training or experience in instruction when they begin teaching students in one-shot or credit-bearing instruction situations. In a recent study of employer’s expectations for library instruction training, nearly 90 percent of respondents found instruction to be important to their library (Hall, 2013). …
Impact Of Cloud Computing On Librarians At Small And Rural Academic Libraries, Deborah Tritt, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
Impact Of Cloud Computing On Librarians At Small And Rural Academic Libraries, Deborah Tritt, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
The Southeastern Librarian
While cloud computing is not new, cloud-based services have matured and become more prevalent, thereby offering a range of new technology tools for libraries. Cloud computing technologies, and in particular those designed for end-users, present librarians with varying technology proficiencies the ability to access and use technologies - and related services - that might otherwise be beyond their reach. As cloud computing becomes more of a mainstay, many librarians are considering new ways to use these third-party tools in their work.