Purpose–This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of the hybrid information specialist in
the academic library setting. It does this in relation to curriculum development for preparatory …

As library and information science (LIS) becomes an increasingly technology-driven
profession, particularly in the academic library environment, questions arise as to the extent …

The employment of the positivist paradigm in Library and Information Science (LIS) research
is commonplace, by at least those who have cared to declare their research paradigms …

Libraries are increasingly searching for and employing librarians with significant technology
skill sets. This article reports on a study conducted to determine how well prepared librarians …

In the context of an evolving digitally-oriented library and/or information science (LIS)
discipline and framed by Andrew Abbott's Chaos of Disciplines theory, this article presents …

As research collaboration in academia has increased over the past century, so has
collaboration across disciplinary boundaries, particularly in LIS, a field that has long been …

The iSchool movement is a controversial topic within the library and information science
(LIS) community. While some argue that the movement isolates small size schools and splits …

Discussions have been carried out in recent years regarding the emergence of iSchools in
the field of library and information science (LIS). One theme in the discussions centres on …

Technological innovations have led to an increase in demand for information technology (IT)
skills in contemporary library and information agencies. This in turn has created an …

This demographic study contributes to scholarship on the recruitment of Blacks into the US
LIS workforce by situating Black librarianship within broader population trends. The research …