Factors that Increase the Probability of a Successful Academic Library Job Search     

Max Eckard  Ashley Rosener  Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2014

Finding a position in an academic library can be challenging for recent Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates. While LIS students are often encouraged to seek out experience, network, and improve upon their technology skills in hopes of better improving their odds in the job market, little research exists to support this anecdotal advice. This study quantifies the academic and work experiences of recent LIS graduates in order to provide a better understanding of what factors most significantly influence the outcome of their academic library job searches. The survey results demonstrate that the job outlook is most positive for candidates who applied early, obtained academic library experience (preferably employment), participated in professional conferences, and gained familiarity with committee work.  相似文献   

Technology and adolescents: Perspectives on the things to come     

Raul L. Katz  Max Felix  Madlen Gubernick 《Education and Information Technologies》2014,19(4):863-886

Assuming that, given the processes of technology diffusion, adolescent behavior forecasts future consumption of digital information, it would seem pertinent to study the characteristics of teenager technology use. This research asks: What are the key patterns regarding the use of technology platforms by teenagers? Is technology usage among teenagers shaped by schools' disparate teaching philosophies and cultures? How is technology usage impacting the consumption of traditional print media? A survey designed to determine how high school students use technology was administered at a private boarding school in New Hampshire and a public school in New York. The research concluded that individuals' residing environment and context shape ICT adoption. School culture and geographic context drive behavioral technology usage patterns. Furthermore, consumption of information appears to be guided by a principle of complementarity. However, technology substitution should not be discarded. Finally, school culture incorporating and promoting technology use may contribute positively to knowledge acquisition, although technology adoption without controls could negatively impact the teaching experience. While directionally valid, the study results need to be validated by statistical research and case studies.  相似文献   

The Palgrave international handbook of alternative education. Edited by Helen E. Lees and Nel Noddings. Pp 528. London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2016. £126.50 (hbk). ISBN 978-1-137-41290-4.     

Nicola Kemp 《British Journal of Educational Studies》2018,66(2):267-269

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