[Lib-helig-l] Some End of the Year Reading - pre-prints from the College and Research Libraries

Dear Colleagues

 

Here’s the link to the latest pre-prints  from the College and Research Libraries

http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/recent

Some articles that caught my attention:

·          A Comparison of Evidence-Based Practice and the ACRL Information Literacy Standards:  Implications for Information Literacy Practice by Adams, Nancy

Evidence-based practice (EBP), like information literacy, is concerned with an individual’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes relating to using information. EBP is now a professional competency in fields as diverse as social work, nursing and allied health fields, and public policy. A comparison of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education with the commonly-accepted EBP model shows congruence but the two models diverge in their use of authority of the producer as a marker of information quality and in their relative emphasis on formulation of the research question and application of information.

http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2012/12/19/crl12-417.full.pdf+html

·          Perceived Inadequacy:  A Study of the Imposter Phenomenon among College and Research Librarians   by  Clark, M. M., Vardeman, M. K., Barba, M. S.

 

The Imposter Phenomenon (IP) is an observed anxiety caused by an individual’s feelings of fraudulence, fear of being exposed as a fraud, and inability to internalize personal achievement. This study measures the incidence of the IP among librarians at college and research institutions in the United States and Canada and seeks to identify factors that contribute to its frequency. One in eight librarians reported above average IP scores. Younger librarians and those with less longevity experience IP feelings at a higher rate than more experienced counterparts. Also included is a discussion of how to lessen the impact of IP feelings.

 

http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2012/12/19/crl12-423.full.pdf+html

 

 

regards

Ingrid

 

 

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Subject Librarian:  Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Tel:  +27 21 650 3133

Fax:  +27 21 650 2965

Ingrid.thomson@uct.ac.za

 

Chair: Western Cape Branch  (2012 – 2014)

National EXCO Additional Member: Advocacy and Social Media (2012 – 2014)

Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)

 

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