"Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service

Autor/in	Powers, Anne
Titel	"Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service
Quelle	In: Community & Junior College Libraries, 16 (2010) 1, S.54-70 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-3915
Schlagwörter	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; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Literaturdienst; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Angst; College; Library; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bibliothek; Universitätsbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Arbeitsmilieu; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Web-Design; Lehrerrolle; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Beschäftigungsgrad; Computerkenntnisse; Kalifornien
Abstract	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.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10