What Do Data Librarians Think of the MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science)? Professionals’ Perceptions of Knowledge Transfer, Trends and Challenges
« There are existing studies on data curation programs in library science education and studies on data services in libraries. However, there is not much insight into how educational programs have prepared data professionals for practice. This study asked 105 practicing professionals how well they thought their education prepared them for professional experience. It also asked supervisors about their perceptions of how well employees performed. After analyzing the results, the investigators of this study found that changing the educational model may lead to improvements in future library data services. (…) »
source > crl.acrl.org, 2017
