Experiences of Newly-Graduated Cataloging Librarians

Mugridge, Rebecca L.

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“…Engel et al (2003) suggest that “job rotation exercise identifies one potential solution to recruitment problems in all types of libraries” (p. 229) and that “job rotation can be used as the library employs a group of workers with lack of experience in order to provide on‐the‐job training” (p. 230). Similarly, Mugridge (2008) studied the experiences of newly graduated cataloguing librarians and identified the need for on‐the‐job training for newly employed library school graduates. Ajidahun (2007) suggested that:Each university library should therefore begin to initiate its own staff development process which will involve among other things, a definition of goals and objectives, an assessment of staff strengths and weaknesses, a development of long and short‐range training programmes, the implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of the programme (p. 28).Earney and Martins (2009) concluded in their study that job rotation can be a positive and powerful tool for staff development.…”

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Job rotation program evaluation: the Niger Delta University Library

Baro

2012

Aslib Proceedings

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PurposeSince 2004 the Niger Delta University Library has adopted a job rotation program to help solve manpower and skills acquisition problems. The study reported in this paper aimed to evaluate the Niger Delta University Library job rotation program, including the impact of the program on newly employed librarians and their job performance, and the university library.Design/methodology/approachThe study has two parts. Firstly, the paper reports results from focus group interviews with Niger Delta University librarians who participated in the job rotation program. Secondly, an interview was conducted with the Niger Delta University librarian who adopted the job rotation program to elicit insights into the impact and challenges of the library job rotation program. The Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick four‐level evaluation framework was chosen to use as a framework for the evaluation of the responses.FindingsThe study revealed that the job rotation program is an important program for allowing librarians to acquire new skills, enhance staff productivity, develop new relationships across the university library and gain skills needed for future career advancement. The participants in the job rotation program who were interviewed showed a high level of satisfaction with the program.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study will inform library administrators or management about the adoption of job rotation programs in their libraries. Many university libraries have problems with a lack of skills experienced by new librarians and also as a staff development tool in the workplace.Originality/valueThe paper calls for proactive effort by university libraries to adopt new strategies to enhance skills development for efficient productivity.

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Job rotation program evaluation: the Niger Delta University Library

Baro

2012

Aslib Proceedings

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“…Hall-Ellis [13] and Mugridge [14], among others, have recently investigated the type and range of competencies and skills cataloguers should possess when they enter the profession, as well as the expectations held by employers. In the context of academic libraries, a basic understanding of cataloguing is considered necessary to provide good services to the academic community.…”

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Knowledge organization landscape: A content analysis of introductory courses

Pattuelli

2010

Journal of Information Science

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This paper presents the results of a study examining the subject content of knowledge organization courses taught in ALA-accredited LIS programs. Close to 2,000 course readings of introductory-level knowledge organization courses from 34 Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in the U.S. and Canada were analyzed and indexed. Results indicate that traditional bibliographic methods and practices remain at the core of knowledge organization courses. Findings also show that metadata has become a central component of course content and new topics from information architecture to markup languages and semantic web are becoming part of introductory-level knowledge organization education.

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“…This section will focus on previous works about the evaluation of cataloguing courses in general with the original RDA, what constitutes an efficient cataloguing course, and what are the core competencies that a future cataloguer should have, since no similar surveys relating to the application of the new official RDA Toolkit into the curriculum have been conducted. When it comes to teaching cataloguing, it appears that several surveys have shown that students prefer more exercises and practical examples than theory (Kyprianos et al, 2022;Chen & Joyce, 2019;Engelson, 2019;Snow & Hoffman, 2015;Al Hijji & Fadlallah;Mugridge, 2008). Moreover, instructor effectiveness is one of the key topics identified in cataloguing course surveys.…”

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Teaching cataloguing after RDA 3R project

Kyprianos,

Efthymiou,

Katsira

2024

JLIS.it

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This paper describes how RDA 3R was incorporated into a two-semester cataloguing course syllabus for first-year students and investigates students’ perceptions and feelings about the courses taught. The information gathered will guide the further development and improvement of the course to fully meet the needs of students and the requirements of the market, especially with the emergence of new resource description standards. Following the course teacher’s approval, the researchers distributed questionnaires during class hours. This method ensured that all students participated. The questionnaire was completely anonymous. It included two demographic questions and the CEQ 23 instrument with a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Besides that, a self-assessment questionnaire was employed to better understand their confidence in the knowledge gained. Quantitative analysis was carried out on the data related to 63 individual students. The quantitative analysis employed the statistical package SPSS. The findings revealed that students are reasonably confident in their new skills but prefer more practice over theory. Finally, they mentioned that they would like more precise goals and an extension of the courses to three semesters, as the workload is quite heavy. Overall, students feel relatively confident about the knowledge gained and believe they can catalogue in a library setting. The CEQ 23 instrument can be used in various knowledge organisation courses. It can provide a better understanding, with the ultimate goal of changing the curriculum or repurposing information organisation courses, allowing any Library and Information Science (LIS) school to judge the future of studies and their direction.

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Experiences of Newly-Graduated Cataloging Librarians

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Job rotation program evaluation: the Niger Delta University Library

Job rotation program evaluation: the Niger Delta University Library

Knowledge organization landscape: A content analysis of introductory courses

Teaching cataloguing after RDA 3R project

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