Purpose–Library and Information Science (LIS) has for a long time tried to gain legitimacy. In
an ever changing environment due to technological and economic developments, the …

Purpose Using a Shanghainese context, the purpose of this paper is to understand the
effects of the public library in its community, as well as its ability to create social capital …

Little is known about social work practice via public libraries. Faced with patron needs,
libraries seek creative ways to provide social services. One suburban library carried out …

This study explored the emerging field of social work practice within Canadian public
libraries. This is an interdisciplinary area of practice that has been increasing in prevalence …

Career decisions are motivated in part by our internal values, but also are influenced
strongly by innumerable external forces perceived in the context of our lives. In the research …

An ongoing consideration of community mental health services is how to optimize outreach
to best support a wellness approach. Public libraries provide a potential site for mental …

The study explores how different occupational backgrounds of Master's students in LIS
shape their motivation to choose a career in the library profession. The research is …

Studies exploring librarians' backgrounds and motivations frequently focus on all librarian-
types or on students seeking a degree in librarianship. Investigating particular subsets of …

This study employed a sequential, mixed-method confirmatory research design to assess
the impact of the delivery of library staff asynchronous online training at four levels of …

Unions are a significant element in the library work place, yet there is little discussion of their
significance or impact. This article investigates the structures of the unions within the public …