Nan Carmack

Date of Award

2016

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies

Department

Leadership Studies

Committee Chair

Marciano, Alisha R.

Committee Member

Burgin, Robert E.

Committee Member

Driscoll, Deborah P.

Abstract

This study surveyed public librarians from American Library Association accredited library and information science programs to ascertain their perceptions regarding their usage of the Online Computer Library Center’s 2015 Competency Index for the Library Field in identifying discrete activities in which librarians engage. The study sought to determine if competency use and feelings of preparedness were affected by the independent variables of type of school attended (traditional or iSchool) and type of library job (youth services, reference, collection management, and administrative). While the interaction of school and job is not significant in reporting perceptions of preparedness, those attending iSchools reported feeling more prepared than those attending traditional schools in four of the five competency areas.

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Release the entire work for Lynchburg College electronic access only for 2 years, after this time release the work for electronic access worldwide.

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