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• Title: Bridging the Lis-Practitioner Gap: Some Frames for Research (Library and Information Science)
• Author : Library Philosophy and Practice
• Release Date : January 01, 2007
• Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 196 KB

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In his recent book, Spanning the Theory-Practice Divide in Library and Information Science, Bill Crowley (2005) examined the divide between published research from library school (LIS) faculty and the use of these publications by practitioners in the field. Library school faculty laments that their research results are not being read by practitioners; and practicing librarians say that those publications are not useful in addressing existing problems and needs. Crowley went on to say that his book "seeks to promote the development of useful theory" (2005, 7) to benefit LIS faculty, practitioners and consultants alike. These theories should furthermore promote understanding of differing realities perceived by faculty and practitioners. Perhaps these theories should be grounded in experiences based on tacit knowledge of practitioners. This mode of pragmatic approach may be a beginning in building bridges to span this theory-practice gap. In my readings of library literature, what seem to be useful are those articles that cover topics dealing with the process of providing library services. The context is the engagement of librarianship. From my vantage point as a practicing librarian, I would suggest additional ways to bridge this gap between theory and practice. What follows are not topics that deal directly with collections of a library or materials accessible through a library, either in traditional print-based format or in electronic formats. Nor do they concern users of libraries or services that librarians provide to the users. The following are ways to frame the analyses of useful research areas that can help us improve the practice of librarianship. Many of the services that we provide are in the big area between library collections and library users. It is on how we organize information, provide access to collections, and help our patrons get what they need. It is how we help to connect our users to the information landscape through layers of mapping in the guise of OPACS, indexes or literature guides prepared for specific instructional sessions.

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