Passing the Halfway Mark: LIS Curricula Incorporating User Education Courses

Abstract

Many library and information studies (LIS) programs in the United States offer different courses to prepare students for an increasingly educational role. Studies from 1974 through 1996 indicate a gradual rise in the number of courses offered in the areas of bibliographic instruction, information literacy, and user education. Most of these studies were limited by the nonresponse rates of the surveys used. This study, however, examines the public Web sites of each American Library Association-accredited LIS program in the United States, finding that, for the first time, over half of the current programs offer full, regularly scheduled courses in user education.

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