Research and the “value agenda”
A debate about the form, purpose, and quality of academic librarians’ research is taking place right now in the editorial pages of some of our flagship journals.
The PhD: New terminal degree?
Academic librarians are “scholar-practitioners.” We have a valued tradition of service (practitioner) but increasingly we also teach full-time and undertake extensive research (scholar).
Gail de Vos
Storyteller, librarian and educator, Gail de Vos has been an active promoter of the oral tradition of…
Academic librarians and the PhD: Introduction
Academic librarians typically have academic status, freedoms, and responsibilities.
Honouring Stuart
We know that stories matter. They are our life blood because they connect us to each other and the worlds in which we live—the good, the bad and ugly.
PhD as resistance: How the personal got political
It is challenging to resist the neoliberal imperatives that govern our work and practices as librarians.
Why pursue a PhD?
Getting a PhD is rewarding, but it is also a long and sometimes arduous process. Why do it? Thirteen academic librarians (four library directors;…
Advice to potential PhD students
What advice is important and useful to potential PhD students to understand the doctoral process?
March 1, 2017
What’s New in Open Shelf? This release is a special issue: Academic librarians and the PhD. We explore the relationship between academic librarians and the…
What’s New in Open Shelf: February 15, 2017
What’s New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. Every two weeks…