New terminal degree: Yes or no?
If the role of academic librarians is changing and resembling more that of other faculty, should the PhD be the new terminal degree?
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).
Academic librarians and the PhD: Introduction
Academic librarians typically have academic status, freedoms, and responsibilities.
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?
Applying theory to pratice: hands-on experience for library students
As a student of the Master of Information (MI) program at the University of Toronto, I have the opportunity to take practicum courses, which…
Up to Date or Out of Date? New Skills for Today’s Libraries
How do you keep pace with the increasing expectations of library users? Libraries have always existed to meet the needs of the people that…
Preserving cultural heritage: OCULA special achievement award
Colin Clarke, Founder/Director of the Canadian Centre for Epigraphic Documents, received the 2016 OCULA Award for Special Achievement at the OLA Super Conference in…