Academic Librarians’ Attitudes about Civic-Mindedness and Service Learning

Autor:	Maureen Barry, Laura A. Lowe, Sarah E. Twill
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Service (business) business.industry 05 social sciences Service-learning 050301 education Library and Information Sciences Public relations Politics Scale (social sciences) Civic engagement 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences Psychology business 0503 education
Zdroj:	The Library Quarterly. 87:1-16
ISSN:	1549-652X 0024-2519
DOI:	10.1086/689311
Popis:	Although discourse on the civic engagement of libraries as institutions is plentiful, there has been little discussion of librarians as individuals. Librarianship is more than being a trustee of information. It includes responsibility for the common good. Libraries provide tools for education on social and political issues, but they can also collaborate in activities that improve well-being in their communities. Participating in service learning is one way that librarians on academic campuses can get involved. This study used a standardized scale to measure civic-mindedness among academic librarians and examine characteristics and activities, including service learning, related to variation in its scores. Results indicated that although most respondents made financial or service contributions, the group mean on the civic-mindedness scale was only moderate. Librarians who volunteered, had interest in service learning, or participated in community activities were more civic-minded than professionals...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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