Location
Paper Session 2a
Start Date
11-10-2019 2:35 PM
End Date
11-10-2019 2:45 PM
Type of Work
Presentation
Description
Objective: This research project aims to present an overview of credit-bearing library-sponsored courses offered by librarians at Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) member institutions during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Methods: The research team gathered information about credit-bearing library-sponsored courses offered during the 2017-2018 academic year through a national survey, and gathered additional data using semistructured interviews. The cross-sectional survey investigated prevalence, content covered, credits offered, barriers, and other details about credit-bearing library courses. Information gleaned from interviews was thematically analyzed using qualitative methodologies.
Results: The survey was completed by 40 of 150 U.S. AAHSL institutions, resulting in a 27% survey completion rate. During the 2017-2018 academic year, 17 institutions (42.5% of survey respondents) reported that they offered library-sponsored courses to students for academic credit, 8 institutions (20%) reported that they did not offer such courses but planned to in the future, and 15 institutions (37.5%) reported that they did not offer such courses and do not plan to. Interviews were conducted with 16 of the institutions that reported offering library sponsored courses, only 3 of which met our definition. Other details obtained through the semi-structured interviews -such as the credit-granting process, tuition distribution, assignments, grading format, and course evolution - will be presented.
Conclusions: While many librarians are teaching credit-bearing courses, most of these are not library-sponsored courses. The main barrier to teaching credit-bearing library-sponsored courses is the lack of a central entity to grant course credit and offer the course to multiple disciplines.
Overview of Credit-Bearing Library-Sponsored Courses for Health Sciences Students
Paper Session 2a
Objective: This research project aims to present an overview of credit-bearing library-sponsored courses offered by librarians at Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) member institutions during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Methods: The research team gathered information about credit-bearing library-sponsored courses offered during the 2017-2018 academic year through a national survey, and gathered additional data using semistructured interviews. The cross-sectional survey investigated prevalence, content covered, credits offered, barriers, and other details about credit-bearing library courses. Information gleaned from interviews was thematically analyzed using qualitative methodologies.
Results: The survey was completed by 40 of 150 U.S. AAHSL institutions, resulting in a 27% survey completion rate. During the 2017-2018 academic year, 17 institutions (42.5% of survey respondents) reported that they offered library-sponsored courses to students for academic credit, 8 institutions (20%) reported that they did not offer such courses but planned to in the future, and 15 institutions (37.5%) reported that they did not offer such courses and do not plan to. Interviews were conducted with 16 of the institutions that reported offering library sponsored courses, only 3 of which met our definition. Other details obtained through the semi-structured interviews -such as the credit-granting process, tuition distribution, assignments, grading format, and course evolution - will be presented.
Conclusions: While many librarians are teaching credit-bearing courses, most of these are not library-sponsored courses. The main barrier to teaching credit-bearing library-sponsored courses is the lack of a central entity to grant course credit and offer the course to multiple disciplines.