librarianship
- noun
- /ˌlaɪˈbɛrɪənˌʃɪp/
- The past thirty years have seen tremendous changes in education and in school librarianship.
- School librarianship
- Academic librarianship
- career in librarianship
Examples
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Their reflections on how blended librarianship has had an impact on the profession are especially interesting.
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Lurking below the surface are undercurrents that challenge core values and standard practices of librarianship.
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Question 3: In what area of librarianship are your current and primary job duties?
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The educational role is thus a primary goal of blended librarianship and the one examined in this work.
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As librarians, we might tire of what feels like defending libraries and librarianship.
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In this column, Shank and Bell explain how blended librarianship relates to old and new service models of academic librarianship.
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Providing a formal mentoring program for librarians results in better school libraries, increasing librarianship longevity, and ultimately improved student achievement.
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Mainstreaming this synthesis of librarianship and schooling enables school librarians to be creative formers of this new vision.
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The role of a school librarian is vital in promoting literacy and supporting students' learning in the field of librarianship.
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Her dedication to librarianship has led to numerous innovative programs that enhance access to information.
Synonyms
The study of how to organize and run libraries
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word librarianship comes from library, which comes from the Latin liber meaning 'book', plus the ending -ship, as in friendship, which means 'state or profession'. So librarianship is the job of a librarian, the work of caring for books.