TY - JOUR
T1 - "Learn by Doing"
T2 - An Assessment of the Impact of Access Services in Fostering Skills Development of Access Services Student Staff at Kennedy Library
AU - Adeogun, Margaret Olufunke
N1 - The academic library continues to formulate strategies for providing and sustaining a creative learning environment for knowledge creation. But little has been said about its role in skills building through micro employment that is enabling students to develop and integrate their academic, personal, and social skills sets.
PY - 2016/3/22
Y1 - 2016/3/22
N2 - The academic library continues to formulate strategies for providing and sustaining a creative learning environment for knowledge creation. But little has been said about its role in skills building through micro employment that is enabling students to develop and integrate their academic, personal, and social skills sets. This study examines the role that Access Services plays in boosting the learning experiences of student employees in readiness for workplace integration. A survey that seeks to assess their experience was administered to 32 student employees at Access Services. The results indicate that student employees, through information delivery functions, gain personal transferable skills crucial for employment.
AB - The academic library continues to formulate strategies for providing and sustaining a creative learning environment for knowledge creation. But little has been said about its role in skills building through micro employment that is enabling students to develop and integrate their academic, personal, and social skills sets. This study examines the role that Access Services plays in boosting the learning experiences of student employees in readiness for workplace integration. A survey that seeks to assess their experience was administered to 32 student employees at Access Services. The results indicate that student employees, through information delivery functions, gain personal transferable skills crucial for employment.
UR - https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1094702
U2 - 10.1080/15228959.2015.1101362
DO - 10.1080/15228959.2015.1101362
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - Public Services Quarterly
JF - Public Services Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -