Why do librarians struggle so much with instruction? Part of the problem is that we have
so many facets to consider: pedagogy, campus culture, relationships with faculty, and
effectiveness with students. Research on student and faculty perceptions of librarians combined
with sociological and psychological research on the magnitude of impression effects prompted us
to more thoroughly examine how perceptions of instruction librarians impact successful teaching
and learning. In this article, we look at theories of impression formation, the historical feminization
of librarianship, and suggestions for next steps that we should take in order to take charge of our
image and our instruction.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/552910 |
| Date | 03 June 2014 |
| Creators | Pagowsky, Nicole, DeFrain, Erica |
| Contributors | University of Arizona Libraries |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Relation | http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/ |
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