The 2003 STS Continuing Education Survey: Selected Analyses of Science Librarians' Interests

Abstract

According to the 2003 ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) Continuing Education Survey, improving liaison relations with academic faculty, information literacy in the sciences, and the effect of electronic sources on library collections and services greatly interested science librarians. Close behind were subject reference sources and presentation and teaching skills. Alternative scholarly communication leaped to the top of the list of respondent-generated topics. Little interest was demonstrated in traditional management skills. Both regular ALA attendees and non-regular attendees ranked continuing education needs in the same way; thus, changing convention session content may not increase attendance. Similarities and differences between the two groups in preferred delivery methods were found. [Abstract supplied by author.]