COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY: EVALUATING STUDENTS’ CAREER GOALS TO CREATE STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE INTEREST IN LIBRARY EMPLOYMENT

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dc.access.optionOpen Access
dc.contributor.advisorPuckett, Heidi
dc.contributor.authorMcLellan, Amanda Hartman
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-10T14:52:23Z
dc.date.available2022-02-10T14:52:23Z
dc.date.created2021-12
dc.date.issued2021-12-03
dc.date.submittedDecember 2021
dc.date.updated2022-02-08T15:30:50Z
dc.degree.departmentEducational Leadership
dc.degree.disciplineEDD-Educational Leadership
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.nameEd.D.
dc.description.abstractAcademic libraries in the United States often have difficulty recruiting for technology-focused positions. This mixed-methods study examines what technology skills libraries are seeking in entry-level technology positions and explores ways to increase interest in library employment. Utilizing Lent's (2013) social cognitive career theory (SCCT) framework, this study seeks to understand why students study computer science, how computer science students seek future employment, and explores how a large university in the southeastern United States can facilitate interest in applying for library technology positions. Quantitative data was determined through an examination of library technology positions to explore trends and what skills employers are seeking. Qualitative data was gathered from recorded interviews with current junior and senior level undergraduate computer science majors. Combined with an in-depth look at the literature and recruitment needs of libraries, possible solutions to the problem of practice are offered in the form of practical internships, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a potential graduate certificate with the goal of connecting computer science students to software development positions in libraries.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/9698
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectlibrary technology
dc.subjectcomputer science students
dc.subjectmentorship
dc.subject.lcshAcademic libraries--Recruiting--United States
dc.subject.lcshAcademic libraries--Information technology-- United States
dc.subject.lcshLibrary employees--Vocational guidance--United States
dc.subject.lcshComputer science--Study and teaching--United States
dc.titleCOMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY: EVALUATING STUDENTS’ CAREER GOALS TO CREATE STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE INTEREST IN LIBRARY EMPLOYMENT
dc.typeDoctoral Dissertation
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