From the Editor

Q2 Social Sciences

Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/1533290x.2021.2038846

J. Poe

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Welcome to the final issue of the Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning for 2021. I hope the articles we have for you in this issue will be of interest. In our lead article, “Student and Instructor Perceptions of Virtual Library Instruction Sessions,” Jessica L. Bennett discusses a study she undertook to determine if instructors and students had opinions about virtual library instruction and if there were any preferences to synchronous over watching recorded sessions. Migule-Angle Marzal and Sara Martinez Cardama provide details on their proposal for an online, skills-based training course. In their article, “Gamification as a Strategy for Visual Literacy Skills-Based Education: A Proposal for Educational Libraries,”Marzal and Cardama suggest using a gamification approach in a collaborative setting to encourage and engage the students in the learning process. In our next article, “Training Strategies for Library Staff and Remote Clients in Academic Libraries Operating in a Distance Education Environment During COVID-19,” Tinyiko Vivian Dube discusses research into training strategies for those working in academic libraries in South Africa. Dube relates how if library staff are trained, they can provide better service to the distance education population. Christian Mubofu and Andrew Malekani detail how the distance learners at the Open University of Tanzania feel about the accessibility of their library’s resources and services. Their article, “Accessibility of Library Resources and Support Services by Distance Learners,” discusses the results of a study they preformed along with recommendations for improvements. We conclude this issue with an article by Kate-Riin Kont and Siret Piirsalu, “Library Services in Spring 2020: Feedback Survey in Tallinn Health Care College.” In their study, Kont and Piirsalu investigated which services were used the most and which services their users would be needing due to the lockdown caused by COVID-19. Do any of these topics appeal to you? Do you want to know more? If so, this issue is for you! Jodi W. Poe Editor-in-Chief Jpoe@jsu.edu https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2021.2038846

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欢迎收看《远程学习图书馆与信息服务杂志》2021年的最后一期。我希望我们在本期为您准备的文章会引起您的兴趣。在我们的主要文章《虚拟图书馆教学会议的学生和教师感知》中，Jessica L.Bennett讨论了她进行的一项研究，该研究旨在确定教师和学生是否对虚拟图书馆教学有意见，以及是否有任何偏好同步观看录制的会议。Migule Angle Marzal和Sara Martinez Cardama详细介绍了他们关于在线技能培训课程的建议。Marzal和Cardama在他们的文章《游戏化作为视觉识字技能教育的策略：教育图书馆的建议》中建议在合作环境中使用游戏化方法，鼓励学生参与学习过程。在我们的下一篇文章《新冠肺炎期间远程教育环境下高校图书馆工作人员和远程客户的培训策略》中，Tinyiko Vivian Dube讨论了对南非高校图书馆人员培训策略的研究。Dube讲述了如果图书馆工作人员接受培训，他们将如何为远程教育人群提供更好的服务。Christian Mubofu和Andrew Malekani详细介绍了坦桑尼亚开放大学的远程学习者对图书馆资源和服务的可访问性的感受。他们的文章《远程学习者获得图书馆资源和支持服务》讨论了他们进行的一项研究的结果以及改进建议。我们在Kate-Riin Kont和Siret Piirsalu的一篇文章《2020年春季图书馆服务：塔林卫生保健学院的反馈调查》中结束了这一问题。在他们的研究中，Kont和Piirsalu调查了由于新冠肺炎导致的封锁，哪些服务使用最多，哪些服务的用户将需要。这些话题对你有吸引力吗？你想知道更多吗？如果是这样的话，这期是给你的！坡主编Jpoe@jsu.eduhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2021.2038846

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Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning is the first journal to specifically address the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists in the rapidly growing field of distance education. The issues surrounding the delivery of library services to this population are sufficiently unique so as to require the specialty supplied by this journal. The journal accepts original research, theoretical papers, substantive articles, essays, book and literature reviews, and research reports that cover programs and innovations throughout the international community.