Editorial: Library learning for the future: sustaining, reinventing and revitalizing how, when and where librarians support learning

ABSTRACT

The information, skills and habits that users and students can gain with librarian intervention and partnership support and facilitate lifelong learning. The authors in the current issue described how librarians at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse assessed reference desk interactions based on library program student learning outcomes, rather than a traditional user satisfaction scale, and also illustrated how teaching could and should occur in reference desk interactions, going beyond basic transactions. Both academic and public libraries can support continued learning by providing high-quality information, providing training in various literacies and connecting users with community programs.