Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students

The Myers-Briggs personality typology and the Holland Vocational typology of work environments and individuals offer insights about engineering students and faculty that librarians may apply to instruction. This article provides a literature review of the two theories as applicable to library instr...

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Main Author: Jeanine Williamson
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Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2003-05-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1928
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description The Myers-Briggs personality typology and the Holland Vocational typology of work environments and individuals offer insights about engineering students and faculty that librarians may apply to instruction. This article provides a literature review of the two theories as applicable to library instruction; discusses the personality make-ups of engineering students, Engineering faculty, and librarians; discusses selected literature relating the two theories to learning; and provides possible applications of the Myers-Briggs system and the Holland Vocational system to information literacy or library instruction for engineering students.
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spelling doaj-art-1459e3bc77df4414abda86497e6517ce2025-08-20T03:18:06ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship1092-12062003-05-013710.29173/istl1928Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering StudentsJeanine Williamson The Myers-Briggs personality typology and the Holland Vocational typology of work environments and individuals offer insights about engineering students and faculty that librarians may apply to instruction. This article provides a literature review of the two theories as applicable to library instruction; discusses the personality make-ups of engineering students, Engineering faculty, and librarians; discusses selected literature relating the two theories to learning; and provides possible applications of the Myers-Briggs system and the Holland Vocational system to information literacy or library instruction for engineering students. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1928
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Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students
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title Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students
title_full Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students
title_fullStr Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students
title_full_unstemmed Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students
title_short Suiting Library Instruction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Holland Vocational Personality Types of Engineering Students
title_sort suiting library instruction to the myers briggs personality types and holland vocational personality types of engineering students
url https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1928
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