Full Description
At the heart of any discussion about the future of libraries is the future of librarians—and how well our instructional programs, especially the Master of Library Science (MLS) degree, prepare them for their careers. Building on the Re-envisioning the MLS initiative from the University of Maryland's iSchool and the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC), this book continues the critical conversations around preparing future librarians.
Library and information science (LIS) programs are the foundation of librarianship, and their design requires input from everyone in the field—from academics designing programs and courses, to practitioners reflecting on how prepared (or unprepared) they are to serve their communities, to hiring authorities considering qualifications of candidates.
The second installment of this two-part volume explores many of the challenges and opportunities inherent in the future of the MLS degree, including
the changing nature of the communities that libraries serve and how LIS education should address these changes,
how archival training must accommodate big data,
the specialized skill sets librarians need on the job, and
how best to prepare librarians for their role as educators.
These conversations will never be fully resolved, as LIS education must continue to evolve to ensure the efficacy of libraries and the librarians at the heart of the work.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: Re-envisioning the MLS; Johnna Percell, Lindsay C. Sarin, Paul T. Jaeger, and John Carlo Bertot Chapter 2. Imposter Phenomenon and the MLIS; Caitlin McClurg and Rhiannon Jones
Chapter 3. A Contract You Have to Take: Debt, Sacrifice, and the Library Degree; Jennie Rose Halperin
Chapter 4. The Relevance of ALA Accreditation: An Insider's View of the ALA Committee on Accreditation; Bradford Lee Eden
Chapter 5. Workforce Data and Re-envisioning the MLS; Kathleen De Long and Marianne Sorensen
Chapter 6. Transforming Library and Information Science Education by Design; Eileen G. Abels, Lynne C. Howarth, and Linda C. Smith
Chapter 7. Exploring Culminating Experiences: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in LIS Education; Mandi Goodsett
Chapter 8. On Teaching Political Literacy; John Chrastka
Chapter 9. Student Engagement for Student Learning: Preparing Inclusive and Impactful Change Agents Through High-Impact Student Engagement in Systematic Program Planning; Elizabeth Lieutenant
Chapter 10. Swiss Army Degree: Library and Information Science; Dustin Fife and Mary Naylor Stephens
Chapter 11. Inside the New Academic Library; Katherine Simpson
Chapter 12. Letting go, Holding on, or Re-envisioning? Challenges and Opportunities for LIS Education in Australia; Mary Anne Kennan, Mary Carroll, and Kim M. Thompson
Chapter 13. Undergraduate Library Degrees: Five Ways Library and Information Science Bachelor Programs Can Revitalize the MLS; Lynn C. Warner
Chapter 14. Transitioning from the MLS to the MLD: Integrating Design Thinking and Philosophy into Library and Information Science Education; Rachel Ivy Clarke and Steven Bell
