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Title Re-envisioning the MLS : perspectives on the future of library and information science education / edited by Johnna Percell, Lindsay C. Sarin, Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot.

Publication Info. Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2018.
©2018

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Advances in librarianship ; v. 44B
Advances in librarianship ; v. 44B.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Intro; RE-ENVISIONING THE MLS: PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION; Editor's Dedication; Contents; About the Contributors; Editors' Introduction to the Advances in Librarianship Series; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: RE-ENVISIONING THE MLS; CHAPTER 2: CREATING A NEW ERA OF EXPANDED OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: HOW LIBRARIANS CAN LEAD US THERE; INTRODUCTION; Exactly What do Librarians Bring to the Table?; WHAT ARE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY THINGS ABOUT LIBRARIES?; Libraries Champion the Community's Freedom to Access and to Learn.
The Initiative, the Courage, and the Resilience of this ProfessionOne Extraordinary Negative: Outmoded Professional Rules and a Tradition of Modesty; EXPANDING THE MISSION THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT; Using Creativity and Applying Measurable Outcomes to Combat Summer Learning Loss; Closing the Achievement Gap through Family Engagement; A Game-Changer for Disconnected Youth; Advancing the Economy, One Idea at a Time; HOW CAN LIBRARIANS RISE TO THIS ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY OPPORTUNITY?; Start at the Top: Develop Leadership with a Bold and High-Impact Vision for Librarians and Libraries.
Support a Profession-Wide Culture of Thinking, Fast and Slow, and a Skill Set to Understand and Do Basic AnalysisQualitative Analysis -- The Data Essential for Demonstrating Libraries' Transformational Impact; Respect and Understanding of Basic Quantitative Analysis, Evaluation, and Applying Research; Applying Research in Decision Making and Service Development; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: CREATING MIRRORS AND DOORS IN THE CURRICULUM: DIVERSIFYING AND RE-ENVISIONING THE MLS; INTRODUCTION; REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; Diversity in Higher Education; Curriculum Theory.
Culturally Responsive and Culturally Sustaining PedagogiesCounter-Storytelling; THE STUDY; FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4: CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN THE LIS CURRICULUM; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; Critical Frameworks: Important Concepts for Library Students; Whites Only: A History of Racial Exclusion in LIS; From "Diversity" to Social Justice; METHODOLOGY; Creating the Course Sample; Defining "Foundational Courses"; ANALYSIS; FINDINGS; Stated Course Goals; Number and Distribution of Readings; Total Readings; Critical Readings; CRT Readings.
CRT as a Portion of the CurriculumPopular CRT Readings; Textbook Readings; DISCUSSION; A Reflection of Institutional Values; Broad Contexts for CRT; LIMITATIONS; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5: WHY IS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT LGBT STUDENTS' INFORMATION NEEDS STILL IN THE CLOSET? THE ROLE OF THE MLIS PROGRAM IN PREPARING CULTURALLY COMPETENT SCHOOL LIBRARIANS; INTRODUCTION; WHAT'S GOING ON? EXAMPLES AND STATISTICS; ARE WE REALLY COMMITTED TO CREATING CULTURALLY COMPETENT SCHOOL LIBRARIANS?; FROM LIP SERVICE TO LIBRARY SERVICE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
Summary 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. This book continues the critical conversations around preparing future librarians.
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Subject Library education.
Library education.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Percell, Johnna, editor.
Sarin, Lindsay C., editor.
Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- editor.
Bertot, John Carlo, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Re-envisioning the MLS. First edition. ©2018 1787548856 9781787548855 (OCoLC)1015830991
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