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Ndumu, Ana; Walker, Shaundra; Burns-Simpson, Shauntee; Hayes, Nichelle M.; Mack, Tiffany – Education for Information, 2022
According to LIS research, the U.S. library and information science field reflects more than 135 years of white racialized, monocultural pedagogy. Critical race theory helps us understand why Blacks remain on the margins of the LIS profession. Armed with critical racial knowledge, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association embarked on a…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Science, Information Science, Racism
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Hussey, Lisa K.; Campbell-Meier, Jennifer – Education for Information, 2016
Identity is the core of who we are as individuals. It shapes how we present ourselves, our expectations of how we interact with others and their treatment of us, and forms the basis of what we believe are our capabilities and potential. Identity is not limited to individuals, but also includes groups, such as clubs, organizations, and professions.…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Masters Programs, Library Science, Communities of Practice
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Muñoz-Cañavate, Antonio; Larios-Suárez, Verónica – Education for Information, 2017
This paper reviews the history and current situation of postgraduate studies in Librarianship and Information Science (LIS) at the university level in Spain before and after the development of the Bologna Process's European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It contextualizes the historical development of these studies, describing how official…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Library Science, Library Education