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Direct linkChancellor, Renate L.; DeLoach, Paige; Dunbar, Anthony; Lee, Shari; Singh, Rajesh – Education for Information, 2021
The death of George Floyd, at the hands of the Minnesota police on May 25, 2020, sparked a global uproar that many have argued has not occurred since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. It is unclear why this particular incident elicited such a visceral and widespread response, especially in light of the fact that police brutality towards…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Racial Bias, Library Science, Information Science
Download full textNdumu, Ana – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2021
This demographic study contributes to scholarship on the recruitment of Blacks into the US LIS workforce by situating Black librarianship within broader population trends. The research combines historical LIS reports, Africana studies scholarship, and federal data to describe how long-term transitions in the overall US Black population influence…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Student Recruitment, Information Science Education
Human and Machine Entanglement in the Digital Archive: Academic Libraries and Socio-Technical Change
Manoff, Marlene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
This essay urges a broadening of the discourse of library and information science (LIS) to address the convergence of forces shaping the information environment. It proposes adopting a model from the field of science studies that acknowledges the interdependence and coevolution of social, cultural, and material phenomena. Digital archives and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Science, Archives, Library Materials
Helkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
James Elmborg – Journal of Information Literacy, 2017
This article summarizes the author's evolution as a writing instructor toward a career as a librarian teaching information literacy and finally as a scholar and researcher studying information literacy as an academic subject. Changes in writing pedagogy are explored as they relate to changes in the author's instructional practices and how they…
Descriptors: Librarians, Information Literacy, Career Change, Writing Instruction
Cram, Jennifer – Australian Library Journal, 2011
At the time of writing the original paper my viewpoint was a personal one, one that focussed on the status within the profession of equally qualified librarians based purely on the perceived status conferred by the type of libraries in which they worked. However, it must now be observed that the world in which public librarians operated then was…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Librarians, Library Role, Institutional Role
Blasingame, Ralph – Library Journal, 1972
If there is to be a great debate" within librarianship, statement or restatement of objectives should be the starting point, not the possibilities of applying computers to libraries and information. If professional persons are to have influence over the future of society, a great debate must soon begin. (2 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Role, Library Science
Williamson, William L., Ed. – 1971
The papers presented at a one day workshop on the aspects of comparative librarianship are presented in this volume. The topics discussed are: (1) Methods and Evidence in Comparative Studies; (2) Social Change and Library Development; (3) Library Development in Latin America, a Scalogram; (4) Cross-Cultural Aspects of Assistance to Developing…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Libraries
Birdsall, William F. – Library Journal, 1982
Argues that librarians should be committed to ensure access to knowledge, adhere to encouraging users to be knowledge self-sufficient, avoid outmoded models of professionalism, and not feel threatened by other information dissemination groups. Included are 26 references. (RAA)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Science, Professional Personnel
Wedgeworth, Robert F.; And Others – Library Journal, 1973
The 19 essays presented were written at Library Journal's" request to respond to the article Social Responsibility vs. The Library Bill of Rights" by David Berninghausen which appeared in the November 15, 1972 issue of LJ (p3675-81). It is recommended that readers refer back to the Berninghausen article when they read these essays.…
Descriptors: Community Services, Librarians, Libraries, Library Associations
Schiller, Herbert I. – Library Journal, 1991
Discusses the role of libraries and the profession of librarianship in terms of national societal changes. Three main influences and their effects on the public's access to information are addressed: (1) the increasing dominance of corporate wealth and power; (2) the deregulation of the economy; and (3) pervasive commercialization. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Blanke, Henry T. – Library Journal, 1989
Describes dominant political trends in librarianship, including the adoption of political neutrality as a means toward acquiring professional status, conservatism, and a willingness to allow government and business to define professional roles. It is argued that values of equity and public service, not the imperatives of technocracy and…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Library Science
Heim, Kathleen – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Summarizes efforts of females in librarianship over the last decade to achieve equity in library and information professions. Empirical data gathered concerning discrimination, salaries, and education are presented and documentation of women's contributions to the profession, library groups, and coalitions with the women's movement are discussed.…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Feminism, Librarians, Library Administration
Peer reviewedFoster, Stephen P. – Library Quarterly, 1993
Characterizes the rhetoric of three articles from a 1991 Library Quarterly symposium on the closing of graduate library school programs as self-serving. The effect of placing the issue in a context of victimization is criticized. Changing social forces and a poor theoretical base are considered as possible causes of program failures. (eight…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes, Library Education, Library Schools
Peer reviewedHopkins, Frances L. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Links the origin, decline, and renaissance of bibliographic instruction to the increasing specialization and democratization of education and reviews the history of the academic library and the role of the academic librarian in American higher education. The value of concept-oriented bibliographic instruction is stressed. Included are 18…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, History, Librarians
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