Preparing Future Librarians to Effectively Serve Their Communities

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Autori principali: Jaeger, Paul T., Bertot, John Carlo, Subramaniam, Mega
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author Jaeger, Paul T.
Bertot, John Carlo
Subramaniam, Mega
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Bertot, John Carlo
Subramaniam, Mega
Jaeger, Paul T.
Bertot, John Carlo
Subramaniam, Mega
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contents Preparing Future Librarians to Effectively Serve Their Communities Jaeger, Paul T. Bertot, John Carlo Subramaniam, Mega Librarians Library Science Cultural Relevance Ethnic Diversity Training Methods Community Services Library Services Library Development Information Science Education Capacity Building Multicultural Education The field of library and information science (LIS) continues to struggle with the issue of diversity and inclusion. As we are perpetually working to increase racial and gender diversity in the profession, the definition of diversity continues to broaden to include socioeconomic status, education, language, literacy, age, sexual orientation, ability, geography, and much more. It is disheartening that the composition of our profession does not reflect the diverse patrons and communities that we serve. In preparing the next generation of librarians, LIS programs need to be able to groom culturally competent librarians who can serve these broadening communities. In this article, we urge LIS programs to develop the audacity and desire to experiment with their programs and saturate LIS education with elements of diversity and inclusion. We call for more dialogue in the form of symposia, panels, and discussions that will transform our LIS programs to be relevant to our communities.
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spellingShingle Preparing Future Librarians to Effectively Serve Their Communities
Jaeger, Paul T.
Bertot, John Carlo
Subramaniam, Mega
Librarians
Library Science
Cultural Relevance
Ethnic Diversity
Training Methods
Community Services
Library Services
Library Development
Information Science Education
Capacity Building
Multicultural Education
Preparing Future Librarians to Effectively Serve Their Communities Jaeger, Paul T. Bertot, John Carlo Subramaniam, Mega Librarians Library Science Cultural Relevance Ethnic Diversity Training Methods Community Services Library Services Library Development Information Science Education Capacity Building Multicultural Education The field of library and information science (LIS) continues to struggle with the issue of diversity and inclusion. As we are perpetually working to increase racial and gender diversity in the profession, the definition of diversity continues to broaden to include socioeconomic status, education, language, literacy, age, sexual orientation, ability, geography, and much more. It is disheartening that the composition of our profession does not reflect the diverse patrons and communities that we serve. In preparing the next generation of librarians, LIS programs need to be able to groom culturally competent librarians who can serve these broadening communities. In this article, we urge LIS programs to develop the audacity and desire to experiment with their programs and saturate LIS education with elements of diversity and inclusion. We call for more dialogue in the form of symposia, panels, and discussions that will transform our LIS programs to be relevant to our communities.
title Preparing Future Librarians to Effectively Serve Their Communities
topic Librarians
Library Science
Cultural Relevance
Ethnic Diversity
Training Methods
Community Services
Library Services
Library Development
Information Science Education
Capacity Building
Multicultural Education
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