Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course

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contents Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course Rapchak, Marcia Critical Theory Librarians Library Education Information Science Education Graduate Students Library Role Information Literacy Social Justice Race Self Evaluation (Individuals) Student Attitudes Critical librarianship, which critiques the role of libraries and information professionals in maintaining systems of oppression, has been growing in popularity in the profession, and instructors in Library and Information Science (LIS) have begun to address critical librarianship in their coursework. While critical pedagogy and critical librarianship have influenced approaches to LIS education, the intersection of these two has not been as thoroughly addressed. Additionally, the literature on critical information literacy focuses largely on library instruction. This case study explores a critical pedagogy approach in a critical librarianship class that prepares students for critical information literacy instruction. The instructor implemented student-led presentations and discussions, self-grading, and collaboratively setting course expectations. Student responses were overwhelmingly positive, and student performance in the course indicated the approach and content of the course were effective.
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spellingShingle Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course
Rapchak, Marcia
Critical Theory
Librarians
Library Education
Information Science Education
Graduate Students
Library Role
Information Literacy
Social Justice
Race
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Student Attitudes
Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course Rapchak, Marcia Critical Theory Librarians Library Education Information Science Education Graduate Students Library Role Information Literacy Social Justice Race Self Evaluation (Individuals) Student Attitudes Critical librarianship, which critiques the role of libraries and information professionals in maintaining systems of oppression, has been growing in popularity in the profession, and instructors in Library and Information Science (LIS) have begun to address critical librarianship in their coursework. While critical pedagogy and critical librarianship have influenced approaches to LIS education, the intersection of these two has not been as thoroughly addressed. Additionally, the literature on critical information literacy focuses largely on library instruction. This case study explores a critical pedagogy approach in a critical librarianship class that prepares students for critical information literacy instruction. The instructor implemented student-led presentations and discussions, self-grading, and collaboratively setting course expectations. Student responses were overwhelmingly positive, and student performance in the course indicated the approach and content of the course were effective.
title Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course
topic Critical Theory
Librarians
Library Education
Information Science Education
Graduate Students
Library Role
Information Literacy
Social Justice
Race
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Student Attitudes
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1306510