03142nam a2200469Ii 4500 9781787548848 UtOrBLW 20251029120741.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 180416s2018 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781787548848 (e-book) 9781787548862 (ePUB) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW Z668 .R44 2018 GL bicssc LAN025000 bisacsh 02 Re-envisioning the MLS : perspectives on the future of library and information science education / edited by Johnna Percell, Lindsay C. Sarin, Paul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018. �2018 1 online resource (xx, 239 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Advances in librarianship, 0065-2830 ; v. 44, Part B Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. 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. Building on the Re-envisioning the MLS initiative from the University of Maryland's iSchool and the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC), this book continues the critical conversations around preparing future librarians. Library and information science (LIS) programs are the foundation of librarianship, and their design requires input from everyone in the field - from academics designing programs and courses, to practitioners reflecting on how prepared (or unprepared) they are to serve their communities, to hiring authorities considering qualifications of candidates. The second installment of this two-part volume explores many of the challenges and opportunities inherent in the future of the MLS degree, including: the changing nature of the communities that libraries serve and how LIS education should address these changes; how archival training must accommodate big data; the specialized skill sets librarians need on the job, and how best to prepare librarians for their role as educators. These conversations will never be fully resolved, as LIS education must continue to evolve to ensure the efficacy of libraries and the librarians at the heart of the work. Print version record Library education. 60809 Language Arts & Disciplines Library & Information Science General. bisacsh 58614 Library & information sciences. bicssc Percell, Johnna, editor. 60810 Sarin, Lindsay C., editor. 60811 Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- editor. 60812 Bertot, John Carlo, editor. 60813 9781787548855 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S0065-2830201844B 51877 51877