Teaching in Libraries: Not an Elective Part of the Job
Re-envisioning the MLS: Perspectives on the Future of Library and Information Science Education
ISBN: 978-1-78754-885-5, eISBN: 978-1-78754-884-8
Publication date: 17 May 2018
Abstract
Purpose – This chapter argues that graduate-level library science should develop a robust teaching curriculum.
Approach – This chapter is an argumentative paper relying on secondary research.
Findings – Teaching is a significant component of the modern library profession.
Originality – This chapter calls for librarians not only to acknowledge the centrality of teaching in their profession but also to anchor graduate-level library science curriculum to it.
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Citation
Carlozzi, M. (2018), "Teaching in Libraries: Not an Elective Part of the Job", Percell, J., Sarin, L.C., Jaeger, P.T. and Bertot, J.C. (Ed.) Re-envisioning the MLS: Perspectives on the Future of Library and Information Science Education (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 44B), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 201-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-28302018000044B011
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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