The Portable MLIS

Price: $50.00
ISBN13: 9781591585473
ISBN10: 1591585473
Book code: LU5847
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback | 316 pages
Publication Date: 07/30/2008

DESCRIPTION

Experts in several fields of library and information science have provided introductions to their areas of expertise. This foundation to the profession covers the competencies needed by professional librarians and can serve as both introduction to the new student and an update to the veteran.

Typically, interested laypeople and students are introduced to the knowledge, skills, and abilities of professional librarians piecemeal or through introductory or core courses. Unlike other fields (e.g., business administration, management), there is no published broad overview of the profession. Almost peculiarly, the basic foundation course in LIS education is about information in context, or libraries and their mission, but not about the competencies of professional librarians as a foundation for future courses.

This book fills that gap, whether as an introduction to the profession or as a response to the question What does a librarian do?

Here, experts in several fields of library and information science provide introductions to their areas of expertise, covering the competencies needed by professional librarians. Accessible and comprehensive, The Portable MLIS can serve as both an introduction for the new student and an update for the veteran.

This book offers a broad overview of the competencies needed by professional librarians and can be used as a foundation for future courses in library and information science.

CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction: How to Think Like a Librarian

Part I: Foundations, Values and Context

1. Stepping Back and Looking Forward: Reflections on the Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship - Richard E. Rubin

2. Professional Ethics and Values in a Changing World - Michael Gorman

3. Human Rights, Democracy and Librarians - Kathleen de la Peña McCook and Katharine Phenix

4. Information Seeking - Donald O. Case

5. Careers and Environments - Laura Kane

Part II: Functions and Competencies

6. Another Look at Leadership - Brooke E. Sheldon

7. Management: An Essential Skill for Today's Librarians - Barbara B. Moran

8. Marketing - the Driving Force of Your Library - Christie Koontz

9. Reflections on Creating Information Service Collections - G. Edward Evans

10. Organization and Representation of Information/Knowledge - Arlene G. Taylor

Information Retrieval: Designing, Querying, and Evaluating Information Systems - Judith Weedman

12. Reference Service: The Personal Side of Librarianship - David A. Tyckoson

13. Librarians: The Best Googlers in the World - Linda Main

14. Readers Advisory Services: How to Help Users Find a "Good Book." Mary K. Chelton.

15. Research - Ron Powell

16. Learning and Using Evaluation: A Practical Introduction - Charles R. McClure

Part III: Moving Beyond Boundaries

17. LIS Professionals in a Global Society - Barbara J. Ford

18. Issues and Trends - Ken Haycock