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Framing A Vision For 21st-Century Librarianship: Lis Education In Changing Times, James Elmborg
Framing A Vision For 21st-Century Librarianship: Lis Education In Changing Times, James Elmborg
James K. Elmborg
Librarianship is at a critical juncture. Technological changes have reshaped the information landscape, but libraries as social institutions have not been able to transform themselves to keep pace. This is the challenge of Library and Information Science Education. As we look to a future professional education for librarians, we need to acknowledge the need to reinvent our educational goals and methods so our graduates can lead in this new emerging environment. A relevant education for the information sectors will include a synthesis of global, technical, and critical perspectives to encourage librarians to understand the changes they need to enact to …