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One Size No Longer Fits EveryoneJudy FieldSenior Lecturer, Library and Information Science ProgramWayne State [email protected]
Before there were Library Schools Librarians learned by
Trial and Error Apprentice-style training in an established library
and imitating what was observed Taking some form of classes, personal instruction
or formal training often in a university library or very large municipal library
The First Library School In 1887 Dewey established the School of
Library Economy at Columbia Represented the first steps toward
professionalism Developed a curriculum that was a blend of
instruction and practical experience Library professional associations and library
education began to work together
The early graduates Were responsible for starting:
Pratt Institute (1890) Drexel Institute (1891) Armour Institute (1897)
Others took leadership positions in public and academic libraries
For the next 3 decades Saw the creation of additional library schools. This included several of the Institutes
becoming full-fledged library schools Library schools started creating a curriculum
based on theory and skills Library schools and library associations began
their close association
Williamson Reports (1921,1923) Surveyed the library schools and concluded
There was a lack of minimally uniform satisfactory levels of education
Wanted clearer separation between clerical and professional work
Recommended a bachelor’s degree for admission to a library school program
The library schools were to be affiliated with degree-granting institutions
An accreditation process was deemed necessary to guarantee quality
Accreditation In 1925 the Board of Education for
Librarianship set minimum standards for accreditation
This was the beginning of establishing quality standards for professional library education
University of Chicago (1926) The founding of this school included scholars
from a variety of disciplines who were grounded in academia.
This brought academic study and scientific research to the profession Colloquia A scholarly publication A doctoral program
1940-early 70’s Many changes occurred during this period:
Efforts continued to develop graduate level scholarship for the profession
Accreditation standards were rewritten in 1951, 1972 and 1992;
Total enrollment has varied widely More schools developed PhD programs Research and scholarly writing was done.
In the early 70’s there were 70 accredited programs.
Stand alone Bachelor programs had been phased out.
Some Schools of Education continued to offer a minor in library work for those wanting to be a media specialists
Mid 70’s-early 90’s Technology became a larger part of the
curriculum Schools started to add the word “Information”
into the titles of their programs and degrees The 1992 Accreditation Standards were
written to accommodate these changes
Discussion in our professional journals and at conferences became more strident as the Internet and the Web became more prevalent in newly created courses
Libraries began to demand that new hires be technically competent
The schism between the library and information science faculties became more pronounced
Questions were already being raised as to whether the new accreditation standards adequately dealt with strongly focused information science
1995- 2007 Libraries were not the only employers asking
for more technically adept employees Bachelor degree programs focusing on
developing technology expertise were added to many curriculums.
Initially computer science or business schools developed these programs
By this time accredited library programs had decreased from 70 to 56. many programs had been merged with other campus programs such as communications or journalism.
Soon some LS programs decided to develop bachelor programs in technology; others partnered with other schools to jointly develop such programs
Libraries were also demanding clerical employees with core professional library skills
Several new programs were developed or resurrected.
The increase adoption of technology meant libraries needed to hire full-time technicians.
While all of this was happening… The demand for information workers or
knowledge managers was increasing in areas beyond libraries
A tidal wave of digitizing collections was occurring everywhere.
The USA government has rapidly move into a digital world and paper document collections are rapidly disappearing
Special Librarians no longer have physical libraries but provide their services virtually
Academic libraries are rapidly decreasing their paper periodical collections
Public libraries are becoming computer training centers and a major provider of
E-books
A response to these changes The “I” school movement which is now ten
years old is a model that must be further integrated into all curriculums
Their vision has shown us new ways to be information providers far beyond or library walls,
BUT a holistic, not divisive path needs to be followed
This is no longer the world of leather covered booksOur old friends the books are disappearing inside our computers
This is no longer the world of leather covered booksOur old friends the books are disappearing inside our computers
Our rapidly evolving vocabulary includes from Internet Search Engines Web Blogs Podcasts
Audio Video
RSS feeds Social Networking site
Second life YouTube
Nextgen Wikis Library 2.0 Library 3.0
What does Tomorrow mean for Library Education? Distance education will be a quality product
that will foster networking beyond national boundaries and take full advantage of expertise from everywhere
Library Education must be at the forefront of providing new and innovate ways to provide access and delivery of quality information seamlessly
Library Education is going to need new standards which are more encompassing
More LS programs will join WISE which will establish administrative and technology benchmarks which may help in developing new standards for the profession
The profession needs to help establish competencies that they want from all of their employees
The Bottom Line The information profession will no longer be
defined as those who hold Master’s But will reflect the Information Team
comprised of the Master’s degreed professionals working closely with clerical staff and technicians
We will be the standard bearers for creating quality information sources
We will set the standards for quality customer service.