Diversity and multiculturalism of LIS education. Issue 1 (27th December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aytac, Selenay; Ma, Lai; Potnis, Devendra; Rorissa, Abebe; Chen, Hsin Liang; Hu, Xiao
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 53:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2016-12-27
• Subjects: Diversity -- multiculturalism -- global librarianship -- LIS curriculum; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the panel is to raise the common questions about diversity and multiculturalism training in library schools, and engage the audience in a meaningful discussion about diversity and multiculturalism. We will discuss the importance of diversity and multiculturalism training in library and information science curricula by examining multiple countries/regions as case studies. We would be seeking answers to two major questions: "What do responsible library science educators need to do to educate librarians on diversity/multiculturalism/internationalism?" and "How can we educate future librarians so that they will have a greater perspective on diversity and multiculturalism?"