The Heart of Librarianship [electronic resource] : Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephens, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2016.

Summary:

Bringing together ideas for practice, supporting evidence from recent research, and insights into what lies ahead, this book will inform and inspire librarians of all types.

Contents:

The Heart of Librarianship ; Contents ; Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1. The Hyperlinked Librarian ; Heretical Thoughts ; Can We Handle the Truth? ; Holding Us Back ; Always Doesn't Live Here Anymore ; It's About Time ; Things That Go Bump ; Embracing Chaos ; In the Moment ; Reflective Practice ; Actions and Answers ; What's Your Pitch? ; Color Me Curious ; 2. Scanning the Horizon ; Scanning the Horizon ; Reaching All Users ; Mobile at the Library ; Stacking the Deck ; 3. Considerations for Prospective Librarians ; Is Librarianship for You?; Stuck in the Past

Online LIS Education-Or Not Best of Both Worlds ; Professionalism Matters ; Seek a Challenge ; The Power of Quiet ; 4. Communities of Practice ; Notes from Some Small Islands; The Role of Mentoring ; Age of Participation ; R-Squared ; Researcher: What You Got? ; 5. A Curriculum for Librarianship ; Goals of an LIS Educator ; Our Common Purpose ; Lost Control? Not a Problem ; Collection Bashing and Trashing ; Essential Soft Skills ; Citation Fixation ; Flipping the LIS Classroom ; Bridging the LIS/Library Divide ; Listening to Student Voices ; The Transparent Library School

6. Infinite Learning Infinite Learning ; Learning Everywhere ; Library as Classroom ; A Genius Idea ; Room to Grow ; Lessons from Learning 2.0 ; Lessons from #hyperlibMOOC ; Learning to Learn ; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8389-1464-0