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Diversity and Multiculturalism of LIS Education
Proceedings of the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (2016, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Selenay Aytac
  • Lai Ma
  • Devendra Potnis
  • Abebe Rorissa
  • Hsin-Liang Chen, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Xiao Hu
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?".

Meeting Name
79th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2016 ASIS&T, (2016: Oct. 14-18, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Department(s)
Library and Learning Resources
Keywords and Phrases
  • Diversity,
  • global librarianship,
  • LIS curriculum,
  • multiculturalism
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Association for Information Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Citation Information
Selenay Aytac, Lai Ma, Devendra Potnis, Abebe Rorissa, et al.. "Diversity and Multiculturalism of LIS Education" Proceedings of the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (2016, Copenhagen, Denmark) Vol. 53 Iss. 1 (2016) p. 1 - 5 ISSN: 2373-9231
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hsin-liang-oliver-chen/24/